Japan’s steel exports grow by 0.9% in June
The data released by the
Japan Iron and Steel Federation shows that
Japan's steel exports amounted to 2.93 million mts in June with an increase of 0.9% compared to the same period of last year.
The first growth in the last two months is attributed to
China's demand. Exports to
China soared by 32.1% to 614'000 mts.
Japan exported 107'000 mts of steel to the US, up by 43.2%.
However, exports to South
Korea and
Taiwan decreased by 10.4% and 1.7% to 775'000 mts and 283'000 mts respectively.
Thailand imported 326'000 mts of steel from
Japan.