In 2024, the most produced finished steel product in Japan was hot-rolled strips, with a volume of around ***** million metric tons. In total, the production volume of finished steel products amounted to roughly **** million tons.
products other than special steel are ordinary steel; HR stands for hot-rolled and CR for cold-rolled
Supplementary notes
As regulated by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), ordinary steel is carbon steel, which does not require heat treatment and contains silicon, manganese, phosphor, or sulfur. Special steel, in contrast, is steel alloyed with other elements like chromium, nickel, molybdenum, or vanadium and has received heat treatment.
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JISF. (April 14, 2025). Production volume of finished steel products in Japan in 2024, by steel product (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305738/japan-finished-steel-products-production-volume-by-product/
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