TOKYO -- Japanese production and shipments of secondary aluminum in November increased on a year-to-year basis for the 13th consecutive month, according to the Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association.

November production came to 78,872 tonnes, up 3.2 percent from the same month of 1999 while shipments increased 3.6 percent to 80,257 tonnes. Shipments for the die-casting industry increased 5.3 percent to 39,730 tonnes while those for the casting segment were 21,202 tonnes, down 0.3 percent. Shipments for rolling rose 0.8 percent to 7,496 tonnes, and those for extrusions rose 19 percent to 6,865 tonnes.