In February this year, Japanese crude steel production was down by four percent compared to the previous month and rose by 2.2 percent compared to February 2019, totaling 7.92 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 5.95 million metric tons, decreasing by eight percent compared to the previous month and up by 5.9 percent year on year.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below:
Product |
February 2020 (mt) |
M-o-m change (%) |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Hot rolled section |
432,500 |
5.6 |
-10.2 |
Bar |
693,700 |
9.1 |
-8.0 |
Wire rod |
129,500 |
7.6 |
-5.4 |
Heavy plate |
769,600 |
3.2 |
-7.5 |
Hot rolled wide strip |
3,227,600 |
-9.0 |
9.5 |
Cold rolled wide strip |
1,360,100 |
-5.5 |
-1.8 |
Galvanized sheet |
790,300 |
-5.3 |
-2.0 |
Welded pipe |
273,200 |
-1.4 |
-21.7 |