According to the data released by the Japanese Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japanese pig iron production in July this year totaled 7.07 million metric tons, decreasing by 0.3 percent year on year and up six percent compared to June. Meanwhile, the country's crude steel production in July amounted to 9.11 million metric tons, down 1.2 percent year on year and rising by 2.5 percent month on month.
Meanwhile, in the first seven months of 2011, the country's pig iron output stood at 44.35 million metric tons with a decrease of one percent, and its crude steel production came to 63.18 million metric tons, also with a decrease of one percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2010.
In July, Japan's steel section production amounted to 377,600 metric tons, down 17 percent, its bar production came to 769,700 metric tons, up 0.7 percent, its wire rod output was 146,400 mt, up 10 percent, heavy plate output reached 963.300 metric tons, down 5.7 percent, HR wide strip production was 3.7 million mt, up 1.8 percent, CR wide strip output amounted to 1.8 million mt, up 1.6 percent, galvanized sheet production totaled 1.08 million metric tons, up 6.5 percent, and welded pipe output was 280,400 metric tons, decreasing by 11.8 percent, all compared to June.