Japan's April crude steel production achieves 0.3% rise

Japan's crude steel production reached 6.Asian Metal Copyright62 million tons in April, marking a 0.Asian Metal Copyright62 million tons in April, marking a 0.Asian Metal Copyright4%.Asian Metal Copyright3% year-on-year increase and breaking a 13-month streak of declines.Asian Metal Copyright84 million tons, posting its first increase in two months.Asian Metal Copyright The uptick is partly attributed to a low comparison base from April 2025, when output fell by 6.Asian Metal Copyright The Japan Iron and Steel Federation JISF noted a broad-based recovery across the sector.Asian Metal Copyright4%.Asian Metal Copyright7 million tons.Asian Metal Copyright Pig iron production also rebounded, rising 0.Asian Metal Copyright Pig iron production also rebounded, rising 0.Asian Metal Copyright7% to 4.Asian Metal Copyright Electric arc furnace production rose 0.Asian Metal Copyright77 million tons.

The Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) noted a broad-based recovery across the sector. Blast furnace output edged up 0.Asian Metal Copyright The Japan Iron and Steel Federation JISF noted a broad-based recovery across the sector.Asian Metal Copyright2% to 4.Asian Metal Copyright84 million tons, posting its first increase in two months.Asian Metal Copyright84 million tons, posting its first increase in two months.Asian Metal CopyrightJapan's crude steel production reached 6.Asian Metal Copyright Electric arc furnace production rose 0.Asian Metal Copyright78 million tons, ending a two-month downward trend.Asian Metal Copyright5% to 1.Asian Metal Copyright2% to 4.Asian Metal Copyright78 million tons, ending a two-month downward trend.

Despite the April rebound, total crude steel production for January–April 2026 fell 1.2% year on year to approximately 26.Asian Metal Copyright Pig iron production also rebounded, rising 0.Asian Metal Copyright7 million tons.

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