Japanese crude steel output up three percent in April

Tuesday, 23 May 2017 15:34:37 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In April this year, Japanese crude steel production was down 1.5 percent compared to the previous month and up three percent compared to April last year, totaling 8.75 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). 
 
Meanwhile, in April of the current year Japan's pig iron production totaled 6.51 million metric tons, falling by 0.7 percent compared to the previous month and remaining stable year on year.
 
In the January-April period of this year, the country's pig iron output stood at 26.22 million metric tons, down 1.4 percent, while its crude steel production came to 34.98 million metric tons, rising 1.9 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
 

Product

April 2017 (mt)

M-o-m change (%)

Y-o-y change (%)

Hot rolled section

472,300

-5.0

5.6

Bar

794,400

1.8

1.6

Wire rod

151,800

-4.2

3.3

Heavy plate

721,700

-0.1

-16.4

Hot rolled wide strip

3,562,900

-6.3

1.5

Cold rolled wide strip

1,558,300

-8.6

9.9

Galvanized sheet

903,900

-10.3

11.3

Welded pipe

315,000

-5.8

5.4

 

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