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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SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Japan aluminum premiums will likely rise in the third quarter of 2012 as tightening supply and strengthening demand lend support to the physical market, a senior executive at Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. Aluminum supply has tightened significantly...
The value of Japan's trade with Bahrain in 2011 remained nearly the same as last year in spite of 20% slump in Japan's exports to that country, thanks to an increase in the value of her imports. Total trade was valued at nearly USD 1.2 billion compared to USD 1.3 billion in the previous year....
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Japan aluminum premiums will likely rise in the third quarter of 2012 as tightening supply and strengthening demand lend support to the physical market, a senior executive at Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. Aluminum supply has tightened significantly...
According to relative report that from January to March China has declined in aluminum alloy export volume, compared with last year decreased 10.3%. Mainly owing to decreased order quantity from Japan. Luo Baihui who is the secretary-general of ISTMA said that Janpan is the main importer of Chinese...
Aluminum buyers in Japan, Asia’s largest importer, may pay a record fee to producers after China boosted purchases and global smelters cut output. Premiums for the three months starting in July may climb more than $30 from fees this quarter between $115 and $127 a metric ton over the London Metal...
The spot premium for primary aluminum ingot, on a CIF Japan basis, was assessed 17% higher at $170-180/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash Monday, from $150/mt last week, following a 500 mt deal by a smelter in the Asia Pacific region, according to Platts data. The producer concluded the deal with a...
Japanese aluminum rolling mills and two producers of primary aluminum have started discussions on term volumes for the third quarter, ahead of the premium negotiations which are likely to start in the week beginning May 21, company sources said Monday. The rolling mills want to secure their...
Spot premiums for aluminum imported into Japan have gone up to $150/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan basis Tuesday, from plus $130-135/mt on Monday, as traders restocked ahead of the demand season, sources said. A deal for more than 500 mt of primary aluminum ingot to be shipped over...
Japanese traders are seeking to source ADC12 as well as 226 aluminum alloy stored in London Metal Exchange warehouses, as LME aluminum alloy prices have fallen below physical spot prices, market sources said Friday. One Tokyo trader said European sellers had approached his company offering physical...
Aluminum stocks at major Japanese ports at the end of March had declined 7.3% from a month earlier, a trader at a major Japanese house said Wednesday. Aluminum stocks totaled 245,100 metric tons, with 126,100 tons in Yokohama, 104,000 tons in Nagoya and 15,000 tons in Osaka. End-February stocks...
Spot premium for imported primary aluminum ingot has risen to $130-135/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan Monday, the first change since March 14 when it stood at $122-127/mt, according to Platts data. No spot deal has been reported since contract negotiations for the second quarter ended...
Rio Tinto struggling to find spot parcels of aluminum for Asian customers, market participants say -Shortfall comes after Rio targeted Asia during fourth quarter amid positive arbitrage -Tight spot market helps push premiums up, especially in Japan By Clementine Wallop Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES...
Japan's aluminium buyers have agreed to an average 8.5 percent hike in premiums for delivery in April to June, the first rise in three quarters, as a decrease in supply tightened the market while domestic demand showed a moderate pick up. After a sharp cutback in production capacity by producers,...
Most Japanese aluminium premiums for the second quarter have been set at $121-122 per tonne, sources said on Wednesday. One large buyer has agreed to $127 a tonne, however, one trade source said.
Premiums for primary aluminum to be exported to Japan in the second quarter of 2012 have settled at $115-127/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan, up from $112/mt plus LME cash CIF Japan for Q1, according to Platts assessments. Platts has confirmed six settlements at $115/mt plus LME cash...
The UAE and Japan bilateral trade in 2011 continued to increase and it helped the former to improve its position among the top trading partners of Japan in the world from 11 to 9, according to the Japan External Trade Organisation, or Jetro. Last year Japan’s trade with the UAE recorded a 37.58 per...
Premiums for primary aluminum exported to Japan in the second quarter have settled mostly at $115-122/mt to London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan, while talks involving two major overseas producers continue, sources said Thursday. Japanese buyers and overseas supplier sources said they have agreed...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports came to 264,500 tonnes at the end of February, down 4.8 percent or 13,300 tonnes from a month earlier, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Monday. Marubeni collects data from the key ports of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. Port Yokohama Nagoya Osaka...
