INDIUM: JAPANESE IMPORTS DROP BY 15 percent

摘要

Japanese imports of indium metal, powder and scrap fell by 15 percent in terms of volume from 433t in 2006 to 368t in 2007 (Table 1). The fall in terms of value was higher at 33 percent, with imports falling from Yen 41.4B to Yen 27.7B in the same year. Although Japanese demand for ITO targets in liquid crystal display televisions was strong, demand was met by stock reductions and recycled scrap rather than by new purchases.