Japan produced 6.34 million metric tons of crude steel in September 2026, down 0.6% from a year earlier and 4.7% from August. The figures were released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF).
Pig iron production totaled 4.48 million metric tons, decreasing 2.8% year on year and 11.7% month on month.
From January through September, crude steel output fell 0.3% year on year to 60.32 million metric tons. Pig iron production declined 0.2% to 43.84 million metric tons.
Product September 2026 (mt) M-o-m change (%) Y-o-y change (%) Hot rolled section 358,700 4.1 10.9 Bar 536,100 20.2 -6.5 Wire rod 114,400 2.1 9.0 Heavy plate 645,000 -3.3 0.6 Hot rolled wide strip 2,547,600 -14.1 -7.7 Cold rolled wide strip 1,062,100 -13.5 -6.2 Galvanized sheet 669,100 -5.0 -2.6 Welded pipe 225,800 8.5 -9.0
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