Daiki to Restart Die Casting Alloy Output in Shirakawa in Several Days

Daiki Aluminium Industry, Japanese largest secondary aluminium alloy maker, will restart production of secondary aluminium alloy for die casting at Shirakawa plant in Fukushima, Japan at the end of this week earliest. Shirakawa plant will continue the full capacity production in May while decide the output volume along the demand situation in June. As for RSI (re-melted aluminium can scrap ingot), Shirakawa plant keeps the full output at 90-100 tonnes per day.

Shirakawa plant was hit by Japan Earthquake and the all operations temporarily stopped. The plant restarted RSI production on April 17. Meanwhile, Daiki moved to alternate production of secondary aluminium alloy for die casting, mainly AD12.1 grade alloy, at Shinshiro plant in Aichi, Japan and Yuki plant in Ibaraki, Japan. The alternate operation at Shinshiro plant ceased at the end of April.

Shirakawa plant presently completed prepares of staffs and productive facilities for the operation restart. The plant will start die casting material production at the end of this week or at the beginning of next week after the suspension for two and a half months.

Yuki plant is scheduled to continue full operation. If the demand declines for secondary aluminium alloy from automobile industry in East Japan, Shirakawa plant might lower the operation.

As for RSI, Daiki plans to continue the full output at Shirakawa plant for a while though aluminium can makers’ operations are not so active.