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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DAIKI Aluminium, a Japanese producer of secondary aluminium alloys for various applications like high-pressure die casting, casting, and rolling, has announced its first quarter fiscal results for the financial year starting from April 1, 2024, and ending on March 31, 2025. The company has reported...
Sonekin Co. Ltd., a prominent player in the recycling sector in Japan, is making significant strides in its operations despite a modest workforce of fewer than 20 employees across its two facilities. The company is known for processing substantial volumes of recyclable ferrous and nonferrous...
The world's leading auto wheel rim manufacturer, Superalloy (SAI), has reported robust operational results for the second quarter and first half of 2024. The Taiwan-headquartered company experienced significant order growth during the year's first half, driven primarily by increased demand from...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced the accreditation of Kobe Steel Ltd. with the ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for producing aluminium products at its Moka Works facility in Tochigi, Japan. This facility manufactures aluminium...
According to a Reuters update, some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay a 45 per cent higher shipment premium than previously agreed for the July-September quarter. In early July, some Japanese aluminium buyers agreed to pay only $118-119 per tonne of premium for the third quarter’s...
The aluminium associations of the United States, Europe, Canada, and Japan have approved a new report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) titled "Quantifying the Role of State Enterprises in Industrial Subsidies." Highlights from the report The report highlighted...
MA Aluminum Co., Ltd. has announced a strategic investment to double its production capacity for aluminium pipes with internally threaded surfaces, also known as torsion pipes. This expansion will address the increasing demand for high-quality aluminium piping in the air conditioning industry. The...
Yamaha Motor is set to establish a groundbreaking verification testing facility at its Morimachi Factory in Japan, featuring advanced melting and heat treatment furnaces powered by hydrogen gas. This ambitious project, scheduled to commence in 2025, aims to develop and validate cutting-edge...
According to the latest report, Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay an 8 per cent lower premium for primary aluminium shipments for Q3 2024, ending September 30, than the previous quarter. The news came after five sources directly involved in quarterly pricing talks reported. The last...
At the beginning of June 2024, Japanese transport ministry officials initiated an on-site investigation at Toyota Motor's headquarters after discovering irregularities in the company's certification applications for certain vehicle models. The fallout from the certification test scandal, which...
According to a report on June 18, some global aluminium producers sought a premium of $185-190 per tonne from Japanese buyers for July-September primary aluminium shipments. The news came after three people directly involved in quarterly pricing talks said. Compared to the second quarter’s premium...
According to a Japanese integrated trading and investment business conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation, aluminium stocks at Japan’s three major ports stood steady in May 2024 compared to the previous month, but recorded a sharp fall from a year ago. Stocks increased in May following M-o-M downfall...
According to a recent report, Japanese buyers received a premium offer of $175 per tonne from a global producer for the June-September quarter primary metal shipments. The news came after three sources directly involved in quarterly pricing talks reported as anonymous individuals. The latest offer...
The latest data revealed by Marubeni Corporation, a prominent Japanese integrated trading and investment business conglomerate, indicates a month-on-month and a year-on-year fall in aluminium stocks across the three major Japanese ports at the end of April 2024. There have been increasingly evident...
Kobe Steel, Ltd. has disclosed its decision to incorporate green aluminium materials into aluminium extrusion and suspension products supplied to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Initially, commencing in fiscal 2024, the green metal will be used for Nissan's mass-produced vehicles meant for the Japanese and...
In a strategic move signalling its commitment to sustainable energy, the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company has announced a significant cornerstone investment in PAG's Asia Pacific renewable energy platform. This marks Mubadala's inaugural venture into Japan's burgeoning clean energy...
Nissan Motor is gearing up to integrate low CO 2 emission aluminium parts, crafted from green or recycled sources, into upcoming and existing models starting from the fiscal year 2024. This initiative holds significant promise, with aluminium constituting about 10 per cent of a vehicle's weight....
Elliott Management Corp.'s move to acquire a significant stake in Sumitomo Corp., a favoured Japanese trading house of Warren Buffett, signals potential shifts in the market. With Elliott's reputation for activist investing, this development could lead to interesting changes within Sumitomo's...
