Japan Aluminum Product Output Falls in May on Weaker Can, Building Demand

(Bloomberg) -- Japan's output of aluminum products
fell 0.7 percent in May to 199,632 tons from a year earlier,
driven by weaker demand for cans and construction, the Japan
Aluminium Association said in a statement.

Output of so-called rolling-mill products dropped 0.1
percent from a year earlier to 120,214 tons, while extruded
products decreased 1.6 percent to 79,418 tons, the association
said today in a statement.


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