Rapid aluminium consumption growth in Japan

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Source: Commodityonline

Japan is experiencing essential growth in demand for aluminum mostly due to increase in renewable energy production and automobile industry seeking for ways to reduce weight of vehicle. Currently the country consumes 10% of the total commodity production and it is likely to increase its demand from 4 mn tonnes yearly to 6.5mn tonnes.

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