Major aluminium producers have offered Japanese buyers premiums of USD 310-325 per tonne for primary aluminium shipments in the October-December quarter. The bar is 18-22 per cent lower than the USD 395 per tonne premium agreed for the current July-September quarter. The premium paid by Japanese...
Asia’s alumina exports entered 2026 on a strong footing, with shipments to global markets reaching 7.05 million tonnes worth USD 2.76 billion in H1 2026 , up 27.36 per cent year-on-year . The sharp rise in H1 was driven by a quarter-on-quarter surge by a considerable margin. This indicates an...
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On 6 th January 2022, the Indonesian state-owned company specialized in aluminium smelting, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum, commonly known as Inalum will be 46 years old. All it started with a joint venture between the Indonesian and Nippon Asahan Aluminium Co. Ltd., a consortium of Japanese...
The World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS) released a report on Wednesday, December 15, revealing the shortage of 1.366 million tonnes of global primary aluminium supply from January to October 2021, in contrast to the metal surplus of 1.271 million tonnes in 2020. The global demand for primary...
The United States made an offer to Japan to address the disagreements over tariffs imposed on Japanese steel and aluminium in 2018 under former President Donald Trump, stating the people familiar with the situation. According to the anonymous sources, the proposal for the same has been submitted by...
The world’s top four aluminium associations, the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan have welcomed the commitment of Ministers to “Renew their trilateral partnership to address the global challenges posed by non-market policies and practices of third countries that undermine and negatively...
The pioneer in Japan’s chemical industry, Showa Denko K.K. has established neural network models to envisage mechanical properties of 2000-series aluminium alloys from their design conditions with high accuracy in collaboration with the National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) and the...
New coronavirus variant Omicron seems to have started creating an impact on the global aluminium prices already, and this has been the highlight of the week. As reported on Thursday, December 2, the LME aluminium price recorded a fall of 0.9 per cent to US$2,640.50 per tonne at 0704 GMT before...
Two sources directly involved in quarterly price discussions stated on Tuesday, November 30 that one major aluminium manufacturer has offered Japanese customers premiums of US$195 per tonne for January-March (Q1 2022) primary metal shipments, down 11 percent from the Q4 2021. Japan is Asia's...
The aluminium rolled and extruded products activities of Mitsubishi Aluminium Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., also located in Japan, have been agreed to be acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc.'s Japan-based portfolio firm Showa Aluminum Can Corp. The purchase...
On 25 th November 2021, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, the Japanese manufacturing company said that it will sell its aluminium business that produces beverage cans and automotive parts, to the US investment fund Apollo Global Management for an undisclosed amount. The company in a statement said...
As per the data recently shown by China customs, the country’s aluminium wheel exports in October 2021 recorded a decrease of 25.79 per cent month-on-month to 65,400 tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, the exports stood 21.28 per cent lower, contributed primarily by Hebei and Guangdong as they...
On 12 th November 2021, the United States stated that it had initiated dialogue with Japan focused on diminishing US tariffs on metal imports like aluminium and steel, which were imposed under former President Donald Trump, following Washington attainted a deal on the same metal tariff issue with...
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 4,770 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets, bars, from Japan in July 2021, flaunting a month-on-month decrease of 210 tonnes or by 4.21 percent. In June 2021, 4,980 tonnes of plates, sheets, bars were imported from Japan,...
On 4 th October 2021, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry stated that Minister Koichi Hagiuda has urged the United States to eliminate extra tariffs on aluminium and steel products imports from Japan in a meeting with Washington's trade representative. The Ministry said: “On a...
En+ Group and its metals subsidiary, RUSAL has released new research today that emphasises the vital role of low carbon aluminium in Japan's Green Growth Strategy, laying the groundwork for the green energy transition and the further expansion of the circular economy. Based on industry statistics,...
The aluminium shipments premium to the Japanese buyers for October to December closed at $220 per tonne. This shows an increase of 19% from the previous quarter flaunting higher overseas premium and tight supply, six sources involved directly in pricing talks said. The numbers are higher than the...
Aluminium foil provides a complete blockade to light, moisture and aroma. Hence it extends the shelf life of foodstuffs, care products or medicines. In the present day, it is available in every conceivable market, comprising sterile beverage cartons, sachets, pouches, lids, wrappers, blister and...
After month-long negotiations, a Japanese buyer has reportedly nodded to pay a premium of $220 per tonne for aluminium shipments for the December quarter of 2021, an increase of 19 per cent from the current quarter in tandem with the higher overseas premium, said two sources directly involved in...
Japan ranks as the world's third-largest automobile manufacturing nation and is also recognized as the largest electronics goods industry. However, the major Japanese export industries comprise automobiles, consumer electronics, computers, semiconductors, and iron and steel. Furthermore, the...
