Tokyo Steel's April crude steel produced 195900 tonnes
Tokyo Steel Mfg Company produced a total of 195,900 tonnes of crude steel from its four works in April 2014 down 60,600 tonnes or 23.6% from a month ago.
In the breakdown by works, Tahara accounted for 45,100 tonnes, down 7,500 tonnes from a month ago; Okayama 57,500 tonnes down 17,600 tonnes; Kyushu 66,200 tonnes down 9,900 tonnes and Utsunomiya 27,100 tonnes down 25,600 tonnes.
By comparison, JFE Bars & Shapes Corp produced a total of 240,900 tonnes of crude steel from its six works in April 2014, down 27,700 tonnes or 10.3% from a month ago. As a result, JFE B&S held top place in April crude steel production among domestic electric steelmakers putting out ordinary steel products.
In the breakdown of JFE B&S's April crude steel production by works, Toyohira accounted for 26,500 tonnes up 400 tonnes from a month ago; Sendai 64,100 tonnes down 4,700 tonnes; Kashima 34,700 tonnes down 4,600 tonnes; Misato 25,900 tonnes down 2,100 tonnes; Himeji 37,700 tonnes, down 19,000 tonnes; and Mizushima 52,100 tonnes, up 2,400 tonnes.
Meanwhile, April volumes of crude steel production by other electric steelmakers in the ordinary steel sector were Osaka Steel Co/80,600 tonnes (10,700 tonnes from the Okajima works, 38,600 tonnes from the Sakai works and 31,200 tonnes from the West Japan works); Kyoei Steel Ltd/140,000 tonnes (38,900 tonnes from the Nagoya works, 25,200 tonnes from the Osaka works, 24,200 tonnes from the Hirakata works and 51,700 tonnes from the Yamaguchi works); Godo Steel Ltd/94,700 tonnes (30,700 tonnes from the Funabashi works, 38,700 tonnes from the Osaka works and 25,400 tonnes from the Himeji works); Sanko Seiko Co/24,300 tonnes (from the Hiratsuka works); Jonan Steel Corp/26,800 tonnes (from the Kawaguchi works); and Tokyo Tekko Co/39,500 tonnes (from the Oyama works).
Source - The TEX Report