Japanese boost
Japan’s shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased 14% in June, gaining for the seventh straight month.
Al demand rises in North America
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
China’s trade in primary aluminium shrank in January 2010 compared to December.
North America production declines 17.7% in 2009
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
China imported 4.51Mt alumina in the first ten months of 2009, an increase of 19.5% y-o-y.
US production decreases
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.


