Japanese crude steel output down three percent in Nov from Oct

Wednesday, 20 December 2017 15:03:51 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In November this year, Japanese crude steel production was down three percent compared to the previous month and increased one percent compared to November last year, totaling 8.70 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). 

Meanwhile, in November of the current year Japan's pig iron production totaled 6.42 million metric tons, decreasing by 2.2 percent compared to the previous month and increasing by 0.5 percent year on year.

In the first 11 months of this year, the country's pig iron output stood at 71.75 million metric tons, down 2.5 percent, while its crude steel production came to 95.94 million metric tons, falling 0.1 percent, both on year-on-year basis. 

The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below:

Product

November 2017 (mt)

M-o-m change (%)

Y-o-y change (%)

Hot rolled section

495,900

-4.7

3.1

Bar

837,200

-0.9

5.9

Wire rod

131,300

-15.7

-0.8

Heavy plate

830,100

-1.8

-0.7

Hot rolled wide strip

3,376,900

-4.1

-6.1

Cold rolled wide strip

1,518,000

-0.6

-0.6

Galvanized sheet

901,100

-1.5

2.8

Welded pipe

354,400

-1.4

0.3


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