Japan’s crude steel production slightly increases in Aug m-o-m
Time:Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:14:21 +0800
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According to statistics from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s crude steel production totaled roughly 7.34 million tons in August this year, slightly rising by 0.2% compared to the previous month but sliding by 7.4% from the same month a year ago.
During the same period, Japan’s pig iron output was roughly 5.4 million tons, a month-on-month increase of 3% and a year-on-year reduction of 8.5%.
In the first eight months of this year, Japan’s crude steel production amounted to approximately 60.7 million tons, down by 5.2% year on year; the pig iron production was around 43.7 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7%.
