Tag: Japan: METI predicts increase in crude steel production by 1.5% y-o-y for Q1CY’24

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released its production plan for the first quarter of 2024 (Q1CY’24), predicting a 1.5% y-o-y increase in crude steel production for Q1CY’24, reaching 21.95 million tonnes (mnt). This marks the second consecutive quarter exceeding y-o-y production, but falls short of 22 mnt for the third quarter in…