Tag: Japan iron ore imports

  • Japan: Iron Ore Imports Declined 10% M-o-M in Jan’18

    Japan: Iron Ore Imports Declined 10% M-o-M in Jan’18

    Japan, the second largest iron ore importer of the world, recorded decline in imports in Jan’18. The imports witnessed at 10.62 MnT in Jan’18, down 10% as against 11.76 MnT in Dec’17. In Jan’18, Japan’s crude steel output witnessed increase by 4%,M-o-M to 9.03 MnT against 8.72 MnT in Dec’17. However on yearly basis, the…