In January this year, Japanese crude steel production was up by 4.0 percent compared to the previous month and by 0.6 percent compared to January 2023, totaling 7.26 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 5.34 million metric tons, up by 5.5 percent compared to the previous month and by 0.3 percent year on year.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below:
Product |
January 2024 (mt) |
M-o-m change (%) |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Hot rolled section |
405,300 |
+0.2 |
-0.3 |
Bar |
605,100 |
-3.3 |
+1.7 |
106,000 |
+2.0 |
+3.8 |
|
Heavy plate |
712,500 |
+20.6 |
-6.7 |
Hot rolled wide strip |
3,066,000 |
+4.5 |
+4.9 |
Cold rolled wide strip |
1,225,700 |
+8.4 |
+3.1 |
Galvanized sheet |
707,100 |
+3.9 |
-1.8 |
Welded pipe |
236,600 |
-2.6 |
+6.0 |