Japan sees fall in powder shipments in first five months of 2013

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July 29, 2013

July 29, 2013

The Japan Powder Metallurgy Association (JPMA) has issued statistics which show that iron powder shipments for powder metallurgy (PM) components fell by 8.5% to 43,082 tonnes in the period January to May 2013, compared with the same period in 2012.

There was a more modest fall in the shipments of copper-based powders for PM parts and bearings in the five month period, at 4728 tonnes (4796 tonnes).

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