In June this year, Japanese crude steel production was down by 5.5 percent compared to the previous month and fell by 36.3 percent compared to June 2019, totaling 5.6 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF).
Meanwhile, in the given month Japan's pig iron production totaled 4.19 million metric tons, decreasing by 4.9 percent compared to the previous month and down by 36.3 percent year on year.
In the first half of this year, the country's pig iron output stood at 31.91 million metric tons, down by 15.8 percent, while its crude steel production came to 42.21 million metric tons, falling by 17.4 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below:
Product |
June 2020 (mt) |
M-o-m change (%) |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Hot rolled section |
413,500 |
3.5 |
-8.5 |
Bar |
712,500 |
7.7 |
-13.4 |
Wire rod |
90,400 |
0.9 |
-28.2 |
Heavy plate |
680,500 |
-2.7 |
-22.7 |
Hot rolled wide strip |
2,186,300 |
-5.5 |
-37.8 |
Cold rolled wide strip |
823,300 |
-16.1 |
-41.3 |
Galvanized sheet |
481,700 |
-10.7 |
-42.6 |
Welded pipe |
242,500 |
12.6 |
-21.8 |