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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Some big aluminium producers have offered Japanese buyers a premium of $110 per tonne for October-December primary metal shipments, up 10 percent from the previous quarter, four sources involved in quarterly pricing talks said on Tuesday. Japan is Asia's biggest importer of the metal and the...
Due to the Yen depreciation and the weak demand from overseas market, export prices for Chinese secondary aluminium alloy ingot, used for diecast automotive components, fell steeply this week as some producers turned aggressive. The prices edged down by $30t to about $1,730-1,750t CIF Japan this...
Japan’s spot aluminum import premiums were steady at $90-$100/mt plus London Metal Exchange (LME) cash CIF Japan Monday, unchanged since July 28, despite falling premiums in Europe. Spot import trade was absent in Japan despite the strong yen, as the fourth quarter contract negotiations are...
Japanese trading firm Sumitomo Corp has cut its forecast of London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices to $1,800 in the October-December quarter from its January estimate of $2,000 due to rising exports from China and a stronger U.S. dollar. It also lowered its estimate of Japan's aluminium...
A blister foil with anti-counterfeit features developed by Japan's Toyo Aluminium will be launched at Pharma Expo next month. The blister foil technology features colour-shifting inks that can be complemented by additional semi-overt and covert features and - according to US distributor Inabata -...
Aluminium settled down -0.25% at 101.25 as prices of major traded-metals tumbled to multi-year lows since last month as weak Chinese manufacturing data added to the brew of excess supply and a strong dollar that has put pressure on several commodities. China’s consumption of industrial metals...
China reported decline in both volume and value of its aluminum alloy wheel exports in June, according to the China Association of Automobile manufacturers (CAAM). Export quantity fell 6.0% year-on-year (YoY) to 60,000 tonnes in June, and export value also dropped 5.9% YoY to $300 million, CAAM...
The stock and finance trade is investing in Japanese aluminum again and republicans in the US House unveiled an $8.1 billion infrastructure bill. Big Banks Investing in Aluminum Again Aluminum stocks at major Japanese ports fell for the first month in more than a year in June as western banks...
Aluminium stocks at Japanese ports fell for the first month in more than a year in June as western banks started snapping up metal in Asia after spot premiums fell to two-year lows. Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports fell 0.5 percent to 499,900 tonnes at the end of June from a...
Japan's aluminium industry will step up efforts to have the light metal used more in bridges and other infrastructure, taking advantage of new design standards to boost stagnant demand, the head of the metal's industry association said on Monday. Aluminium costs more than traditional steel and...
Japan's aluminium premiums for July-September shipments were mostly set at a six-year low of $100 as swelling Chinese exports piled more pressure on an already swamped market, five sources directly involved in the talks said. The nearly $300 quarterly drop in premiums, the sharpest such decline...
According to BIR Non-Ferrous World Mirror June 2015, aluminium scrap prices in Japan have dropped by 3-5% over the last month or so in response to a weaker LME. Scrap availability remains unchanged and local secondary smelters are continuing to seek more domestic raw material. Demand for basically...
LME aluminium contract which was supposed to be launched in November 2015 may fail to serve the purpose as the aluminium premiums are falling at a higher rate. LME aluminium contract was a strategy to withstand rising aluminium premiums and long LME warehouse queues as well as to free the metal...
Amtek Auto Limited, through its overseas subsidiary, has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Japan based Asahi Tec Corporation to acquire the substantial business interest of Asahi Tec. To this effect, the company would like to update you that the Company has successfully closed the...
The Japan-based manufacturing conglomerate Showa Denko (SDK), along with its various divisions, collected about 5.24 million used aluminum cans (UBCs) for recycling last year. SDK’s Showa Aluminum Can Corp., a subsidiary of Showa Denko, began its annual aluminum can recycling campaign more than 40...
Showa Denko and its Group companies continued to perform their aluminum can recycling activity in fiscal 2014 (April 2014 – March 2015), collecting approximately 5.24 million cans: equivalent to around 85 tons of aluminum when converted at the rate of 16.2 grams of aluminum per can. Showa Aluminum...
Gov. Steve Beshear today joined company and local officials at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC (KAAP) to celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary in Bowling Green. The company’s leadership from Japan also participated in the event. “Today is a celebration of success,” said Beshear. “Kobe...
The UAE ranked top among Gulf countries for aluminium supply to Japan in 2014 and also got the second position after Saudi Arabia for total trade with the Asian country. Japan’s import of aluminium from GCC countries surged by 44.77 per cent to $1.1 billion in 2014 compared to $756.88 million in...
