【Ferro-alloys.com】According to data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, Japan exported 2.782,000 tons of steel in May, an increase of 11.2% year-on-year, the first year-on-year increase in 13 months. Among them, 1.787 million tons of ordinary steel were exported, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%. From the perspective of major product exports, the export volume of hot-rolled wide strip steel in May was 878 thousand tons, a slight decrease of 0.2% year-on-year; the export volume of thick plates was 198,000 tons, an increase of 8.3% year-on-year; the export volume of galvanized steel sheet and cold-rolled broadband steel were 20.9 10,000 tons and 164,000 tons, a year-on-year increase of 45.5% and 62.1% respectively.

In terms of export destinations, Japan exported 432,000 tons of steel to China in May, down 7.9% year-on-year; exported 329,000 tons of steel to South Korea, down 25.5% year-on-year; exported 485,000 tons to Thailand, up 79.6% year-on-year; The United States exported 137,000 tons, a sharp increase of 60.5% year-on-year.

In terms of imports, Japan imported 560 thousand tons of steel in May, a year-on-year decrease of 2.6%. Among them, 316,000 tons of ordinary steel were imported, a year-on-year increase of 1.5%.

Looking at the sources of Japanese ordinary steel imports in May, 203,000 tons came from South Korea, an increase of 15.5% year-on-year, the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year growth; 56,000 tons came from Taiwan, China, down 31.0% year-on-year; 42,000 tons came from China, down year-on-year 5.2%, a year-on-year decline for the 16th consecutive month. 

• [Editor:zhaozihao]