Japan made landmark progress in 2013 in methane hydrate development -- carrying out the world's maiden offshore production test and later confirming the existence of "substantial" structures containing shallow methane in the Sea of Japan in ...
Tags: Methane Hydrates, Chemicals
According to the Japanese Ministry of Trade (METI), Japanese demand for crude steel in the first quarter of 2014 is expected total 27.85 million mt, decreasing by 1.4 percent from the fourth quarter output forecast made in the third ...
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In November this year, Japan's industrial production increased by 0.1 percent from the previous month and rose by five percent from November in the previous year, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production report ...
Tags: Steel Production, Mineral
According to the forecast made by the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (Meti), Japan’s steel demand will be at 27.85 million tons in the first quarter of 2014, up slightly by 0.6% year on year and increasing by 1.4% from a ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
According to the statistics from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan’s output of hot rolled (HR) stainless steel products totaled 252,319 tons in this October, down by 1% from a month ago but rising by 4.1% year ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
Japan's ethylene production in November edged up 3.4% from October to 598,700 mt, and jumped 10.8% year on year, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said late Wednesday. The ministry also announced that Japan's exports of ethylene ...
Tags: Ethylene Output, Chemicals
Japan's ethylene production in November edged up 3.4% from October to 598,700 mt, and jumped 10.8% year on year, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said late Wednesday. The ministry also announced that Japan's exports of ethylene ...
Tags: Japan, Ethylene, Output Rises
In October this year, Japan's industrial production increased 0.5 percent from the previous month, while output increased by 4.7 percent from October in the previous year, according to the preliminary indices of the Industrial Production ...
Rumors have it that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI) is considering revising PV subsidy downward to JPY34/kWh in 2014 and JPY30/kWh in 2015. According to EnergyTrend, whether Japan's subsidy cut will come true or ...
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Japan's production of silicomanganese fell to a record low in September, with market sources attributing this largely to two of the three producers shifting their domestic operations to less power-intensive ferromanganese production and ...
Tags: Silicomanganese, Chemicals
According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan’s industrial production rose by 1.3% month on month in September and increased by 5.1% year on year. In September, the country’s iron ...
In September this year, Japan's industrial production increased 1.3 percent from the previous month, while output increased by 5.1 percent from September in the previous year, according to the revised indices of the Industrial Production ...
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (Meti) predicted that the country's specialty steel output might jump by 20.8% year on year to reach 5,324,000 tons in October-December. Also, the figures increased by 4.3% from a quarter ago. ...
Tags: Steel, Construction
According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (Meti), the country's steel output should reach 28.48 million tons in the fourth quarter of this year, rising by 9.9% year on year and increasing by 2.7% from a ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Toshimitsu Motegi, Thursday asked visiting US energy secretary Ernest Moniz to move forward the two countries' bilateral agreement on methane hydrate cooperation, a METI source said. The ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy