Japan: ordinary steel consumed by construction sector 2021

In the fiscal year 2021, the construction industry in Japan consumed around 20.11 million tons of ordinary steel products, increasing from roughly 18.7 million tons in the preceding fiscal year. The construction industry is the leading consumer of steel in Japan.

Consumption volume of ordinary steel products by the construction industry in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

August 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2015 to 2021; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

domestic consumption

Supplementary notes

*Estimation by Nippon Steel Corporation.

As regulated by the Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS), ordinary steel is carbon steel, which does not require heat treatment and contains silicon, manganese, phosphor, or sulfur. Special steel, in contrast, is steel alloyed with elements like chromium, nickel, molybdenum, or vanadium and has received heat treatment.

Figures before 2016 are from previous reports.
Figures have been rounded.

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