Japan: Ferro Alloy Imports Rises Up in Feb’18

According to the Japanese customs, the country witnessed a substantial rise of 69% M-o-M in its Ferro Alloy imports.

Japan imported 0.27 MnT in Feb’18 against 0.16 MnT in Jan’18. Moreover, on yearly basis, Japanese imports increased by 35% as it imported 0.2 MnT in Feb’17.

In Feb’18 Japanese imports majorly consist of Manganese Ore at 0.16 MnT, witnessing a mammoth increase of more than 400% M-o-M against 0.03 MnT in Jan’18. Ferro Chrome imports by Japan in Feb’18 is 0.07 MnT registering a decrease of 13% against 0.08 MnT in Jan’18 while Ferro Silicon imports by the country were stable at 0.04 MnT.

South Africa remains the largest Ferro Alloy exporter to Japan at 0.16 MnT in Feb’18 recording a massive increase of 129% M-o-M. Gabon was the second largest exporter to Japan at 0.04 MnT followed by Kazakhstan at 0.02 MnT among the others.