According to Mining News Pro -The increase in Japanese steel exports is related to the export of flat sections, which rose 76.8% compared to July of the previous year and reached 229,345 thousand tons.

According to JISF, most of Japan`s steel exports were to Thailand, thanks to economic growth and improved steel demand, recording a record 513,778 tons, up 15.3 percent from the same period last year.

Despite annual growth, Japan`s exports to China and Korea, compared to last month, fell 5.9 percent to 444,734 tons and 8.7 percent to 412,000 and 439 tons respectively.