Japan Secondary Al Makers’ Operating Rate Hit Ceiling at 70%

Current operating rate at Japanese major secondary aluminium alloy makers, including Daiki Aluminium Industry and Summit Showa Aluminum, is averagely 65-70%. The operating rate upped by about 5% in the late one month. Meanwhile, alloy makers are afraid that their operating rate wouldn’t improve from the current 70% level.

Japanese major carmakers such as Toyota Motors announced their output plans for August-October. Their production is steadily recovering month by month. The number of completed car output would reach year-to-year 80-90% level during August-October.

However, carmakers’ recovery is mainly for small cars including hybrid cars, those which don’t consume secondary aluminium alloy so much. An alloy maker source said alloy makers’ order receipt wouldn’t increase as much as carmakers’ output recovery.