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FACT BOOK 2023

Basic Facts About Nippon Steel

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Steelmaking Operations

Japan's Exports of Steel Products

Export Shipments

Fiscal year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Tonnage (1,000 tons) 35,495 31,159 34,401 32,284
Monetary values ($ million) 31,257 26,407 37,604 37,753
(¥ billion) 3,398 2,799 4,128 5,087
Per-ton price ($) 881 847 1,093 1,169
(¥1,000) 96 90 120 158
Exchange rate (US$1=¥) 109 106 110 135
Fiscal year 1976 1985 1990 1995
Tonnage (1,000 tons) 36,518 32,076 17,264 22,621
Monetary values ($ 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

Source：The Japan Iron and Steel Federation

Export Shipments by Destination

(1,000 tons)

Fiscal year 2019 2020 2021 2022
Asia 27,909 24,570 26,780 23,942
China 5,212 5,851 5,124 3,482
South Korea 5,620 4,394 4,897 5,603
Taiwan 2,525 2,349 2,341 1,765
Singapore 372 351 398 469
Indonesia 2,186 1,453 2,311 2,285
Thailand 5,149 4,113 5,929 5,086
Middle East 1,131 810 428 640
Iran 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia 449 328 129 133
Europe 905 1,115 1,659 2,501
EU-27*1 354 428 1,003 1,853
Former USSR*2 56 34 28 19
North America 1,391 981 1,306 1,402
U.S.A. 1,166 894 1,178 1,293
Canada 225 87 128 109
Central & South America 2,956 2,528 3,290 2,810
Africa 1,006 1,005 794 854
Oceania 198 150 143 134
Total 35,495 31,159 34,401 32,284
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
U.S.A. 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

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 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ordinary steel products 23,241 20,259 22,128 21,629
Plates 2,637 2,427 2,676 3,569
Hot-rolled sheets 11,785 10,430 10,701 11,157
Cold-rolled sheets 2,163 1,682 2,114 1,589
Electrical sheets 532 477 606 609
Tinplate 491 522 440 553
Coated sheets 2,833 2,491 3,048 2,313
Pipes and tubes 780 452 432 522
Sections 2,019 1,777 2,111 2,046
Specialty steel products 7,206 5,836 7,676 6,713
Secondary products 593 518 631 555
Others 4,456 4,547 3,965 3,387
Total 35,495 31,159 34,401 32,284
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

Source：The Japan Iron and Steel Federation