Japan's largest electric steelmaker Tokyo Steel Mfg Co put out a total of 126,000 tons of crude steel from the company's four works in March 2009, down 18,000 tons from a month ago. In the breakdown by works, Okayama accounted for 47,000 tons, Kyushu 36,000 tons, Takamatsu 14,000 tons, and Utsunomiya 29,000 tons.
For the month under review, crude steel production volumes from the nation's other major electric steelmakers were: Asahi Industries Co/36,000 tons (from the Saitama works); Osaka Steel Co/65,000 tons (11,000 tons from the Okajima works, 36,000 tons from the Sakai works, and 18,000 tons from the West Japan works); Kyoei Steel Ltd/115,000 tons (36,000 tons from the Nagoya works, 17,000 tons from the Osaka works, 22,000 tons from the Hirakata works, and 39,000 tons from the Yamaguchi works); Godo Steel Ltd/49,000 tons (25,000 tons from the Funabashi works, 19,000 tons from the Osaka works, and 5,000 tons from the Himeji works); JFE Bars & Shapes Corp/36,000 tons (3,000 tons from the Sendai works, 14,000 tons from the Kashima works, and 19,000 tons from the Himeji works); and Tokyo Tekko Co/30,000 tons (from the Oyama works). |
