Tag: Japan: Eyes 67% scrap-based steel by 2030 for a circular future

Japan: Steel output from domestic scrap generation may meet 67% of country’s consumption needs by 2030

Nov 25, 2025

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Adarsh Ramteke

in Melting Scrap

Domestic scrap to generate 36 mnt of steel against demand of 54 mnt 99.6% of national scrap demand to be met by 2030 if exports halt Japan Metal Daily: Tokyo Steel announced Japan’s first estimate of the Circular Steel Ratio (CSR) — a new indicator measuring the percentage of steel products consumed domestically that are…