Awards Received in FY2018
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| Award name | Sponsor | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Awards from customers | ||
| Excellent Supplier Award 2017 (12th time) | TTX Company (U.S.A.) | High evaluation of quality, cost, delivery, service, financials, and management (Nippon Steel, Standard Steel) |
| Supplier of the Year 2019 | Railway Systems Business Unit, Hitachi Ltd. | Delivery of high-grade high-performance railway cars, wheels and axles and bogies to railway systems of Hitachi Ltd. for many years (Nippon Steel) |
| Excellent Partners Meeting 2018 ECO-VC Gold Award (9th consecutive year) | Panasonic Corporation | Significant reduction in CO2 emission by developing a new series of electrical steel sheets that realize high efficiency (Nippon Steel) |
| Wells Equipment Supplier of the Year Award | Royal Dutch Shell Group | Delivery of high-grade product development, on-time delivery, global provision of best practices that match needs of each region (Nippon Steel) |
| Diamond Supplier Award 2018 (2nd consecutive year) | Navistar International Corporation (USA) | Outstanding contribution of high-grade precision-machined crankshafts in quality, delivery, technology and cost (Nippon Steel and Sumikin Crankshaft) |
| 2018-19 Top 100 Global Innovator Award (the first steel company awarded for the 7th consecutive year) | Clarivate Analytics (USA) | Awarded as one of the world’s most innovative companies based on the analysis of the trend in intellectual property and patents (Nippon Steel) |
| Awards from governments and institutions | ||
| Person of the Year | Câmara de Comércio Brasileira no Japão (CCBJ) | Achievement as a corporate executive who contributed and strived to enhance the Brazil-Japan business(President of Nippon Steel) |
| The 2nd Infrastructure Maintenance Grand Award (Award of Excellence) | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, etc. | Adoption of long-term durable, anti-corrosion titanium foils for the lighthouse made of steel in the early Meiji period (Nippon Steel, Nippon Steel Anti-Corrosion) |
| The 34th SOKEIZAI Industry Technology Award (SOKEIZAI Center Chairman’s award) | SOKEIZAI (Shaped Raw Material) Center | Development of forming technology for fuel tanks made of titanium steel for mass-produced motorcycles(Nippon Steel) |
| The 53rd JSPMI Award, (Chairman’s Award) | Japan Society for the Promotion of Machine Industry (JSPMI) | Development of high-efficiency, light-weight permanent magnetic retarder (Nippon Steel) |
| The 65th Okochi Memorial Production Prize | Okochi Memorial Foundation | Development of environmental impact-reducing ultra-high-tensile wire rods for bridge cables (Nippon Steel) |
| The 51st Ichimura Prize in Industry for Distinguished Achievement | Ichimura Foundation for New Technology | Enhancement of collision safety for ships by development of high-ductility steel plates (Nippon Steel) |
| The 51st Ichimura Prize in Industry against Global Warming for Distinguished Achievement | Ichimura Foundation for New Technology | Development HRX19™ high-strength stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen environments to help accelerate the creation of a hydrogen-oriented society (Nippon Steel) |
| The 45th Iwatani Naoji Memorial Award | The Iwatani Naoji Foundation | Development HRX19™ high-strength stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen environments (Nippon Steel) |