In January this year, Japanesecrude steel
productionwas up 3.3 percent compared to the previous month and up 2.7 percent compared to January last year, totaling 9.0 million mt, according to the data released by theJapanIron and Steel Federation (JISF).
Meanwhile, in January of the current yearJapan'spig iron
productiontotaled 6.92 million metric tons, rising by 5.5 percent compared to the previous month and up by 0.5 percent year on year.
Product |
January 2017 (mt) |
M-o-m change (%) |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Hot rolled section |
472,200 |
-0.7 |
-5.0 |
Bar |
749,100 |
-1.4 |
5.9 |
157,100 |
9.1 |
-0.6 |
|
Heavyplate |
777,900 |
-2.1 |
-6.8 |
Hot rolled wide strip |
3,864,500 |
7.9 |
4.9 |
Cold rolled wide strip |
1,608,800 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
Galvanizedsheet |
972,400 |
4.6 |
5 |
Weldedpipe |
309,600 |
-4.0 |
2.1 |