In August this year, Japan’s hot rolled plate and sheet shipments were down by 10.1 percent compared to the previous month and by 4.3 percent from 702,398 mt recorded in the same month of 2022, amounting to 671,952 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. In the given month, 65.3 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 34.7 percent were made to the export markets. In the given month, Japan’s hot rolled plate and sheet production amounted to 741,694 mt, up by 0.3 percent month on month and by 3.7 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, in August Japan’s hot rolled strip shipments amounted to 1.32 million mt, moving down by 10.2 percent from the previous month and increasing by 24.6 percent year on year. 15.3 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 84.7 percent were made to the export markets. In the given month, Japan’s hot rolled strip production amounted to 1.34 million mt, down by 5.6 percent month on month and up by 5.5 percent year on year.