Posted on 22 Jul 2016
The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) latest statistics, in June this year Japan produced 6.659 million tons of pig iron, down 2.7% month on month to 186,000 tons, an increase of 1.7% year on year, rising for three consecutive months.
In January-June this year, Japan’s steel total production was 40.085 million tons, down 0.4% year on year.
Japan’s June crude steel production was 8.76 million tons, down 2% month on month to 180,000 tons, an increase of 2.7% year on year, fell for three consecutive months. The average daily output was 292,000 tons, an increase of 1.3% month on month to 288,000 tons.
