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 |
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| 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)
2025/06/13| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 41000YEN (-) | 43000YEN (-) |
| 288.57US$ (2.1) | 302.65US$ (2.2) |
* 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
