Japan May crude steel output up greatly by 42%

Japan's crude steel output rose 42.Asian Metal Copyright2% in May from a year earlier, climbing for a third consecutive month as industry demand picked up from a coronavirus-related slump, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said on June 22.Asian Metal Copyright2% in May from a year earlier, climbing for a third consecutive month as industry demand picked up from a coronavirus-related slump, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said on June 22.

Output, which is not seasonally adjusted, increased to 8.42 million tonnes in the world's No.Asian Metal Copyright7% from April.Asian Metal Copyright3 steel producer, up 7.Asian Metal Copyright Output, which is not seasonally adjusted, increased to 8.Asian Metal Copyright7% from April.

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in April that Japan's crude steel output is forecast to rise 28.3% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, thanks to a recovery from a pandemic-induced demand collapse in the previous year.
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