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08 May
Free Japanese auto output up 0.2 percent in January-February 2026
07 May
Free JFE Steel starts operations at new electric furnace in Chiba
04 May
Free Japan’s industrial output down 0.5 percent in March 2026 from February
30 Apr
Free Japan’s steel exports down 10.1 percent in Jan-Mar 2026
28 Apr
Free Japan’s steel scrap exports down 9.8 percent in January-March 2026
28 Apr
Free Toyota’s global vehicle output and sales decrease in Q1 2026
27 Apr
Free Tokyo Steel’s FY2025-26 net profit drops 45.5 percent amid weak market conditions
24 Apr
Free Ibokin and Mitsui partner to strengthen scrap supply for steel decarbonization
22 Apr
Free Japan plans to add 2 million mt high-grade scrap capacity
22 Apr
Free Japanese crude steel output down 4.1 percent in March 2026
21 Apr
Free Japan’s new ship export orders increased in March 2026 from February
20 Apr
Free Japan’s domestic steel consumption up 1.8 percent in Jan-Feb 2026
17 Apr
Free Japan’s CR steel strip shipments down 12.2 percent in February 2026 from January
16 Apr
Free Nippon Steel begins blast furnace to EAF conversion at Kyushu Works
16 Apr
Free Japan’s HRP and HRS shipments down 0.2 percent in February 2026 from January
10 Apr
Free Japan steel demand outlook in April-June 2026 signals 1.5 percent decline
09 Apr
Free Nippon Steel starts tests production at new hot rolling line in Nagoya
07 Apr
Free Japan’s JFE Steel announces sheet business restructuring
06 Apr
Free Japanese auto output down 0.6 percent in January 2026
31 Mar
Free Japan’s industrial output down 2.1 percent in February 2026 from January
30 Mar
Free Japan’s steel exports down 10.7 percent in Jan-Feb 2026
30 Mar
Free Toyota’s global vehicle output falls in Jan-Feb 2026, while sales rise slightly
27 Mar
Free Japan’s steel scrap exports down 10.9 percent in January-February 2026
25 Mar
Free Japanese crude steel output stable in February 2026
23 Mar
Free Nippon Steel secures $5.6 billion financing to repay US Steel bridge loan
16 Mar
Free Japan’s domestic steel consumption down 4.5 percent in January 2026 from December
13 Mar
Free Japan’s CR steel strip shipments up 7.2 percent in January 2026 from December
12 Mar
Free Japan’s new ship export orders fell 36.7 percent in February 2026 from January
12 Mar
Free Japan’s HRP and HRS shipments down 1.5 percent in January 2026 from December
11 Mar
Free UAE and Japan sign CEPA agreement to boost trade and investment ties
09 Mar
Free Kobe Steel receives new hydrogen-fired heating furnace from Chugai Ro
09 Mar
Free Japanese auto output and sales rise in 2025
03 Mar
Free Japan’s steel scrap exports down 17.5 percent in January 2026
03 Mar
Free Toyota’s global vehicle output falls in January 2026, sales rise
02 Mar
Free Japan’s steel exports down 8.2 percent in January 2026
02 Mar
Free Japan’s industrial output up 2.2 percent in January 2026 from December
20 Feb
Free Nippon Steel: China-driven steel oversupply in Asia may be approaching its end
20 Feb
Free Japanese crude steel output down 0.5 percent in January 2026
19 Feb
Free SMS Group to supply CCS mill stands for Yamato Steel’s heavy section mill
18 Feb
Free Japan’s domestic steel consumption down 0.8 percent in 2025
17 Feb
Free Japan’s CR steel strip shipments up 2.1 percent in December 2025 from November
16 Feb
Free Japan’s HRP and HRS shipments up one percent in December 2025 from November
12 Feb
Free Japan’s new ship export orders down 69.8 percent in January 2026 from December
11 Feb
Free Kobe Steel posts lower net profit and revenues for Apr-Dec 2025
06 Feb
Free Tenova to supply Consteel EAF for Nippon Steel’s Yawata works
05 Feb
Free Mitsubishi Chemical Group to shut down coke and carbon materials operations
05 Feb
Free Nippon Steel reports net loss and higher revenues in Apr-Dec FY 2025-26
04 Feb
Free Japanese auto output rises 2.1 percent in Jan-Nov 2025
30 Jan
Free Japan’s steel exports down 4.2 percent in 2025
30 Jan
Free Japan’s industrial output down 0.1 percent in December 2025 from November
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