In July this year, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet shipments increased by 6.3 percent compared to the previous month and were up by seven percent compared to the same month last year, amounting to 890,000 metric tons. 69 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 31 percent were made to the export markets, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data.
In July of the current year, Japan's hot rolled plate and sheet production amounted to 811,000 mt, down 9.6 percent month on month and rising 2.4 percent year on year.
Meanwhile, in July, Japan's hot rolled strip shipments amounted to 1.62 million mt, up 13 percent from the previous month and rising by one percent year on year. 24 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market, while the remaining 76 percent were made to the export markets. In the given month, Japan's hot rolled strip production amounted to 1.62 million mt, increasing by 12.5 percent month on month and down by 5.8 percent year on year.