HomeSteelLong products Coronavirus creating 'standstill' in Japan construction steels sector - Tokyo Steel A sharp decline in market sentiment, linked to the spread of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has halted activity and reduced prices in the Japanese construction steel sector, steelmaker Tokyo Steel said. The major electric-arc furnace (EAF) producer announced on Monday March 16 it will slash its April prices for H and I-beam by ¥7,000-11,000 ($65-102) per tonne month on month and... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Lee Allen March 16, 2020 12:50 GMT Singapore Keywords Tokyo Steel Japan beam output Japan rebar market Japan steel plate H2 scrap Japan ferrous scrap market Japan construction steel sector coronavirus Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}