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ALUMINUM

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2014
Supplier of ¥1 coins ends four-year hiatus for Abe's sales tax hike
Akao Aluminum Co., the only supplier of ¥1 coins, has produced its first batch in four years to meet an expected surge in demand for small change as the consumption tax jumps to 8 percent on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2014
Aluminum fee expected to hit record as producers reduce global output
Aluminum buyers in Japan, Asia's largest importer, are set to agree on a record fee next quarter as global producers reduce output and rates in the United States and Europe surge, said three executives who will start price negotiations next week.

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