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 $415-$425 per tonne for April-June primary metal shipments, flat to down around 2 percent from the prior quarter, three sources involved in pricing talks said on Thursday. Japan is Asia's biggest importer of the metal and the...
Premiums for aluminum in Asia are set to slip from record highs as China ramps up exports of semi-manufactured products, leaving regional producers searching for buyers for their surplus metal. Premiums, the surcharge for obtaining physical metal, have nearly doubled in the past two years outside...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports climbed for a tenth month to hit a record high at the end of January, as robust imports met tepid domestic demand. Aluminium stocks held at Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka grew 8.8 percent in January from a month earlier to 449,800 tonnes, Marubeni...
Japan's aluminium premiums are likely to stay at a record high level of $425 per tonne throughout this year, supported by higher U.S. spot premiums and tight global supply, outside of China, Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp said. Japan is Asia's top aluminium importer and the premiums for...
Japan’s high aluminium imports and weakening demand in the domestic front and elsewhere in Asia has given rise to stockpiles held at the three important ports of Japan for the ninth straight month, hitting a record high in December. The trading house, Marubeni Corp revealed on Friday that aluminium...
Japan’s Fuji Pigment Co. Ltd. announced on January 8 that it has developed a new type of aluminium-air battery rechargeable by refilling salty or normal water and having a modified structure which ensures longer battery lifetime. Due to fossil fuel depletion and the air pollution arising from its...
The coming year’s quarterly prices negotiations between the Japanese aluminium buyers and the global aluminium miners have not yet reached a final premium price for the January-March shipments as the buyers are refusing to pay high rates. The discussions are expected to continue till the next month...
Rico Auto Industries has divested its entire 50% stake in FCC RICO, its erstwhile joint venture with FCC Company, Japan, on December 23, 2014, by way of sale of its entire stake to affiliates of FCC Company, Japan which are FCC Group Companies. FCC RICO is now entirely a FCC Group held company....
London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices are forecast to rise gradually in the latter half of next year possibly to as high as $2,300 a tonne as smelter shutdowns and output cuts squeeze supply, Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp said. "We expect the LME prices to move higher next year as the...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports rose for an eighth straight month to hit a record high at the end of November on rising imports and softer demand at home. Aluminium stocks held at Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka rose 14 percent in November from a month earlier to 378,000 tonnes, the...
The premiums have gone up considerably as there are reports suggesting two top aluminium producers are demanding record premiums of $435-$440 per tonne for deliveries due in January-March, which is 4.8 percent higher than the previous quarter, said two sources involved in the quarterly pricing...
The construction of Constellium-UACJ Body in White, the $150 million automotive aluminium sheet plant in Kentucky Transpark is proceeding on schedule and on budget. The groundbreaking was done in July this year, the steel structure is supposed to be completed by March and the equipment should be...
Aluminium settled up 0.36% at 126.3 as prices recovered later on better-than-expected New York Fed manufacturing data. Base metals prices consolidated overnight on mixed economic indicators. Japan's Q3 growth unexpectedly slid, and European Central Bank President Draghi stated they will push...
Trading house Marubeni Corp said on Tuesday, aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports were 332,200 tonnes at the end of October, up 6 percent from 313,400 tonnes a month earlier, Marubeni collects data from the ports of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. The stock level at Yokohoma was 149,900...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports were 313,400 tonnes at the end of September, up 6.3 percent from 294,800 tonnes a month earlier, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Friday. Marubeni collects data from the ports of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. Here are stock levels at the ports...
Aluminum is now starting to be seen as a viable alternative to conventional steel for the construction of automobiles. While there are manufacturers that already use a lot of it in their cars, there are others that are just starting out, like Toyota. The Japanese automaker will start using it too...
Not too long ago, we learned that Jeep is applying aluminium on their vehicles to make them lighter, thus improving performance and efficiency. Now, we have received word that the Lexus is planning to do the same for the upcoming RX SUV facelift. The Japanese luxury carmaker will be utilizing...
Japan, where 97% of beverage can are collected to be recycled and reused, is seeing a surge in the scrap aluminium prices which are the highest it has been since 2008. This surge is likely to be due to the rising car sales in China and U.S. boost demand. Aluminium-can scrap prices traded in...
