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Japan’s crude steel production falls in Apr

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Update time : 2022-05-24 20:27:35
According to statistics from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s crude steel production totaled roughly 7.5 million tons in April this year, falling by 6% compared to the previous month and also sliding by 4.4% from the same month a year ago.

During the same period, Japan’s pig iron output was roughly 5.3 million tons, a month-on-month decrease of 6.8% and a year-on-year reduction of 6.2%.

In the first four months of this year, Japan’s crude steel production amounted to approximately 30.5 million tons, down by 3.3% year on year; the pig iron production was around 22.1 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 5.2%.
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