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Japanese boost
September 03, 2010
Japan’s shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased 14% in June, gaining for the seventh straight month.
Al demand rises in North America
May 25, 2010 - From: May/June 2010
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminium demand in the USA and Canada were 4.92MIbs during the first quarter of 2010, 17.6% up from the same period last year.
Chinese imports decrease
April 12, 2010 - From: April 2010
China’s trade in primary aluminium shrank in January 2010 compared to December.
North America production declines 17.7% in 2009
April 12, 2010 - From: April 2010
Primary aluminium production in North America (US and Canada) was down 17.7% in 2009 to a total of 4.757Mst, reports the Aluminum Association.
Chinese alumina imports rise
April 12, 2010 - From: April 2010
China imported 4.51Mt alumina in the first ten months of 2009, an increase of 19.5% y-o-y.
US production decreases
April 12, 2010 - From: January/February 2010
The US annual rate of primary aluminium production was 1.62M short tons in November 2009, down 34.4% from the November 2008 total of 2.46Mst.