In February this year, hot-rolled sheet shipments in Japan fell 0.2 percent from the previous month and rose 8.5 percent from the 591,521 tons recorded in the same month in 2025, amounting to 641,568 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation. (JISF) data. In a given month, 76.5 percent of shipments were made to the domestic market and the remaining 23.5 percent to export markets. In the reporting month, hot-rolled plate production in Japan was 634,528 tons, up 0.8 percent month-on-month and 0.9 percent more than last year.
Meanwhile, hot-rolled strip shipments to Japan totaled 1.13 million tons in February, down 0.7 percent. compared to the previous month and up 7.1 percent year on year. 27.7 percent of supplies were made to the domestic market and the remaining 72.3 percent to export markets. This month, hot-rolled steel production in Japan was 1.08 million tons, down 14.5 percent month-on-month and up 1.5 percent year-on-year.
