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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Asian stocks rose following the longest series of weekly losses since June after U.S. retail sales increased by the most in four months and Japan’s second- quarter gross domestic product beat economist estimates. Alumina Ltd. (AWC) climbed 8.2 percent to A$1.97 after Macquarie Group Ltd. upgraded...
Japanese and Australian stock futures rose after U.S. retail sales increased by the most in four months, boosting the earnings outlook for Asian exporters as concern eased that the world’s largest economy may stall. American depositary receipts (ADRs) of Alumina Ltd. (AWC), a partner in the largest...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports fell 11 percent in July from a month earlier due to slowing imports, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Thursday. Marubeni, which collects data from the key ports of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka, said aluminium stocks at the ports came to 203,500...
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Japanese supply of waste automotive engine decreases recently around Tokyo. A trader source said that the export increases for Malaysia while the supply decreases due to lower scrapped car. Domestic secondary aluminum makers cannot operate normally due to shortage...
The purchase of US aluminum sheet maker Arco Aluminum by a Japanese consortium was completed Monday, and the company is now operating under the name of Tri-Arrows Aluminum Inc.
Japanese shipments of aluminium products eased in June from a year-earlier, but demand was firm due to expectations for a recovery from a destructive earthquake in March and ramped-up output to avoid power shortages ahead of the summer. The Japan Aluminium Association said on Wednesday aluminium...
The Venezuelan government said Thursday that it is in talks to buy a 20% stake in state aluminium producer CVG Venezolana de Alumino,or Venalum,which is currently held by 6 Japanese companies. In a statement on its website, the Ministry of Basic Industries and Mining said it had begun negotiations...
Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan's statement late Wednesday that the country should move towards a nuclear-free energy policy has sparked concerns in the aluminum rolling mill sector that end-users will be negatively impacted, industry sources said Thursday. Nuclear power accounts for 30% of Japan's...
Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan's statement late Wednesday that the country should move towards a nuclear-free energy policy has sparked concerns in the aluminum rolling mill sector that end-users will be negatively impacted, industry sources said Thursday. Nuclear power accounts for 30% of Japan's...
Aluminum stockpiles monitored by the London Metal Exchange declined for a 35th day. Inventories of the lightweight metal fell 6,275 metric tons to 4.42 million tons, LME data showed today. They are at the lowest level since Jan. 12, falling 4.2 percent in June, the biggest monthly decline since...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports inched up in June from May, reflecting sluggish domestic demand and slowing deliveries from ports, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Wednesday. Aluminium stocks rose to 228,600 tonnes at the end of June, up 3,200 tonnes or 1.4 percent from a...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports inched up in June from May, reflecting sluggish domestic demand and slowing deliveries from ports, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Wednesday. Aluminium stocks rose to 228,600 tonnes at the end of June, up 3,200 tonnes or 1.4 percent from a...
Asia's largest aluminum industry expo "ALUMINIUMCHINA2011" will be held in Shanghai international expo center in July 13 to 15. One of the Japan’s largest integrated aluminum metal roll producers Furukawa Sky will participate in this exhibition for the fifth time. Then the products what are thick...
Signs that Alcoa benefited from more sales of aluminum at higher prices as it coped with rising energy and raw materials costs. Some of its customers were also affected by the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March. The aluminum manufacturing giant, based in Pittsburgh, has seen...
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that secondary alloyed aluminum makers around Tokyo concluded price negotiation to decrease the selling price by JPY 4 per kilogram to JPY 6 per kilogram for June shipment at the after shipment negotiation. The makers had to reduce the price due to lower primary...
Japanese shipments of aluminium products rose 0.8 percent in May from a year earlier to 166,885 tonnes, industry data showed on Tuesday, helped by a recovery in some production after the destructive March earthquake. May shipments climbed from a year earlier for the first time in three months and...
Japan's spot demand for ADC12 aluminum alloy picked up this week ahead of automotive output recovering to 80-100% rates next month, market sources said Tuesday. The plant run rates over April-June slumped to 40-70% of the levels before the March 11 earthquake, but automakers are aiming for 80-100%...
Mr Tetsu Takahashi senior MD of Japan’s Kobe Steel said that Japan’s aluminum can industry has recovered from the disaster. Also, the country’s beverage can producers have resumed the production after the disaster. According to data, Japan’s rolled aluminum production was 225,000 tonnes which were...
