Meanwhile, Japan's pig iron production totaled 5.06 million metric tons in the month, up 6.4 percent from the previous month and down 1.5 percent year-on-year.
In the first seven months of this year, the country's steel production totaled 47.46 million metric tons, down 4.7 percent, while pig iron production totaled 34.34 million metric tons, down 4.1 percent from the same period last year.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the graph below.:
| Product | July 2025 (mt) | Change M-o-m (%) | Change yoy (%) |
| Hot rolled profile | 310,100 | -13.8 | -14.6 |
| Bar | 581,100 | -5.8 | 1.9 | 107,400 | 1.9 | -4.9 |
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