23
Mar
11:42
Japan's iron, crude steel output decline in February
Japan's pig iron and crude steel production declined in February, bucking the trend of the previous months, Kallanish notes.
Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF) data shows crude steel production decreased by 5.7% on-month and 5.6% on-year to 7.47 million tonnes in February. This includes 5.76mt of ordinary steel output and 1.71mt of specialty steel output. Production of pig iron in the same month was 5.48mt, a decrease of 8.8% on-month and …
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Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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