Japanese ferrous scrap consumption decreased by 15.2% to 38.929 million tonnes in fiscal 2009 ended March 2010 from fiscal 2008, which decreased for 2 years in a row, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The converters’ ferrous scrap consumption decreased by 3.4% to 11.76 million tonnes in fiscal 2009 from fiscal 2008. The consumption decreased by 19.7% to 21.474 million tonnes for electric furnaces and by 16.7% to 4.765 million tonnes for casting industry. Japanese ferrous scrap supply decreased by 19.7% to 37.942 million tonnes in fiscal 2009 from fiscal 2008. The supply decreased by 14.8% to 12.101 million tonnes from steel makers and by 21.9% to 25.841 million tonnes from the market.| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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Japan Steel Scrap Composite Prices (Sangyo Press)
2026/09/10| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 48200YEN (-) | 51300YEN (-) |
| 315.59US$ (0.02) | 335.89US$ (0.03) |
* 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
