
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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Japan rolled aluminum operation rate recovers 80pct in 2010
...According to Japan Aluminum Association, Japanese rolled aluminum operation rate reached 83.9% in 2010 which reached 80% for the first time in 2 years and increased for the first time in 4 years.

Liyuan Aluminum Signs Sales Contract With Japanese Company
...Jilin Liyuan Aluminum (002501) won an aluminum sales contract from Japanese MITSUI Metal Material, reports Shanghai Securities News, citing a company filing. According to the contract, Liyuan Aluminum will provide about 100 tons of aluminum products to MITSUI Metal Material per month in 2011...

UPDATE 1-Japan Dec Aluminium Stocks up 6.5 Pct m/m
... Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports came to 223,600 tonnes at the end of December, rising for the first time since August, trading house Marubeni Corp (8002.T: Quote) said on Wednesday. ....

Taiwan aluminum electrolyte capacitor makers hold quotes steady despite price hikes by competitors in Japan
... Japan-based aluminum electrolyte capacity makers are looking to raise quotes in the first quarter of 2011, Taiwan's manufacturers indicate that they plan to hold prices steady before the Lunar New Year at least,

Japan aluminum shipments increased on rising exports
...Bloomberg quoted the Japan Aluminium Association said Japan shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November, led by demand from China and other Asian countries...

DJ Japan November Extruded Aluminum Output Up 5.1% On Month -METI
... Japan's output of extruded aluminum products in November rose 5.1% from October to 70,311 metric tons, according to preliminary data released Friday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. ... Japan's November output of flat-rolled aluminum products rose 1.9% on month and 9.3% on year...

Japan aluminum shipments quicken on rising exports
... Japan Aluminium Association said the country shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November led by demand from China and other Asian countries. ... domestic and export markets climbed 11% to 183,613 tonnes in November from 164,859 tonnes a year...

Japan aluminum shipments quicken on rising exports
... Japan Aluminium Association said the country shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November led by demand from China and other Asian countries. ... domestic and export markets climbed 11% to 183,613 tonnes in November from 164,859 tonnes a year...

Aluminum Shipments by Japan Quicken on Rising Exports (Update1)
... Japan’s shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November, led by demand from China and other Asian countries, the Japan Aluminium Association said today. Supplies to domestic and export markets climbed 11 percent to 183,613 metric tons in November...

Japan Nov Aluminium Shipments Up 11.4 Pct Yr/yr
... Japanese shipments of aluminium products rose 11.4 percent in November from a year earlier to 183,613 tonnes, industry data showed on Monday. That was up 4.9 percent from October, data provided by the Japan Aluminium Association showed.

Aluminum Shipments by Japan Quicken on Rising Exports
... Japan’s shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November, led by demand from China and other Asian countries, ... Supplies to domestic and export markets climbed 11 percent to 183,613 metric tons in November from 164,859 tons a year earlier,...

N K Minda Group Joins Hands With Kosei Aluminum of Japan
...N K MINDA Group, the USD 380 mn technology leader in Auto Components Industry, and Kosei Aluminum Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Alloy Wheels in Japan, today announced the formation of a Joint Venture (JV)...

Some Japan Q1 Aluminum Premiums at $112-$113
...Some term premiums for primary aluminum shipments to Japan for January-March were agreed at $112-$113 per tonne, a trader said on Wednesday, marking the lowest level in six quarters and the fourth straight quarterly drop...

Aluminum Fee to Japan Cut for Fourth Straight Quarter
...Aluminum buyers in Japan, Asia’s largest importer, won a cut in premiums charged by suppliers for the fourth straight quarter as the fee dropped to the lowest in 18 months on a slowdown in the nation’s export-led recovery...

Japan shipments for aluminum products up by 6pct YoY
...According to the news from Tokyo on November 26th, Japan’s shipments for aluminum products in October have 11 months consecutive increase because of strong demand for beverage cans and continuously raising exports...

Japanese aluminum shipments in October up 6pct YoY
...Reuters reported that Japanese shipments of aluminum products rose in October for an 11th straight month of YoY gains as high temperatures boosted demand for cans and exports continued to grow...

UAE aluminium smelters confirm long term commitment to Japan
...The Japanese market has since 1980 been of strategic importance to the UAE's primary aluminium sector. Dubai Aluminium Company Limited one of the world's largest single site smelters has sold its finished aluminium products to more than 30 customers in Japan for three decades in substantially...

Premiums for primary aluminum to Japan expected to drop
...It’s reported that the premiums for primary aluminum shipment to Japan may drop by as much as USD 10 to below USD 110 in next Q1 due to uncertainty in the Japan’s economy...

