Author Archives: jmb

Steel Scrap Market Continues to Fall / No Signs of a Bottoming Out / H2 Export Price Drops Below 40,000 yen

Sep.11,2024 - Iron and steel

Marubeni-Itochu Steel Agree to Equity Method Investment in Spain’s Largest Independent Steel Manufacturer

Jul.25,2024 - Iron and steel

Factory tour report for Angprapha steel in Thailand. The company supports local steel production with its strength in handling iron scrap generated at factories.

Apr.16,2024 - Iron and steel

Interview to Angpraphasteel vise-president Angpraphapornchai Chayaporn. It supports domestic steel production by taking advantage of its handling of factory-generated scrap.

Apr.12,2024 - Iron and steel

Factory tour report in Millcon steel and Wastech. An integrated system from shredding ELVs to steelmaking and rolling,

Apr.11,2024 - Iron and steel

Strategy of MILLCON ,the Electric Furnaces manufacture in Thai / interview of CEO Pravit / Supplying Billets to Kobelco Joint Venture / Establishing an Integrated ELV Processing System

Apr.09,2024 - Iron and steel

Nippon Steel Upwardly Revises its Consolidated Operating Income Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2024 to 800 Billion Yen

Feb.08,2024 - Iron and steel

Aluminum Ingot Imports to be Lowest in a Decade, 2023 Forecast is 1.05-1.1 Million Tons

Dec.14,2023 - Nonferrous metal

ENEOS Holdings’ Metals Business Operating Income is Likely to Fall 5.0 Billion Yen Below Forecast to 85.0 Billion Yen

Nov.09,2023 - Nonferrous metal

Japan’s Steel Export Destination Changes Before and After the Coronavirus Pandemic

Oct.06,2023 - Iron and steel

Turkish Crude Steel Production Up 7.7% in July, Product Imports Also Rise

Sep.19,2023 - Iron and steel

Toyota to Maintain the Price of Steel Sheets Supplied in the Second Half of FY2023 for a Consecutive Year

Sep.05,2023 - Iron and steel

Gold Breaks 10,000 Yen for the First Time in Japan

Aug.30,2023 - Nonferrous metal

Crude Steel Production Forecast for FY2023 by 3 Blast Furnaces Revised Downward to 65.7 Million Tons due to Sluggish Construction Demand

Aug.15,2023 - Iron and steel

Kanto Steel Scrap Export Bid Price for August Contracts at 49,799 yen

Aug.10,2023 - Iron and steel

World Crude Steel Production Slightly Decreased in June, Growth in China and India, Decrease in Europe

Jul.27,2023 - Iron and steel

Regarding the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Measures, the Iron Federation Comments that Reporting Requirements Should be Consistent with WTO Rules

Jul.18,2023 - Iron and steel

China’s Steel Exports in January-June Rise 30% to 4.358 Million Tons, Highest Level in 6 Years

Jul.14,2023 - Iron and steel

Marubeni to Proceed with Large-Scale Expansion of Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine in Australia to 100 Million Tons Scale

Jul.07,2023 - Iron and steel

Mitsui to Acquire British Pipeline Repair Company this Summer, Aiming for Synergies in Oil and Gas

Jul.06,2023 - Iron and steel

Scrap Use Ratio for Stainless Steel Production in Japan is 72%, Higher than the Global Average of 48%

Jun.28,2023 - Iron and steel

Chinese Steel Market Continues to Grow in June, Skeptical of Higher Prices due to Sluggish Demand

Jun.21,2023 - Iron and steel

Crude Steel Production at 14 Electric Furnace Works in Kanto Declines to 362,200 Tons, Planned for June

Jun.19,2023 - Iron and steel

Zinc Official Quotation Raised 12,000 Yen to 406,000 Yen

Jun.16,2023 - Nonferrous metal

6 Steel Trading Companies Posted Highest Net Profits in Previous Fiscal Year; 4 Forecast Lower Profits for Current Fiscal Year

Jun.13,2023 - Iron and steel

Hashimoto, Chairman of JISF Expressed His Determination to Continue ResponsibleAction in Decarbonization and Stressed the Need for “Discussions on International Competition in Industry

Jan.06,2022 - Iron and steel

Crude Steel Demand Forecast at 24.15 Million Tons in Jan-Mar, Full Production Continues

Dec.24,2021 - Iron and steel

PPC Forecasts 109,000 Ton Surplus of Copper Ingots in 2022

Dec.22,2021 - Nonferrous metal

Steel Scrap in Kanto Area Market Fails to Stop Falling

Dec.22,2021 - Iron and steel

Showa Denko Strengthens Supply of High-Quality Electrodes, Establishes Production System in Europe

Dec.17,2021 - Iron and steel

POSCO to Build Lithium Plant in Argentina

Dec.17,2021 - Nonferrous metal

FY2022 Crude Steel Output to be 95-97 Million Tons, on Par with This Year’s Level, Federation of Steelworkers of Japan Chairman Hashimoto Expects

Dec.15,2021 - Iron and steel

Mitsui Kinzoku Proposes Rare Metal Solution

Dec.14,2021 - Nonferrous metal

Domestic Market Price of Steel Scrap Down 500 Yen

Dec.14,2021 - Iron and steel

Official Copper Pirce Increases by 10,000 Yen to 770,000 Yen

Nov.16,2020 - Nonferrous metal

Chinese Steel Material Price Rises Rapidly

Nov.16,2020 - Iron and steel

Iron Scrap Prices Continued to Fall, Shipments to Manufacturers are Accelerating

Apr.23,2019 - Iron and steel

Toyota Tsusho to Produce Lithium hydroxide in Fukushima

Apr.15,2019 - Nonferrous metal

TVP, the Subsidiary Kyoei Steel, Does Port Business in Full Swing

Apr.08,2019 - Iron and steel

Official Copper Price Rises to 770,000 Yen, Zinc Increases to 385,000 Yen

Apr.05,2019 - Nonferrous metal