Japanese crude steel output up 5.9 percent in Jan from Dec

Friday, 21 February 2020 13:52:15 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In January this year, Japanese crude steel production was up by 5.9 percent compared to the previous month and rose by 1.3 percent compared to January 2018, totaling 8.24 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 6.47 million metric tons, increasing by 7.5 percent compared to the previous month and up by seven percent year on year.

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

Product

January 2020 (mt)

M-o-m change (%)

Y-o-y change (%)

Hot rolled section

409,600

1.0

-12.0

Bar

626,400

-8.5

-15.8

Wire rod

120,300

-0.5

-20.6

Heavy plate

746,000

6.0

-22.3

Hot rolled wide strip

3,524,300

10.4

5.1

Cold rolled wide strip

1,439,600

10.6

-5.4

Galvanized sheet

836,600

10.2

-8.4

Welded pipe

270,500

-7.3

-22.1


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