Tag: Japan’s nickel-based stainless steel imports fall y-o-y amid low demand and stocks adjustments

In the nickel-based stainless steel cold-rolled sheets market, the influence of Chinese and Taiwanese suppliers is on the rise, with a noticeable impact on Japan’s import dynamics. In the calendar year 2023, the import volume of stainless cold-rolled steel sheets in Japan experienced a y-o-y decline of 12%, reaching 160,000 t. Within this, nickel-based steel…