Competition among Japanese aluminum alloy makers have increased recently. Because a lot of materials for die-casting, mainly AD12.1, were imported from China, orders from Japanese die-casting makers decreased substantially. A part of aluminum alloy makers starts to increase production of materials for casting. But, because price battle is heating up, sales remain restrained.
Japan Steel Scrap Composite Prices (Sangyo Press)
2026/02/09| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 43700YEN (-) | 46000YEN (-) |
| 280.2US$ (-0.25) | 294.95US$ (-0.26) |
* Average of electric furnaces steel maker's purchasing price in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya (per ton)
- JMB Tieup company
- The Korea Metal Journal
- ferro-alloys.com
- Steel on the net
- AMM
- MEPS











