According to the Japanese customs, the country has witnessed an increase of 7% Y-o-Y in its ferro alloy imports in CY17.
In CY17, Japan imported 2.23 MnT of ferro alloys against 2.08 MnT in CY16. Japan recorded an increase of 9% Y-o-Y in its Manganese Ore imports, 4% Y-o-Y in Ferro Chrome and 7% Y-o-Y in Ferro Silicon imports.
| Sub-Commodity | CY16 | CY17 | Change |
| Manganese Ore | 0.9 | 0.98 | 9% |
| Ferro Chrome | 0.74 | 0.77 | 4% |
| Ferro Silicon | 0.43 | 0.47 | 9% |
| Total | 2.08 | 2.23 | 7% |
Moreover, on M-o-M basis, Japan witnessed an increase of 10% at 0.22 MnT in Dec’17 against 0.2 MnT in Nov’17.
In Dec’17, Japan imported 0.06 MnT of Ferro Chrome, 0.04 MnT Ferro Silicon, and 0.12 MnT Manganese Ore. Japan registered a substantial increase of 20% M-o-M in its Manganese Ore volume. While the export quantity of Ferro Silicon and Ferro Chrome has been stable on M-o-M basis.
South Africa remained the largest exporter of Ferro Alloys to Japan at 0.7 MnT, witnessing a decrease of 30% M-o-M. Kazakhstan and Australia exported a similar volume of ferro alloys with each exporting 0.04 MnT in Dec’17.
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