Author: Nidhi Awasthi
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Japan: Iron ore imports edge down by 2% y-o-y in CY’23
Iron ore (including pellets) imports into Japan inched down by 2% y-o-y to 102.2 mnt in CY’23 (Jan-Dec’23) as against 104.2 mnt in the year-ago period, as per Customs data. Australia was the largest exporter with 57.36 mnt followed by Brazil with 31.59 mnt. However, import volumes rose by 15% m-o-m to 8.87 mnt in…