Japanese stainless steel makers received 0.8% lower order for stainless flat steel at 219,756 tonnes in March from a year earlier, Japan Stainless Steel Association. The order increased by 5.1% to 91,812 tonnes for chrome series stainless and decreased by 5.2% to 127,131 tonnes for nickel series.The order jumped from furniture and industrial machinery in March. The order from automobile increased by 16.3% from a year earlier with firm demand both for nickel and chrome series stainless. The order for kitchen applications decreased by 4.8% and the order for chemical machinery decreased by 14%.
See attached table.| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Sep | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
Japan Steel Scrap Composite Prices (Sangyo Press)
2025/04/01| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 41000YEN (-) | 43500YEN (-) |
| 275.5US$ (-0.56) | 292.3US$ (-0.59) |
* Average of electric furnaces steel maker's purchasing price in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya (per ton)
- JMB Tieup company
- The Korea Metal Journal
- ferro-alloys.com
- Steel on the net
- AMM
- MEPS
