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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Sumitomo Corporation, Japan’s one of the largest global general trading companies, and a diversified corporation forecast that the Japanese aluminium premium to rise to $90 a tonne in the October-December quarter, from $79 this quarter, as industry demand and stock-financing deals return, as stated...
Japanese manufacturers of aluminium metals saw their output drop in the April-June quarter as automakers temporarily close-down plants to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to match slide in demand. The industry is expecting a gradual pick-up in metals used in automobiles and other...
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko), headquartered in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, held a ceremony on 29 th July’20 to celebrate the completion of its third base in Vietnam to produce aluminium cans. This new production base is in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province,...
Aluminium stocks at three major ports in Japan- Yokohama, Nagoya, and Osaka, extended growth by 9.5 per cent or 29,500 tonnes month-on-month at the end of May, found Marubeni Corporation. At the end of April, the stocks at these Japanese ports were 309,000 tonnes, which in the next month increased...
Hitachi's first nine body aluminium shells that will transform to Avanti West coast new fleet have touched down in the United Kingdom. The shells are extra spacious, comfortable, and greener models made by Hitachi Rail are due to enter service on the West Coast Main Line in 2022. The Hitachi train...
According to a recent report from Reuters, some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay $79 per tonne of premium to a global producer for July to September shipments. Compared to the previous quarter premium, it is down by 3.7 per cent, attributing to the lower demand due to the COVID-19...
Japan imported 4,600 tonnes of aluminium semi-finished products from the US in the first three months of 2020, from 4,780 tonnes imported in the first three months of 2019. That was down 3.77% or 180 tonnes year-on-year, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological...
Showa Denko, its Group companies and their cooperative companies pursued to perform aluminium can recycle activity in fiscal 2019 (April 2019 - March 2020), collecting approximately 4.43 million cans: equivalent to about 67.8 tonnes of aluminium when converted at the rate of 15.3 grams of aluminium...
Hindalco is exporting more than 80 per cent of the total output to minimise inventory build-up and to absorb plant fixed costs. Countries like Korea, the USA, Malaysia, Brazil, and Japan are leading importers of these products. The demand from the domestic market is down due to the Covid-19...
AMAG, a leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat rolled products for highly varied industries, has received JIS certification (Japanese Industrial Standards). The company becomes the first European aluminium producer to qualify for the “JIS Mark”. AMAG will now...
Rusal, a leading global aluminium producer, has announced the beginning of a new foundry complex, having a production capacity of 120 thousand tonnes of alloys per year, at the Boguchansky aluminium smelter. The new foundry will produce high silicon aluminium alloy with increased strength, which is...
TDK Corporation, a leader in electronic solutions for the smart society based in Tokyo, Japan, has extended its product range with the launch of axial hybrid-polymer aluminium electrolytic capacitors. The B40600* / B40700* series has a capacitance range from 780 µF to 2200 µF and is designed for...
Japan is likely to continue to see a sluggish primary aluminium demand between July and September, owing to slow aluminium products manufacturing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and increased imports from overseas. Discussions over the Japan aluminium premium for the September quarter started...
According to a recent report, a global aluminium producer has asked for a premium of $85 per tonne from Japanese buyers for primary metal shipments during the September quarter of 2020. This is 3.7 per cent higher than the current quarter premium, reported three sources directly involved in...
Following a drop of 0.4 per cent at the end of March, Aluminium stocks at three major Japanese ports rose 12,000 tonnes or 4 per cent by April end, trading house Marubeni Corp reported on Friday, May 29. In March 2020, the stocks were 297,100 tonnes, which in the next month increased to 309,000...
UACJ, the Japanese manufacture of aluminium products has downsized its production at its domestic plants in response to the plunge in demand, especially from the auto industry, due to the Covid-19 epidemic. On 19 th May’20, UACJ stated it has ceased part of its domestic production for several days...
The Japanese domestic car production in March’20 has declined against a year earlier, squeezed by sluggish global and domestic sales due to the impact of the Covid-19 rife. The domestic production of the country's eight-car manufacturers has shown drop by 8% against the preceding year to around...
The Japanese demand for aluminium in 2019 remained strong, though the aluminium wire import market reflected de-growth during 2017-19. The total import volume during 2017-19 was recorded at 23,302 tonnes and the foreign revenue expended stood at $77.28 million. The import estimated for 2020 is 6479...
