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FACT BOOK 2021

Basic Facts About Nippon Steel

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Steelmaking Operations

Japan's Exports of Steel Products

Export Shipments

Fiscal year 1976 1985 1990 1995
Tonnage (1,000 tons) 36,518 32,076 17,264 22,621
Monetary values ($ million) 11,148 13,684 13,636 18,911
(¥ billion) 3,311 3,257 1,928 1,812
Per-ton price ($) 305 427 790 835
(¥1,000) 90 101 112 80
Exchange rate (US$1=¥) 297 238 141 96
Fiscal year 2017 2018 2019 2020
Tonnage (1,000 tons) 37,723 34,670 35,495 31,159
Monetary values ($ million) 32,667 32,980 31,257 26,407
(¥ billion) 3,626 3,650 3,398 2,799
Per-ton price ($) 866 951 881 847
(¥1,000) 96 105 96 90
Exchange rate (US$1=¥) 111 111 109 106

Source：The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

Export Shipments by Destination

(1,000 tons)

Fiscal year 1976 1985 1990 1995
Asia 10,472 18,423 10,839 17,776
China 3,072 10,133 1,784 3,525
South Korea 1,484 1,998 1,767 3,432
Taiwan 1,317 1,132 1,632 2,447
Singapore 778 670 867 1,064
Indonesia 720 750 742 963
Thailand 753 786 1,770 2,641
Middle East 4,866 3,324 924 556
Iran 1,757 763 397 83
Saudi Arabia 1,081 1,163 246 290
Europe 8,008 2,810 951 667
EU-27*1 1,635 518 353 289
Former USSR*2 3,044 2,172 364 110
North America 8,117 5,234 3,421 2,285
USA 7,619 4,875 3,213 2,158
Canada 497 359 208 127
Central & South America 3,008 992 455 615
Africa 1,257 546 358 311
Oceania 790 755 316 416
Total 36,518 32,076 17,264 22,621
Fiscal year 2017 2018 2019 2020
Asia 29,981 28,024 27,909 24,570
China 5,593 5,338 5,212 5,851
South Korea 5,800 5,207 5,620 4,394
Taiwan 2,941 2,629 2,525 2,349
Singapore 403 415 372 351
Indonesia 2,211 2,095 2,186 1,453
Thailand 5,594 5,624 5,149 4,113
Middle East 1,044 692 1,131 810
Iran 6 12 0 0
Saudi Arabia 495 283 449 328
Europe 661 612 905 1,115
EU-27*1 295 305 354 428
Former USSR*2 87 73 56 34
North America 1,940 1,652 1,391 981
USA 1,784 1,460 1,166 894
Canada 156 192 225 87
Central & South America 3,012 2,760 2,956 2,528
Africa 868 762 1,006 1,005
Oceania 217 168 198 150
Total 37,723 34,670 35,495 31,159

Source：The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

  • *1

    The number of member countries of the EU (former EC) has expanded: from 9 in 1973 to 10 in 1981, 12 in 1986, 15 in 1995, 25 in 2004, 27 in 2007, 28 in 2013, and 27 in 2020.

  • *2

    CIS in and after 2006

Export Shipments by Type of Product

(1,000 tons)

Fiscal year 1976 1985 1990 1995
Ordinary steel products 32,340 27,365 13,612 16,751
Plates 4,145 2,845 877 1,408
Hot-rolled sheets 5,522 3,076 1,628 2,254
Cold-rolled sheets 5,756 4,784 3,188 4,230
Electrical sheets 380 309 316 543
Tinplate 872 771 755 790
Coated sheets 2,533 2,877 2,761 3,501
Pipes and tubes 4,705 6,138 2,675 1,919
Sections 8,463 5,316 1,412 2,107
Specialty steel products 1,757 2,142 2,986 3,842
Secondary products 1,366 961 526 495
Others 1,054 1,608 140 1,534
Total 36,518 32,076 17,264 22,621
Fiscal year 2017 2018 2019 2020
Ordinary steel products 24,213 22,304 23,241 20,259
Plates 2,289 2,804 2,637 2,427
Hot-rolled sheets 11,456 9,627 11,785 10,430
Cold-rolled sheets 2,488 2,409 2,163 1,682
Electrical sheets 700 639 532 477
Tinplate 604 544 491 522
Coated sheets 3,257 3,076 2,833 2,491
Pipes and tubes 944 956 780 452
Sections 2,475 2,251 2,019 1,777
Specialty steel products 8,136 7,692 7,206 5,836
Secondary products 694 674 593 518
Others 4,679 3,999 4,456 4,547
Total 37,723 34,670 35,495 31,159

Source：The Japan Iron and Steel Federation