1/19/2023 0 Comments Shonan 13 raw![]() ![]() Tungsten for Japan’s iron works was provided from Occupied Japan imported iron from Korea,įormosa, China, Malaya and the Philippines and other areas. Planations in Malaya and other interests in nickel, sulphur, manganese and coalįrom Indochina and other Asian locations. Hainan Island, China was a source ofīauxite, copper, and tin and the Palaus in the Carolines were also a source ofīefore the war, Japan had investments in iron and tin mines and rubber In 1941, 90 percent of aluminum ingots were produced from bauxite War, obtained bauxite from Bintang Island (near Singapore), Dutch East Indies,Īnd Manchuria. Japan had no domestic source of bauxite ore, but prior to, and during the Manganese, chrome, nickel, cobalt and for non-ferrous metals such as tin, lead, Similar dependency existed for imports of crude rubber, ferro-alloys such as Imported by sea such as coal, iron, bauxite (aluminum), copper and zinc. Military-industrial capacity was dependent on key strategic raw materials (Japanese wartime ore carrier by Ueda Kihachiro) ![]() Histories of the IJN's Ore Carriers 1 November 2017 By Bob Hackett ![]()
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