Tag: Japan’s steel production sees modest growth in Jan’24

Japan’s crude steel production edged up in January 2024. The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) reported a 0.6% y-o-y increase, bringing production to 7.266 million tonnes (mnt). This marked the second consecutive month of y-o-y growth, but daily production remains stagnant at around 234,000 tonnes (t) similar to 225,000 t in December 2023, resulting…