Japan steel output increase may boost met coal, iron ore demand

摘要

Higher Japanese steel output maybe expected in the 2018-2019 fiscal year,with steel usage and exports supportedby preparations for the 2020 Olympics andoverseas demand, potentially increasingcoking coal and iron ore trade.The Japan Iron & Steel Federationsees crude steel output edging up in thefiscal year starting in April, with levelsanticipated to exceed 106 million mt, thegroup said Monday.