In November, Japanese crude steel production saw a month-on-month decrease, after rising for two consecutive months.
According to the data released by the Japanese Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japanese pig iron production in November this year totaled 6.71 million metric tons, increasing slightly by 0.8 percent year on year and down six percent compared to October. Meanwhile, the country's crude steel production in November amounted to 8.98 million metric tons, up 1.4 percent year on year and falling by 5.5 percent month on month.
Meanwhile, in the January-November period of 2010, the country's pig iron output stood at 75.4 million metric tons and its crude steel production came to 100.42 million metric tons, with respective increases of 25.5 percent and 27.8 percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2009.
In November, Japan's steel section production amounted to 423,100 metric tons, up 0.1 percent, its bar production came to 815,400 metric tons, down two percent, its wire rod output was 150,100 mt, up 14.5 percent, heavy plate output reached 1.07 million metric tons, down one percent, HR wide strip production was 3.48 million mt, down six percent, CR wide strip output amounted to 1.84 million mt, down 3.8 percent, galvanized sheet production totaled 1.05 million metric tons, down 7.3 percent, and welded pipe output was 293,400 metric tons, decreasing by 4.2 percent, all compared to October.
