Japan Nonferrous Metal Industries Steadily Reduces CO2 Emissions

Japanese nonferrous metal related industries have steadily reduced their carbon oxide (CO2) emissions, announced at a meeting of chemical and nonferrous metal working group of environment committee under industrial structure council held Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry.

Japan Aluminium Association (JAA) explained at the meeting aluminium re-rollers of JAA’s members succeeded in lowering specific energy consumption by 11% compared with fiscal 1995 (April 1995-March 1996) at the end of fiscal 2008. JAA aims to lower specific energy consumption by 11% from fiscal 1995 at an averaged figure for fiscal 2008-2012.

Japanese Electric Wire & Cable Makers’ Association (JCMA) explained JCMA’s members succeeded in reducing energy consumption by 35.75% at crude oil equivalent in fiscal 2008 compared with fiscal 1990 at their copper and aluminium wire and cable plants. JCMA targets to lower the energy consumption by 27% at an averaged figure for fiscal 2008-2012 compared with fiscal 1990.

As to optical fiber, JCMA’s members could reduce energy consumption per kilometer by 77.5% in fiscal 2008 compared with fiscal 1990. The mid-term target is to lower energy consumption by 78% at an averaged figure for fiscal 2008-2012 compared with fiscal 1990.

Japan Copper & Brass Association (JCBA) explained at the meeting copper alloy fabricators of JCBA’s members lowered specific energy consumption, at crude oil equivalent per tonne of copper rolled products, by 0.5% in fiscal 2008 compared with fiscal 1995, though JCBA aims 9.05% reduction as an averaged figure for fiscal 2008-2012. A negative factor was that JCBA members’ annual output totaled 623,000 tonnes in fiscal 2008, significantly lower than initially expected 800,000 tonnes.