News from Japan

• Rough talks ahead for Japan Q2 aluminium premium Friday, Feb 27, 2009
• Japan Aluminum Stockpiles Jump to Highest in Decade Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009
• Japan Aluminum Stockpiles Jump to Highest in Decade Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009
• Japan Jan aluminium stocks at 10-year high Monday, Feb 16, 2009
• No increase for Japan-sourced aluminum capacitor prices during 1Q09, says Nichidenbo Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009
• Japan rolled aluminium capacity utilization drops in 2008 Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009
• Nissan aluminium casting plant axes 50 workers Saturday, Jan 31, 2009
• Japanese Aluminium market hit hard by meltdown Saturday, Jan 31, 2009
• Japanese nonferrous metals miners, smelters announce losses, job cuts Thursday, Jan 22, 2009
• Japan's spot aluminium premiums fall to $55-58/mt on high stocks Thursday, Jan 22, 2009
• Mitsui Mining to axe 4,000 Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009
• Japan firms mull merger of aluminium businesses-media Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009
• Japan Nov Flat-Rolled Aluminum Pdt Stocks +12.4% On Month-METI Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008
• No Benchmark For 1Q 2009 Japan Aluminum Premiums Yet -Traders Thursday, Dec 18, 2008
• Japan Nov aluminium stocks up 7.1 pct mth/mth Monday, Dec 15, 2008
• Some Japan 1Q Aluminum Contracts Agreed To At $63 Premium Friday, Dec 12, 2008
• One Japan Q1 '09 aluminium deal done, talks continue Thursday, Dec 11, 2008
• Slowdown to force Japan's aluminium sector to consolidate:sources Tuesday, Dec 09, 2008
• Japan Q1 2009 aluminium talks focus on volume, not premiums Thursday, Dec 04, 2008
• Japan Oct aluminium shipments down 5.4 pct yr/yr Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008
• Japan eyes near 20 pct cut in Q1 aluminium premiums Friday, Nov 28, 2008
• Aluminium surplus to ease in 2009 - Marubeni Friday, Nov 28, 2008
• Weak Japan exports pile on gloom, shares plunge Friday, Nov 21, 2008
• Japanese 1Q Aluminum Premiums Likely To Fall Monday, Nov 17, 2008
• Japan exports tumble as global downturn bites Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008
• China joins global rescue; Japan industry bleeds Tuesday, Nov 11, 2008