From January to May, 2020, the output of flat steel in the country increased by 13% year-on-year to 945178 tons.

In Jan-Apr, 2020, Japan imported 133461.152 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%), a decrease of 13.01% year on year.

Japan ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports in Jan-Apr down 43.63%.

The last time output fell to a similar level was in June 2009, when the output was 2.60 million tonnes, WV Stahl added.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]“The 19-percent slump in ferrosilicon sales quarter-on-quarter was due to our forming a major export batch for our Asian partners, which was shipped after this accounting period’s end. At the same time we increased ferrosilicon sales on the...

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137.1 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2020, a 13.0% decrease compared to April 2019.

In the week ending on May 16, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,181,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 52.7 percent.

Global thermal coal exports in March recorded their steepest annual decline in more than four years, with further supply adjustments likely in the near term as the market rebalances in the wake of lower prices and demand.