In October this year, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet shipments decreased by 1.9 percent compared to the previous month and were down by 16.1 percent compared to the same month of 2016, amounting to 777,800 metric tons. 82 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 18 percent were made to the export markets, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in October, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet production amounted to 821,752 mt, up 5.9 percent month on month and falling 7.7 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, in October, Japan's hot rolled strip shipments amounted to 1.17 million mt, down 17.7 percent from the previous month and falling by 21.6 percent year on year. 30 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 70 percent were made to the export markets. In the given month, Japan's hot rolled strip production amounted to 1.32 million mt, decreasing by 2.1 percent month on month and down by 12.3 percent year on year.