News from Japan

• Most Q2 Japan aluminium premiums set at $121-122 per tonne -sources Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012
• Japan end-Feb aluminium stocks -4.8 pct m/m -Marubeni Monday, Mar 12, 2012
• Kobe Steel signs global technology agreement with Swedish Sapa Wednesday, Mar 07, 2012
• Japan Metals Report Q4 2011 - new market research report Wednesday, Mar 07, 2012
• Japan's copper exports up by 15% in January 2012 Thursday, Mar 01, 2012
• Aluminum Fee to Japan Gains for First Time in Three Quarters Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012
• Japan 2Q Aluminum Premiums Seen Likely To Rise As Demand Picks Up Friday, Feb 24, 2012
• Japan aluminum re rollers operating rate drops to 79pct in CY2011 Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012
• Daiki Aluminum Industry invests JPY 6 million for Southeast Asian Factories Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
• Peaking aluminum scrap price in Tokyo Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
• Furukawa Electric gets aluminum wire harness for 2 automobile models Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012
• Japan aluminum ingot import increases by 17pct in Dec Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012
• Japan Jan aluminium stocks up 12 pct mth/mth -Marubeni Saturday, Feb 11, 2012
• Japan flat aluminum shipment maintains YoY minus in Dec Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012
• Japan secondary aluminum production dawn by 7pct in 2011 Monday, Feb 06, 2012
• 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