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Report: Demand for secondary aluminium in Japan for 2018 likely to rise 0.3% from 2017

Apr 4, 2018 13:59

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Demand for secondary aluminium in casting, die-casting, rolling, and de-oxidising agents in steelmaking is likely to inch up 3% on the year to stand at 1.67 million mt for the 2018 fiscal year

SHANGHAI, Apr 4 (SMM) – Demand for secondary aluminium in casting, die-casting, rolling, and de-oxidising agents in steelmaking is likely to inch up 0.3% on the year to stand at 1.67 million mt for the 2018 fiscal year (April 2018-March 2019), according to the Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association on Monday April 2.

In the 2017 fiscal year that ended in March 2018, demand rose 4.8% driven by upward momentum from the automotive and other export industries.

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