
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 buys more spot Al as demand returns
... Japanese aluminium consumers are buying on the spot market to cover orders as demand picks up ... We are getting more orders for the second half of the year,"...

Steel Guru : <em>Aluminum demand</em> may up 10pct in 2010 - Alumina Ltd
... Japanese aluminum shipments jump as auto demand triples ... Chinese primary aluminum imports rebound in March ...

Steel Guru : Japan <em>secondary</em> alloyed <em>aluminium price</em> increase for <b>...</b>
2 Mar 2010 ... Japan Metal Bulletin reported that secondary alloyed aluminium price increases for AED 12.1 grade around Tokyo. Japanese major alloy makers ...

Steel Guru : Japanese <em>primary aluminium</em> premium to drop in April <b>...</b>
20 Mar 2010 ... Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Japanese primary aluminium premium negotiation is expected to be settled at USD 122 per tonne to USD 125 ...

Japanese <em>aluminium</em> shipments in February up YoY-China <em>Aluminium</em> <b>...</b>
30 Mar 2010 ... Japan is Asia's largest importer of primary aluminium . An association official said that "A solid recovery in automobile demand is the main ...

UPDATE 2-Japan Feb <em>aluminium</em> shipments up 45.4 pct yr/yr | Reuters
26 Mar 2010 ... Japan is Asia's largest importer of primary aluminium . "A solid recovery in automobile demand is the main reason behind aluminium demand ...

Business & Financial News, Breaking US & International News <b>...</b>
Feb 25, 2010 ... Japan's primary aluminium buyers agreed to roughly 7-13 percent hikes in premiums ... on top of the London Metal Exchange cash price <MCU0>, ...

Japanese primary aluminium premium to drop in April to June
Mar 20, 2010 ... Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Japanese primary aluminium premium negotiation is expected to be settled at USD 122 per tonne to USD 125 per tonne for April to June shipment at the negotiation between Japanese buyers and offshore suppliers....

UPDATE 2-Japan Q2 <em>aluminium</em> premiums mostly at $122-$124/T | Reuters
Mar 15, 2010 ... Japan's primary aluminium buyers agreed to rises of roughly 7-13 percent in ... The premium is over the London Metal Exchange cash price , ...

Steel Guru : Japan <em>secondary</em> alloyed <em>aluminium price</em> increase for <b>...</b>
Mar 3, 2010 ... Japan Metal Bulletin reported that secondary alloyed aluminium price increases for AED 12.1 grade around Tokyo. Japanese major alloy makers ...

PREVIEW-Poor incentives may trim Q2 Japan <em>aluminium</em> premium | Reuters
Feb 25, 2010 ... Japanese demand outlook uncertain, stocks inching up ... Japan's primary aluminium buyers agreed to roughly 7-13 percent hikes in premiums ...

Furukawa-Sky Expects 11% Jump in <em>Aluminum</em> Sales (Update1 <b>...</b>
Jan 22, 2010 ... [bn:WBTKR=5741:JP] Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. ... Reviving demand in Japan, Asia's biggest aluminum user after China, may support the global price , ... of primary aluminum in the region will increase, Niibori said. ...

UPDATE 1-Japan Dec <em>aluminium</em> shipments up 9.1 pct yr/yr | Reuters
Jan 28, 2010 ... Japan is Asia's largest importer of primary aluminium , with annual demand estimated at about two million tonnes. ...

Aluminum fee in Japan rises to 14 year high on demand
Dec 17, 2009...Aluminium buyers in Japan agreed to increase the fee they pay for supplies to the highest level in at least 14 years as an economic recovery boosts regional demand for the metal.

PREVIEW-High Q1 <em>aluminium</em> premium could slow Japan buying | Reuters
Nov 20, 2009 ... Industry officials say Japan's aluminium demand has returned to about 80 ... Primary aluminium ingots were offered at quarterly premiums of ...

Japan <em>Secondary</em> Alloyed <em>Aluminium</em> Makers Got Marginal <em>Price</em> Hike <b>...</b>
Nov 5, 2009 ... Japanese secondary alloyed aluminium makers concluded the price negotiation with the users including die-casting makers for October shipment ...

UPDATE 2-Japan end-Sept <em>aluminium</em> stocks dip to lowest in 14 yrs <b>...</b>
Oct 13, 2009 ... Demand for aluminium in Japan began plunging late last year as top ... 14-year high premium for primary aluminium ingots to be supplied in ...

(AMM) Panasonic to shutter Tennessee foil plant
Sep 22, 2009...Panasonic Electronic Devices Corp. of America will close its Knoxville, Tenn., aluminum foil plant by the end of the first quarter of 2010 due to declining demand and global consolidation efforts by Japanese parent company Panasonic Corp.

