Japan's March Aluminum Port Stocks Fell 18% From Feb.

April 13 -- Aluminum stocks at Japan's Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka ports fell 18 percent month-on-month to an estimated 201,500 metric tons at the end of March, the lowest since November 2002, due to shipment delays, Marubeni said today.

Two vessels scheduled for arrival in March from Brazil and South Africa postponed to April, slashing the stocks by 29,000 tons, said Marubeni in information given by telephone.

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Ports          Yokohama    Nagoya    Osaka    Total

Mar.31 2007    104,500    85,000     12,000   201,500
Feb.28 2007?   132,900    99,000     14,000   245,900
Mar.31 2006?   102,200    94,700     23,000   219,900
(in metric tons)
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