Japan steel demand dips in Nov 2017 on lower consumption

By Paul Lim / January 17, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Japan's November steel demand dipped year on year in 2017, after coming under pressure from weaker consumption in the domestic building and construction industries, Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF) statistics showed this week.

Steel demand in the building and construction sectors was down 12.2% to 948,000 tonnes, compared November 2016, and down 3.2% from 980,000 tonnes in October 2017.In November 2017,...

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