Japanese crude steel output down five percent in 2015

Monday, 25 January 2016 15:24:49 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In December last year, Japanese crude steel production was down 1.7 percent compared to the previous month and down 4.5 percent compared to December 2014, totaling 8.6 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). 
 
Meanwhile, in December 2015 Japan's pig iron production totaled 6.65 million metric tons, falling by 0.3 percent compared to the previous month and down 4.3 percent year on year.
 
In 2015, the country's pig iron output stood at 81 million metric tons, down 3.4 percent, while its crude steel production came to 105.15 million metric tons, falling five percent, both on year-on-year basis.
 

Product

December 2015 (mt)

M-o-m change (%)

Y-o-y change (%)

Hot rolled section

452,900

-5.82

-7.76

Bar

707,500

-13.6

-8.16

Wire rod

149,100

8

-1.9

Heavy plate

820,200

-0.6

-8.5

Hot rolled wide strip

3,670,600

1.4

0.7

Cold rolled wide strip

1,513,300

0.2

-1.2

Galvanized sheet

875,800

1.7

-2.1

Welded pipe

292,100

-9.1

-11.2 

 

Similar articles

Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal completes first stage of BF No. 3 overhaul

29 Mar | Steel News

Japanese crude steel output down 3.8 percent in February from January

27 Mar | Steel News

CISA mills’ daily steel output down 0.51 percent in mid-March

26 Mar | Steel News

German crude steel output increases by 4.6 percent in January-February

25 Mar | Steel News

World crude steel output up 3.7 percent in February

22 Mar | Steel News

Ukraine’s ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih posts lower pig iron output due to Russia’s attacks on energy infrastructure

21 Mar | Steel News

China’s crude steel output up 1.6% in Jan-Feb despite unexpectedly weak post-holiday demand

18 Mar | Steel News

CISA mills’ daily steel output down 3.38 percent in early March

14 Mar | Steel News

Ukraine’s pig iron output up 42.5 percent in January-February

12 Mar | Steel News

Ukraine’s Zaporizhstal increases its output in Jan-Feb

06 Mar | Steel News