Japan Al Building Material Demand Keeps Low in January

Japanese domestic production of aluminium building materials decreased by 15% to 23,078 tonnes in January from a year earlier while the shipment declined by 14.4% to 26,248 tonnes, announced by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Thursday. Both production and shipment have represented year-to-year down due to the influence of new Japanese building standard law.Production and shipment of aluminium housing sash kept 2-digit year-to-year decrease in January. Demand showed no sign to recover impacted by the decline of new housing starts in Japan. Production and shipment of aluminium building sash also maintained down trend in January.Production and shipment of aluminium door and exterior also represented year-to-year down in January. Especially production and shipment of aluminium exterior decreased even month-to-month in January.