| China's plan to remove an export tax on aluminum bars and rods from May 1 has the Japanese market divided, sources said Monday, April 27. Although rods and bars are a small market -- China exported 2,114 mt to Japan in 2014 -- the products have a wide range of uses in the cable, construction and automotive sectors. So the end of China's export tax could have ripple effects, they said.
Japan's 2014 imports included those by an extruder that used Chinese rods and bars to produce window frames and sliding doors for high-rise buildings...............................................Full Article: Source
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