News from Japan

• Japan aluminum alloy import hits record from China in 2011 Friday, Feb 03, 2012
• Aluminum Surplus May Fall to Lowest Since ’07, Sumitomo Says Thursday, Feb 02, 2012
• Mitsubishi Corp Unimetals forecasts aluminium price Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012
• Japan Dec aluminium stocks up 12 pct mth/mth -Marubeni Friday, Jan 13, 2012
• Japan secondary aluminium output drop in November Thursday, Jan 12, 2012
• Japanese aluminium demand in 2012 likely to be flat or lower Thursday, Jan 12, 2012
• Japanese flat aluminium shipment maintains weak in November Friday, Jan 06, 2012
• Aluminum scrap market price slightly lowers in Osaka Friday, Dec 30, 2011
• Kobe Steel aluminum forging plant in China to increase capacity Friday, Dec 16, 2011
• Japan Q1 aluminium premiums mostly set at $112 -sources Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011
• Marubeni sees global aluminium deficit in 2013 Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011
• Japan end-Nov aluminium stocks down 6 pct -Marubeni Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011
• Japan to increase aluminium consumption from 4 mn tpa to 6.5 million tpa Thursday, Dec 08, 2011
• Aluminum Fee to Japan Said Cut by Most in Two Years on Glut Tuesday, Dec 06, 2011
• Japan aluminium term premium talks delayed Monday, Dec 05, 2011
• Marubeni ups stake in aluminium space - Nikkei Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011
• Japan Q1 aluminum premiums may ease Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011
• Carmakers demand Led aluminum inventories to soar in Japan Monday, Nov 14, 2011
• Japan Sept aluminium stocks up 1.9 pct m/m Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
• Japan Oct aluminium stocks up 1.9 pct mth/mth Saturday, Nov 12, 2011
• European aluminium premiums soften on 2012 caution Friday, Oct 14, 2011
• Japan Sept aluminium stocks down 4.1 pct m/m Friday, Oct 14, 2011
• Marubeni Corporation joins in Australian bauxite development project Friday, Oct 14, 2011
• Japan Aug aluminium shipments at 19-mth low Thursday, Sep 29, 2011
• Japan quarterly aluminium premiums since 2004 Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011
• Japan Aug aluminium stocks up 18.5 pct m/m Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011