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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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is sponsoring a commemorative book being released by the Bahrain Japan Business & Friendship Society (BJBFS). The book will highlight the historic visit by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Japan in April. It will also focus on the fortieth anniversary of the...
Rio Tinto Alcan has declined to set an indicative price in quarterly premium talks due to kick off next week with Japanese buyers of primary aluminium, and will instead negotiate individual deals, two sources involved in the talks said. The company told buyers in a letter on Friday it did not...
Showa Denko Packaging Co., Ltd., has decided to increase its production capacity for aluminum laminated films used for packaging lithium ion batteries (LIBs). Specifically, Showa Denko Packaging will expand the production facility at its Hikone Plant in Shiga Prefecture, doubling annual production...
Japanese aluminum buyers are expecting fourth quarter premiums to rise to record-high levels despite slowing demand, sources said Friday ahead of the negotiations from next week. The highest quarterly premium recorded at least since since September 2000 was $200-210/mt plus LME cash CIF Japan for...
India's aluminium exports could rise 5 percent in the current fiscal year to 325,000 tonnes, despite a slowdown in global demand, a senior industry official said, as falling prices have led rival global producers to cut production. Declining aluminium prices have forced major players such as Alcoa...
Stocks of aluminum alloy ingot stored at the London Metal Exchange warehouse in Guangyang of South Korea have dropped to 7,820 mt on August 9, down 39.6% from 12,960 mt on July 9, according to recent LME data. The stocks have dropped mainly due to Japanese buying, fueled by the LME aluminum alloy...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports stood at 235,100 tonnes at the end of July, up 0.9 percent from 232,900 tonnes a month earlier, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Friday. The stocks at the end of July were up 15.5 percent from 203,500 tonnes in the same month in 2011. Marubeni...
Japan's shipments of secondary aluminum alloy for diecast automotive components in June were 39,654 mt, up 14% year on year amid stable automotive output, Japan Aluminum Alloy Refiners Association said Monday. The June shipments rose from May's 37,622 mt due to more operating days during the month....
Offers of European secondary aluminum alloy into Japan has picked up pace this week with the euro trading against the yen at a 10-year record low of Yen 94-95 Monday, Japanese traders said Tuesday. So far this week, one Spanish producer has offered ADC12 secondary aluminum alloy at $2,095/mt CFR...
The earthquake in Japan in March 2011 will have a significant bearing on the country's metals industry for years to come. In the short term, the disruption halted production at several copper and aluminium refineries. It is also set to hurt demand as the economy has now slipped back into recession....
Japan's demand for drinks in aluminum cans typically picks up in July due to higher temperatures, but this year canstock output is off to a slow start due to rainy weather, aluminum rolling mill sources said Wednesday. Japan's May cansheet shipments were 40,201 mt and some sources fear the June...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports came to 232,900 tonnes at the end of June, up 4.3 percent from 223,200 tonnes a month earlier, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Tuesday. The stocks at the end of June were up 1.9 percent from 228,600 tonnes in the same month in 2011. Marubeni...
The prices of ADC12 secondary aluminum alloy in Japan are softening on the back of cheaper scrap feedstock from European countries, putting downward pressure on ADC12 import prices, market sources said Tuesday. Japanese traders said domestic ADC12 prices had fallen this week, partly due to an...
Indonesia has awarded mineral export permits to 22 firms since it introduced curbs on such shipments in May, a trade ministry official said on Tuesday, after the restrictions triggered panic buying by customers in key buyers Japan and China. Indonesia, one of the world's leading metals exporters,...
Spot ADC12 aluminum alloy offers from Europe to Japanese buyers have decreased over the past two weeks ahead of the approaching summer holidays in Europe, Japanese buyer sources said Tuesday. European smelters have been active in the Japanese market in May, offering spot supplies $50-100/mt below...
Japanese aluminium buyers, the world's biggest importers of the metal, locked up third-quarter supply deals mostly at a physical premium of $200-$210 per tonne, a record high, after global smelters cut output, four sources directly involved in the talks said. The premiums for July-September, which...
Asian aluminum premiums are expected to continue on their recent upward trajectory during the third quarter of the year due to supply constraints, market participants said Thursday. London Metal Exchange prices are below production costs for many smelters, making further cutbacks likely, and large...
Aluminum demand in Japan, Asia’s largest importer, may be flat this year, failing to recover from the lowest level since 2009, as the end of a government subsidy will hurt auto sales, a Showa Denko K.K. (4004) executive said. Demand will probably stay weak after dropping to 2 million metric tons...
