Increasing trend of imports steels doesn’t stop. According to foreign trade statistics (flash) Ministry of Finance announced on 19th, imports of all iron and steels increased by 58.2% from the previous year to 857,103 tons. Imports from China increased to 2.7-fold. And they from Korea keep stable tone. They exceed the previous year level for the straight 5 months, and recorded to 800,000 tons level for the first time since January 2014.
Japan Steel Scrap Composite Prices (Sangyo Press)
2026/06/30| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 54200YEN (-) | 57000YEN (-) |
| 335.83US$ (-1.32) | 353.18US$ (-1.39) |
* 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











