The Japan Iron and Steel Association (JISF) reported that Japanese crude steel production was 6.90 million tons in December last year, down 3.8% month-on-month and 13.1% year-on-year. Pig iron production in this month was 5.06 million tons, down 0.8% from November and down 14.3% from the same month in 2021. For the whole year, pig […]