In November this year, Japanese crude steel production was down by 2.8 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased 8.9 percent year on year, totaling 9.26 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF).
Meanwhile, in November this year Japan's pig iron production totaled 6.84 million metric tons, increasing by 4.3 percent compared to the same month last year and down 4.5 percent month on month.
In the January-November period this year, the country's pig iron output stood at 76.81 million metric tons, rising by 2.8 percent, while its crude steel production came to 101.22 million metric tons, rising by 2.6 percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2012.
Japan's some of steel production output tonnages in November 2013:
| November 2013 (mt) | M-o-m change (%) | Y-o-y change (%) | |
Hot rolled section | 450,100 | -1.12 | 15.1 | |
Bar | 835,500 | 0.8 | 10 | |
| Wire rod | 129,500 | -3.8 | 15.1 | |
Heavy plate | 927,700 | -0.6 | -1 | |
Hot rolled wide strip | 3,735,100 | 2.3 | 7.1 | |
| Cold rolled wide strip | 1,701,400 | -2.8 | 5.9 | |
| Galvanized sheet | 1,028,600 | -4 | 6.3 | |
| Welded pipe | 346,000 | -7.6 | 2.8 |