Tag: Japan’s crude steel output expected to decline by over 2% y-o-y in July-September – METI

Japan’s crude steel output expected to decline by over 2%, y-o-y, in July-September – METI

Jul 15, 2022

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Suyash Jain

in HRC

Japan’s crude steel production is estimated to decline by 2.4% y-o-y to 23.49 million tonnes (mnt) in July-September 2022, according to the latest release by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Notably, crude steel output has decreased for three consecutive quarters. Matsuno Daisuke, Metal Manager, METI, expects demand to improve despite challenges such as…