Japan imported 320,300t of petroleum coke in May, down by 16pc from April and by 37pc from a year earlier. The fall in imports was a result of lower operations at steel producers, which use petroleum coke as a feedstock or an in-house generation fuel. Japanese steel producers have continued to cut output in response to a sharp drop in demand for steel products. Japan’s crude steel output in May fell to the lowest level since April 2009 at below 6mn t as weaker demand during the Covid-19 pandemic led to extended pro- duction cuts, especially related to Japan’s vehicle production. Coking coal imports were also down in May.
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