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Jan
15:00
Japanese steel output ends 2022 with drop
Japanese steel production fell sharply in December and over calendar-year 2022, according to data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (Jisf). Crude steel output was still up from 2020, but remains well below pre-Covid levels, Kallanish notes.
Japan produced 6.9 million tonnes of crude steel in December 2022, down 3.8% from November and 13.1% year-on-year. That brought crude steel output over the full calendar year to 89.23mt, down 7.4% from 2021. Output botto…
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Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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