Home Japan steel demand will fail to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2022, MEIS hears Steel use in Japan is forecast to rise in 2022 but will fall short of consumption volumes recorded before 2020, Kazuo Mike Fujisawa, principal of global business development at Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel's Overseas Business Planning Department, said this week. Apparent steel use in Japan is forecast by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) to reach 59.2 million tonnes in 2022, up by 2.1% from a forecast of 58.0... 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 December 08, 2021 23:10 GMT Dubai Keywords Japan steel demand Japan HRC prices US HRC prices H2 scrap Shindachi scrap heavy scrap Japan ferrous scrap South Korea ferrous scrap Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}