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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Toyota Motor Corporation has reportedly won the Okochi Memorial Production Prize in the 66th (2019) Okochi Memorial Prize awards for developing an innovative aluminium casting technology. The technology is for improving the plant environment and product functionality. The award has been presented...
According to the latest Reuters update, the premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers has been set at $82 per tonne for April to June. The premium is lower by 1.2 per cent from the last quarter, reported sources involved in market pricing. Japan is the biggest importer of aluminium in Asia...
The luxury watch comes in a rounded shape, compact body of titanium or red gold measuring 54mm x 45mm x 24mm. The two esteemed aluminium time-display eyes rotate to show hours and minutes. Its heart is an all-new manual-winding in-house movement beating at 2.5Hz. The watch is designed in a unique...
Japan is getting ready for the summer, as the Olympics 2020 is coming up. Tokujin Yoshioka, the Japanese designer has revealed new details of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch. Sakura flower, the national flower of Japan has resembled as the Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch. The head of the 71-centimetre...
RUSAL, one of the world’s major producers of aluminium, appointed Ayumi Murakami as Representative Director of the Company’s office in Tokyo. In March 2015 Murakami joined Rusal’s Japan office as a Technical Customer Support Manager in the sales team. Murakami was appointed as an acting...
After a rise of 0.9 per cent to 321,000 tonnes in November, aluminium stocks at three major Japanese ports at the end of December recorded a drop of 2.2 per cent to 314,000 tonnes, according to Reuters report. In October also the stocks had registered a fall of 2.6 per cent from 326,473 tonnes in...
Japan’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US totalled 36,500 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2019, indicating an increase of 35.19% from 27,000 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2018, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from...
According to a recent report from Reuters, aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports at the end of November were up by 0.9 per cent from 318,200 tonnes in October to 321,000 tonnes. In October, the stocks had fallen by 2.6 per cent from 326,473 tonnes in September, which was flat in...
According to a recent report, premiums for aluminium shipments to Japan for the first quarter of 2020 have been set at $83 per tonne, down 14 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2019 amid weaker aluminium demand from the electronics and auto sector. This marks the second consecutive quarterly drop....
Japan, a key producer of aluminium semi-finished products, which procures its aluminium through import and secondary recovery produced 67,000 tonnes of secondary aluminium in the month of September, Japan Aluminium Association data shows. Japan produced 596,000 tonnes of secondary aluminium in the...
According to a Platts report, the first quarterly aluminum premium contract (Jan-March 2020) for Japan for the shipment of 1,000 t/month was settled at US$83/t, plus LME cash settlement average of the shipment month on Wednesday. It was confirmed by a western producer and a major Japanese end user....
According to the United States Geological Survey, Japan’s aluminium plates, sheets and bars exports to the US recorded a decline in August by about 5.41 per cent to 4,890 tonnes, followed after three consecutive months of growth. In July, Japan’s export volume of aluminium plates, sheets and bars...
Japan’s imports of aluminium including scrap from the US totalled 3,070 tonnes in August 2019, an increase of 16.29% from July total of 2,640. Compared to June 2019, imports were down by 11.53% from 3,470 tonnes. Aluminium imports by Japan rose by 3.72% from May’s imports of 2,960 tonnes and 11.23%...
After discussions with automakers, including the firms in Japan, the United States may not levy tariffs later this month on imported automobiles from the European Union and elsewhere, said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. “We’ve had very good conversations with our European friends, with our...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that the Japan Aluminium Association has joined ASI as an Associations member. This brings the total number of ASI members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 102. Japan Aluminium Association (JAA) was established in 1947. JAA...
Japan does not produce primary aluminium but is a key producer of aluminium semi-finished products. For the aluminium raw material it is dependent on imports and secondary recovery. As shown by the data from Japan Aluminium Association, Japan produced 472,000 tonnes of secondary aluminium in the...
Amid ample aluminium supplies in Asia and weak demand from the electronic and auto industries, premiums for aluminium shipments to Japan for October to December have been set at $97 per tonne, down 10 per cent quarter-on-quarter. The news came after three sources directly involved in the price...
Ahead of a key bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Japan, Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi said trade talks will bring peace mind for the automakers and farmers. Motegi is likely to meet U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer ahead of a summit between President Donald Trump and...
