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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<p>Klein Dytham Architecture has built latticed facade for commercial building using over 5,000 aluminium panels in Tokyo. The building called Ginza Place overlooks one of Tokyo's most iconic intersections.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
<p>According to sources in the Japanese market, Russian Federation aluminium major UC Rusal is of the opinion that the second quarter contract premium should be US$125 per metric ton plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF (cost, insurance, and freight) Japan.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
<p>UACJ Corporation, one of Tesla’s aluminum part suppliers announced further investment to increase production of certain parts just before the beginning of Model 3 production. Though the level of steel versus aluminium parts in the car has not yet been revealed, the suppliers are making...
<p>Aluminium has been widely used in creating light, durable frames and structures for solar panels as it offers heat bearing capability, corrosion resistant and weather-resistant advantages to solar panel architectures. The malleability of aluminium allows the manufacturers to give shapes as per...
<p>South Korea is one of the leading aluminium scrap importer in the world. The country imports aluminium scrap and recycles them for making aluminium alloys. As reported in the latest edition of Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror by Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), the country’s import...
<p>The scientists at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Energy (JAXA) have built a revolutionary space junk vacuum cleaner that aims to clean up space debris accumulating in the outer world since the beginning of the space age. The unique space junk cleaner is an experimental vehicle made of thin...
<p>Aluminium scrap supply in major Japanese markets remains tight which seem to be supporting the bullish market conditions over the short term, reports the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) in its latest edition of Non-Ferrous Metals World Mirror. The country's total aluminium scrap exports...
<p>The Fukusai-ji Temple was created in 1628 and later destroyed in 1945 in Nagasaki, Japan. Fukusai-ji was reconstructed in 1979 in the shape of a turtle with an 18-metre high aluminium alloy statue of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
<p>Brazil’s export of unwrought aluminium in 2016 is set to reach its highest since 2013. The country exported about 300,000 tonnes of the metal during January-July, marking a rise of nine per cent over the corresponding period previous year. The higher volumes of exports, which more than...
<p>According to sources privy to quarterly pricing talks, premiums for aluminium imported into Japan during the first quarter this year are set at US$95 per ton. The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, indicated that the rise in spot premiums due to production problems at...
<p>Japan's aluminium industry, in 2015, had stepped up efforts to have the light metal used more in infrastructure, taking advantage of new design standards to boost the then stagnant demand in the domestic market. Ever since then, the consumption of aluminium in building and construction sector of...
<p>Japan’s aluminium industry is import based and it has stopped producing primary metal altogether shifting its focus towards value added applications and in secondary recovery. The country is Asia's top importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each...
<p>Granco Clark, the global leader in aluminium extrusion industry, announced the receipt of two major orders- one from the Japanese group YKK and another from WKW Bowers Extrusion of Portage, Michigan. Both the companies expect to build on their aluminium product manufacturing and extrusion...
<p>S&P Global Platts on Tuesday assessed the Chinese auto diecasting, or ADC12, aluminum alloy export price at $1,780-$1,830/mt FOB China, unchanged week on week amid thin trade.<br /><br />A Chinese producer said ADC12 export prices were steady amid the year-end lull. Japanese consumers have...
<p>Daido Metal, an auto engine bearing manufacturer is prepared to acquire Thai business from Asahi Tec’s aluminium casting segment worth 10 billion yen ($85 million), hoping to support the company by using its own sales network.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
<p>Aluminium China 2016, held in Shanghai on July 12th-14th, was a major success. The professional sourcing and networking platform with the most comprehensive coverage of the Asia market attracted 19,530 visitors and buyers from 75 countries and regions all over the world to a compelling line-up...
<p>The premiums that Japanese buyers pay for aluminium are projected to stay between $80 and $140 a tonne next year, with a gradual rise later in the year on the back of healthy global demand, Japanese trading house Marubeni said on Wednesday.</p> <p>Japan is Asia's top aluminium importer and the...
<p>The demand for alumina or aluminium oxide, which is obtained by refining bauxite ore and electrolysed to yield aluminium metal using the Hall-Héroult process, is on the rise driven by enhanced consumption by the aluminium industry. Prices of the mineral though remained under pressure in...
