25
May
12:15
Japan's iron, crude steel output keep falling
Japan's steel production continued to decline on-month in April, and the year-on-year increase was mainly due to the low base last year, Kallanish notes.
According to Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF) data, Japan's pig iron production in April was equal to only 92.9% of production in March, at 5.68 million tonnes. This was however 15.8% higher than the same month in 2020. Over January-April, Japan's pig iron output totalled 23.28m…
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Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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