In August this year, Japanese crude steel manufacturing was down by 3.2 percent contrasted to the previous month as well as by 2.9 percent contrasted to August 2022, completing 7.15 million mt, according to the information launched by the Japan Iron as well as Steel Federation (JISF).
Meanwhile, in the offered month Japan‘s pig iron manufacturing amounted to 5.38 million statistics loads, down by 1.9 percent contrasted to the previous month as well as by 0.7 percent year on year.
In the January-August duration this year, the nation’s crude steel output stood at 58.36 million statistics loads, down by 3.8 percent, while its pig iron manufacturing concerned 42.45 million statistics loads, dropping by 2.9 percent, both on year-on-year basis.
The manufacturing quantity of some steel items in Japan can be seen in the graph listed below:
Product |
August 2023 (mt) |
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