Japan's manganese alloys import decreased by 20% y-o-y in CY'23 to 295,605 t which was 368,063 t in CY'22.

Ferro chrome imports in Japan decreased 11% y-o-y to 550,415 t in CY'23 as against 617,139 t in CY'22.

December 2023 crude steel production and 2023 global crude steel production totals.

The world stainless association has released figures for the first nine months of 2023 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 2.5% year–on–year to 42.6 million metric tons.

The global nickel market had a surplus of 23,900 metric tons in September, up from a surplus of 14,200 tons in the same month of last year, data from the International Nickel Study Group (INSG) showed on Wednesday.

World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 150.0 million tonnes (Mt) in October 2023, a 0.6% increase compared to October 2022.

World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 149.3 million tonnes (Mt) in September 2023, a 1.5% decrease compared to September 2022.

World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 152.6 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2023, a 2.2% increase compared to August 2022.