In July of this year, the supply of cold -rolled sheet rental and strip to Japan increased by 14.4 percent compared to the previous month and decreased by 2.8 percent compared to the previous year, amounting to 415,928 metric tons. 49.9 percent of supplies were made on the domestic market, and the remaining 50.1 percent were made to export markets, according to the Japanese Black Metallurgy Federation (JISF).
Meanwhile, this month, the reserves of sheets and lanes in Japan were reduced by 2.8 percent compared to the previous month, amounting to 641 088 metric tons, and reduced and reduced. by 3.9 percent in annual calculus. 73.6 percent of the reserves belonged to steel manufacturers, and 26.4 percent to the steel merchants.
In July, the production of sheets and lanes in Japan amounted to 397,059 tons, which is 9.7 percent in monthly calculus and 3.4 percent in annual calculus.