October 07, 2008

Japan\'s crude steel production expected to up

According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japanese steel mills plan to produce 30.94 million tonnes of crude steel in the second quarter, up by 96,000 tonnes as compared to the first quarter of 2008.

The demand for crude steel is expected to be 30.27 million tonnes an increase of 673,000 tonnes than last quarter and the output of common steel products is expected to be 21.483 million tonnes, dropped by 321,000 tonnes than the previous quarter.

(Sourced from YEIH.com)