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NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Company Profile
| Company Name | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
|---|---|
| Representative | Eiji Hashimoto Representative Director and President |
| URL | https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/ |
| Established | October 1, 2012 |
| Employees | 105,796 (As of March 31, 2019) |
| Head Office | 2-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8071, Japan |
| Manufacturing Facilities, Branches and Subsidiaries | Osaka Steel Works (Konohana-ku, Osaka City/Main plants for railway products) Domestic: 14 manufacturing bases Global expansion: Expand offices and manufacturing bases in 18 countries worldwide (As of March 31, 2019) |
| Capital | JPY 419.5 billion * |
| Total Assets | JPY 8,495.2 billion * |
| Net Assets | JPY 3,607.4 billion * |
| Net Sales | JPY 6,178 billion * |
| Operating Income | JPY 265.1 billion * |
Overview
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, which was founded through merger of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal, changed its trade name in April 2019 and made a new start as Nippon Steel Corporation.
We aim to become the world's No. 1 steelmaker with the world's best technology and manufacturing capabilities that contribute to society through our steel business. Both of the former companies were founded in 1901 and have made great eorts to contribute to global market. For Railway products, we have been manufacturing them since our foundation, and we are supporting the high-speed transportation generation with consistent improvement of our technology.
Products and Services
High-speed railway wheels need to withstand train speeds of more than 300 km/h, and subway and urban train railway wheels face increasingly severe use conditions attributable to higher acceleration and braking performances of trains. NSC produces railway wheels employing world's highest level cleanliness steel and advanced hot-forming, processing and inspection technologies. These wheels with long record of actual results has acquired high reliability from railway companies overseas.
