In March this year, Japanese crude steel production was up by 12.6 percent compared to the previous month and by 0.2 percent compared to March 2024, totaling 7.21 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 5.14 million metric tons, increasing by 11.9 percent compared to the previous month and by 2.1 percent year on year.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below:
| Product | March 2025 (mt) | M-o-m change (%) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Hot rolled section | 383,200 | 13.0 | -10.7 |
| Bar | 638,400 | 12.8 | -8.1 |
| Wire rod | 125,200 | 12.7 | 11.8 |
| Heavy plate | 694,500 | 9.1 | -14.1 |
| Hot rolled wide strip | 3,055,600 | 14.3 | 0.3 |
| Cold rolled wide strip | 1,215,200 | 10.7 | 1.5 |
| Galvanized sheet | 695,400 | 10.9 | -5.2 |
| Welded pipe | 228,600 | -2.1 | -8.6 |