TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Furukawa Co Ltd
plans to produce 46,350 tonnes of copper in the April-September
half of the 2010/11 fiscal year, which began on Thursday, up 14
percent from the same period last year, it said.
Japanese smelters reduced production of copper and other base metals earlier in 2009 as the economic crisis forced automakers and other manufacturers to curb output.
While some smelters planned to increase copper output for the first half this year, their outlook remained cautious.
Following are details of the company's latest output plan, with comparisons against estimated production in the second half of 2009/10 and actual production in the first half of 2009/10 (copper in tonnes, gold and silver in kilograms):
H1 10/11 H2 09/10 H1 09/10
Copper 46,350 44,222 40,575
Gold 2,208 2,857 2,121
Silver 16,454 19,367 13,384
(Reporting by Chikako Mogi)
((chikako.mogi@thomsonreuters.com; +81-3 6441 1871; Reuters Messaging: chikako.mogi.reuters.com@reuter s.net)) Keywords: JAPAN COPPER/FURUKAWA (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Japanese smelters reduced production of copper and other base metals earlier in 2009 as the economic crisis forced automakers and other manufacturers to curb output.
While some smelters planned to increase copper output for the first half this year, their outlook remained cautious.
Following are details of the company's latest output plan, with comparisons against estimated production in the second half of 2009/10 and actual production in the first half of 2009/10 (copper in tonnes, gold and silver in kilograms):
H1 10/11 H2 09/10 H1 09/10
Copper 46,350 44,222 40,575
Gold 2,208 2,857 2,121
Silver 16,454 19,367 13,384
(Reporting by Chikako Mogi)
((chikako.mogi@thomsonreuters.com; +81-3 6441 1871; Reuters Messaging: chikako.mogi.reuters.com@reuter s.net)) Keywords: JAPAN COPPER/FURUKAWA (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.