Japan Weak Demand for Construction Aluminium in November

Japanese domestic production of aluminium construction materials decreased by 11% to 29,310 tonnes in November from a year earlier while the shipment downed by 10.8% to 34,405 tonnes, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Both production and shipment continued to represent year-to-year decrease by 2 digits under the long influence of Japanese new building standard law.Production and shipment especially decreased for housing sashes. The demand maintained stagnant due to the decline of new housing starts in Japan. The demand was also weak for aluminium doors and exteriors. The decrease of building sashes was relatively small but seemed to take more time to recover.