Meanwhile, in the specified month, pig iron production in Japan amounted to 4.81 million metric tons, which is 0.5 percent less than in the previous month and 6.9 percent year-on-year.
In 2025, the country's steel production amounted to 80.68 million metric tons, which is four percent less than in 2024, and pig iron production amounted to 58.45 million metric tons, a decrease of 4.2 percent.
The production volume of some steel products in Japan can be seen in the chart below.:
| Product | December 2025 (mt) | M-o-m change (%) | Y-o-y change (%) |
| Hot rolled products | 370,000 | -2.6 | 2.5 |
| Bar | 525.700 | -9.7 | -7.1 |
| 125,500 | 13.5 | 8.4 |
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