In February this year,
Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet shipments decreased by 7.5 percent compared to the previous month and remained unchanged on year-on-year basis, amounting to 823,646 metric tons. 73.5 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 26.5 percent were made to the export markets, according to the
Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. In February,
Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet production amounted to 838,313 mt, down 4.55 percent month on month and rising 3.4 percent year on year.
In February,
Japan's hot rolled strip shipments amounted to 1.4 million mt, down 2.16 percent from the previous month and increasing by six percent year on year. 29 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 71 percent were made to the export markets. In February,
Japan's hot rolled strip production amounted to 1.37 million mt, down 10.6 percent month on month and rising by 5.5 percent year on year.