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PrintJapan's domestic shipments of secondary aluminum alloy in September 2008 were 94,208 mt, down 2.1% year on year due to increased alloy imports from other parts of Asia, the Japan Aluminum Alloy Refiners Association said Tuesday.
Increased ADC12 alloy imports from China, South Korea and Taiwan hit Japanese alloy smelters as some domestic diecasters had switched to importing, Shoji Matsunaga, an association official said. Shipments to diecasters account for over half of monthly alloy shipments.
The September shipments to domestic diecasters decreased 4.9% year on year to 51,836 mt. Japanese diecasters use mostly ADC12 alloy for making automobile engines and other components.
The alloy shipments to molders, who make automotive components such as pistons and wheels, were not affected by imports. The shipments edged up 0.3% year on year to 25,403 mt. Molders use AC-series aluminium alloys and they are not as widely imported as ADC12.
The September shipments to sheet makers were down 4.1% year on year to 6,286 mt, to extruders down 4.6% to 5,416 mt, to steelmakers up 12.4% to 2,521 mt, and to alloy smelters down 1.5% to 2,743 mt.
Matsunaga also said he expected shipments in October, the first month of the fourth quarter, to have fallen sharply on the back of a slump in automotive-related demand. –Platts
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