In October this year, Japanese crude steel production was up by 2.5 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased 7.7 percent year on year, totaling 9.52 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF).
Meanwhile, in October this year Japan's pig iron production totaled 7.17 million metric tons, increasing by 5.6 percent compared to the same month last year and up 3.4 percent month on month.
In the January-October period of this year, the country's pig iron output stood at 69.97 million metric tons, rising by 2.7 percent, while its crude steel production came to 91.95 million metric tons, rising by two percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2012.
Japan's steel product output tonnages in October 2013:
Product | October 2013 (mt) | Y-o-y change (%) | M-o-m change (%) |
Hot rolled section | 532,600 | 16.03 | - 1.55 |
Bar | 915,400 | 7.06 | 3.32 |
Wire rod | 164,300 | 3.99 | - 7.18 |
Heavy plate | 931,600 | 9.86 | 1.93 |
Hot rolled wide strip | 3,664,400 | 0.95 | - 1.52 |
Cold rolled wide strip | 1,744,500 | 2.08 | 1.37 |
Galvanized sheet | 1,072,500 | 6.19 | - 1.06 |
Welded pipe | 366,300 | 6.79 | 5.56 |