Japan Secondary Aluminium Output Keeps High in Dec

Japanese production of secondary aluminium ingot and secondary aluminium alloy ingot increased by 4.2% to 92,747 tonnes and the shipment increased by 3.3% to 90,620 tonnes in December 2006 from a year earlier, according to Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association. The output represented increased for 17 straight months and the shipment for 19 consecutive months, while the output hit monthly record as December.