Finished Import Market Share YTD at 24%

Japan silicomanganese imports increase 6.01% month on month in July 2022.

Japan silicomanganese imports increase 8.2% year on year from January to July 2022.

Japan manganese ore imports decrease 15.7% year on year from January to July 2022.

Japan manganese ore imports decrease 94.95% year on year in July 2022.

In July, the largest suppliers were Canada (544,000 NT, down 14% vs. June), Mexico (460,000 NT, down 12%), South Korea (279,000 NT, down 7%), Brazil (252,000 NT, up 26%) and Japan (173,000 NT, up 76%).

In August, the largest steel import permit applications were for Canada (587,000 NT, up 8% from July final), Mexico (479,000 NT, up 4%), South Korea (202,000 NT, down 28%), Brazil (107,000 NT, down 58%) and Vietnam (107,000 NT, up 110%).

AISI reported that for the month of July 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,676,083 net tons, a 7.3 percent decrease from the 8,278,863 net tons shipped in July 2021.