Japan aluminium imports from the GCC surged by 48.56%

　　Japan's aluminium import from the GCC surged in 2011 by 48.56% to USD 614.79 million compared to USD 413.83 million in 2010. Japan's aluminium import from over the world rose by 14.97% to USD 9.22 billion in 2011 from USD 8.02 billion in 2010.

　　The average price of aluminium imported from the GCC countries increased by 11.97% to USD 2.62 per Kilogram in 2011 from USD 2.34 Kilogram in 2010. At the same time, the average price of aluminium import from the world over increased 14.89% to USD 3.01 per Kilogram in 2011 compared to USD 2.62 per Kilogram in 2010.

　　UAE topped the list of aluminium exporters to Japan among the GCC countries with a value of USD 543.53 million covering 88.41% of Japan's aluminium imports from the GCC countries. Japan imported a total of 234,497 tonnes of aluminium from the GCC in 2011, which was 7.64% of Japan's total import of 3.1 million tonnes from the world over. China was the top supplier of aluminium to Japan in 2011 followed by Australia, Russia, Brazil, New Zealand, UAE, Thailand, South Africa and the USA in the order of value.