ASUKA ALUMINIUM NEWS NO.649 LULY 2015
Import of aluminum and silicon metal swells in FY2014
The Ministry of Finance recently revealed the customs clearance report of aluminum ingot, aluminum alloy ingot, aluminum and aluminum alloy scrap and silicon
metal in fiscal 2014, started in April 2014 and ended in March 2015.
According to this report, the comparison with the previous period as follows.
primary aluminum ingot 114.7%
aluminum alloy ingot 106.3%
aluminum and alloy scrap 147.7%
silicon metal
114.7%
Throughout this fiscal year, every demand of aluminum was steady and the market
was strong, and above all, aluminum and alloy scrap increased greatly, which wasthought that it was a reaction of excessive decrease of import in past some years.
Looking at the export countries, the ranking was almost same. It shows the international aluminum market was tranquil through a year. The market in fiscal 2015 isforeseen to be calm, and the import quantity of each item seems to be a moderateincrease.
notes A. primary aluminum ingot(1) Australia (2) Russia (3) Brazil (4) South Africa (5) U.A.E.
(6) New Zealand (7) Saudi Arabia (8) Argentine (9) Malaysia(10) Indonesia (11) others (12) total
B. aluminum alloy ingot(1) China (2) Russia (3) U.A.E. (4) New Zealand (5) Australia (6)Qatar (7) Nigeria (8) Canada (9) Ukraine (10) Taiwan (11) others(12) total
C. aluminum and aluminum ally scrap(1) U.S.A. (2) Thailand (3) Malaysia (4) Taiwan (5) U.K. (6)Australia (7) Israel (8) Hong Kong (9) Singapore (10) China (11)others (12) total
D. silicon metal(1) China (2) Norway (3) Brazil (4) France (5) South Africa (6)Thailand (7) Australia (8) Germany (9) Taiwan (10) Sweden (11)others (12) total
The 2nd. Aluminum seminar is held by two associations
The Japan Aluminum Refiners Association and the Japan Diecast Association
opened the first aluminum seminar in 2013,and recently revealed that they projected“The second aluminum seminar” to promote an expansion of new aluminum diecsting
market, which will be held on July 24 at the Kikaishikou-kaikan in Minato-ku Tokyo.
Traditionally in Japan, ADC 12 has been used mainly, however at this seminar, theboth associations aim at the new market of ADC 3. The attendance fee is ¥3,000 (A’nsmember) or ¥6,000 (non member), and the arranged program is as follows.
(1) 13:00 Greetings
M r. Sanji Kitaoka(JARA)(2) 13:20 Mechanical quality with Cu mold
Mr. Naoto Oshiro(Dail Aluminum)(3) 13:40 Casting experiment of ADC 3
Mr. Naoki Nonaka(Mino Industry)(4) 14:40(5) 15:10(6) 16:10

Abnormal constitution solidified in sleeve Mr. Naomi Nishi (JDA)
Estimation of broken chilled bed
Mr. Makoto Yoshioda(Waseda Univ.)
Results of experiments and assignments in the future
Mr. Mr. Sanji Kitaoka (JARA)(7) 16:30 Questions and answers
The further information and application are welcomed by
The Japan Aluminum Refiners Association1 – 24 – 3, Asakusabashi Taitou-ku Tokyo 111 – 0053
Tel 03-3866-2103
Fax 03-3866-2104

The annual general shareholders meeting opens
On June 19 at our meeting hall, the annual general shareholders meeting was held,
where the annual financial statement was approved, at the same time, President
Takashi Amano expressed his great thanks for shareholders’ great support as theabove left photo on page three shows.
Executive Director Koihi Arima's office term expired, and still he remains to serve
as Sales Adviser. After the meeting, he expressed sincere thanks everyone for theenjoyment he received during his office term. Commemorating his retirement, Mrs.
Takashi Amano presented a bouquet offering our thanks as the below photo on page
three shows.
Nishio Summer Festival opens
One of the greatest events, Nishio Summer Festival is going to be held on a large
scale every July traditionally. The Nishio Sightseeing Association recently revealed theschedule as follows
July 17 Wednesday traditional Japanese dancing show
July 18 Saturdayparade of portable shrine, above photo on page threeparade of Japanese feudal lord train
July 19 Sunday
all citizens’ great dancing show
The people await this summer festival cheerfully.
Safety week has comeThe first week 1 to 7 July is the “Safety week” every year in whole Japan, and thejob safety is strongly campaigned in this week. This year’s slogan is,“ Let’s research risks and improve them ourselves, it’s our safety workplace”
Company newsOn May 30, the wedding ceremony and party of Mr. Yuhei Kamiya, Production Dpt.,
and Miss Akari were held gorgeously at Aqua Garden in Okazaki City. The new couple
was celebrated by many colleagues as the photo page four shows.
The staff convivial meeting was held where long service seniors were awarded.
Miss Yumiko Kimbara (25 y.), Mr. Hiroya Matsumoto (15 y.), Mr. Takuya
Kanazawa (15 y.), Mr. Akihiro Iwase (10 y.), Miss Ayumi Tani (10 y.)
Congratulations everyone!