Japanese aluminium buyers offered $310-$325/t premiums for October-December shipments
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 jump 27%: Is an 8Mt H2 shipment within reach?
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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UPDATE 2-Japan Feb aluminium shipments up 2.3 pct yr/yr
...Japanese shipments of aluminium products rose 2.3 percent in February from a year earlier to 168,092 tonnes, marking 15 consecutive months of gains, but a devastating earthquake is likely to weigh on shipments this month...
UPDATE 2-Japan Feb aluminium shipments up 2.3 pct yr/yr
...Japanese shipments of aluminium products rose 2.3 percent in February from a year earlier to 168,092 tonnes, marking 15 consecutive months of gains, but a devastating earthquake is likely to weigh on shipments this month...
Japanese earthquake - N Bluff alAluminum barriers ready for stadium flood protectionuminum smelter to increase supply
...Modern Woodmen Park is one of the symbols of past Mississippi River flooding. But innovations this year should help to protect the field and fans who go there. From high above Modern Woodmen Park, it's a work in progress. At ground level, it's an engineering marvel. Crews are installing a new...
Japanese earthquake - N Bluff aluminum smelter to increase supply
...Executives at giant Japanese manufacturer Kobe Steel have asked the Bluff aluminum smelter to increase supply after the earthquake and tsunami...
Indonesia Open for Japan's Factory Relocation
...The Indonesian government is open for relocation of several Japan's factories which manufacture automotive parts following the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the northeastern and eastern coastal areas of Japan two weeks ago...
Japanese earthquake - Aluminum prices to stabilize
...Affected by Japan's earthquake, the aluminum prices have dropped by USD 127 per tonne to USD 2,426 per tonne in the early last week. However, the prices have turned strong to reach USD 2,536 per tonne in the end of last week due to the low inventory...
SMM Morning Review - 2011/3/24 Aluminum Market
... LME aluminum prices opened high and moved higher last night supported by rising energy prices and market expectations of robust demand for base metals from post-earthquake reconstruction in Japan, with prices opening higher at USD 2,618/mt and finally closing at a higher of USD 2,631/mt, ...
Rusal Sees Higher Demand for Aluminum From Japan
...Russian aluminum producer United Co. Rusal sees good prospects for aluminum due to growing demand from Japanese reconstruction in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami...
Japanese earthquake - China aluminum alloy to decline
...Reportedly, China’s exports of aluminum alloy may decline in the following 2 months to 3 months as the majority of Japan’s automobile manufacturers announced to suspend the production after the massive earthquake...
Norsk Hydro: China Aluminum Tubing Plant Supplying Japan Homes
... Aluminum originally destined for Japan's air-conditioning systems is being used instead to construct temporary housing in the northeastern region of the quake- and tsunami-affected country, Norwegian producer Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) said Wednesday. ...
Aluminium rises on Japan’s earthquake
...Aluminium yesterday traded with the positive node and settled 0.48% up at 114.85 as massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, triggering investor concerns over economic conditions in this country...
Impact on aluminium electrolytic capacitor industry caused by Japan earthquake
...Japan earthquake brought little impact on rare earth industry. Touching on impact on aluminum electrolytic capacitor industry, China’s exports of aluminium electrode foil to Japan will be limited in short period, but is benefitial to alumiinum electrolytic capacitor producers, especially...
Rebuilding Japan will need metal, but months later
...Rebuilding infrastructure and shoring up defenses against natural disasters will boost Japan's demand for industrial metals -- eventually. But first, stagnant industrial activity and power blackouts that have disrupted industrial production and halted production at copper and aluminum smelters...
Japan reconstruction to boost demand for timber, aluminium
...Aluminium and timber, New Zealand's two most valuable exports to Japan at more than $1 billion, could be even more in demand after the devastating earthquake and tsunami...
Rio Tinto Alcan offers $118/mt premium to Japan aluminum buyers for Q2
...Rio Tinto Alcan, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, has offered Japanese buyers a premium of $118/mt for primary aluminum exported to Japan in the second quarter, market sources said Wednesday...
Japan seeks cut in Q2 aluminum premiums to below USD 110
...Reuters reported that Japanese buyers will seek a more than 10% YoY drop in term premiums for primary aluminum shipments in the Q2 citing uncertain domestic demand outlook but suppliers will likely resist huge cuts due to firm global demand...
Japanese aluminium can demand to keep high in 2011
...According to Japan Aluminum Can Recycling Association, Japanese aluminum can demand will decrease by 0.8% to 18.42 billion units in 2011 from 2010...
UPDATE 1-Japan Jan <em>aluminium</em> stocks down 1.3 pct m/m | Reuters
... While healthy demand for exports has supported aluminium demand , ... for primary aluminium shipments to Japan for the April-June period. ...
