Tag: Japan: Steel sheet inventory rises for first time in 3 months in August

Inventory of sheet steel products rose by 96,000 tonnes (t) m-o-m to 4.46 million tonnes (mnt) in late-August 2022, marking the first increase in three months. The rise in inventory was mainly due to the summer holidays in Japan. Out of the total inventory in end-August, the inventory with manufacturers stood at 1.91 mnt, up…