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FACT BOOK 2021

Basic Facts About Nippon Steel

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Personnel and Labor Relations

Employees

Number of employees

As of March 31 2015 2016 2017 2018
Employees by division



Nippon Steel Corporation*1 23,775 24,903 24,822 25,101
Those seconded to subsidiaries and other organizations (excluded from above numbers) 1,208 1,215 1,104 947
  • Head office
 2,071 2,048 2,098 2,132
  • Steelworks



  Muroran 601 610 616 969
  East Nippon - - - -
  Kashima 2,726 3,066 3,025 2,963
  Kimitsu 3,550 3,560 3,494 3,437
  Kamaishi 228 237 236 234
  Naoetsu 167 169 175 188
  Nagoya 3,010 3,127 3,127 3,076
  Kansai - - - -
  Wakayama*2 1,377 1,974 1,962 1,984
  Osaka 1,072 1,138 1,157 1,157
  Amagasaki 645 679 699 708
  Setouchi - - - -
  Hirohata 1,224 1,241 1,256 1,275
  Kyushu - - - -
 Yawata 3,659 3,640 3,601 3,563
 Oita 1,963 1,952 1,927 1,962
  • Technical Development Bureau
 1,097 1,079 1,067 1,079
  • Domestic sales offices
 368 363 360 355
  • Overseas offices*3
 17 20 22 19
As of March 31 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employees by division



Nippon Steel Corporation*1 26,570 27,096 29,579 00,000
Those seconded to subsidiaries and other organizations (excluded from above numbers) 829 748 1,296
  • Head office
 2,171 2,173 2,449
  • Steelworks



Muroran 1,014 1,033 1,041
East Nippon - - 7,037
Kashima 2,985 3,042 -
Kimitsu 3,485 3,547 -
Kamaishi 241 236 -
Naoetsu 201 200 -
Nagoya 3,153 3,211 3,246
Kansai - - 5,254
Wakayama*2 3,045 3,167 -
Osaka 1,225 1,265 -
Amagasaki 705 745 -
Setouchi - - 3,183
Hirohata 1,303 1,351 -
Kyushu - - 5,666
Yawata 3,548 3,578 -
Oita 2,011 2,083 -
  • Technical Development Bureau
 1,119 1,119 1,232
  • Domestic sales offices
 344 339 464
  • Overseas offices*3
 20 7 7

  • *1

    Those seconded to Nippon Steel from other companies are included.

  • *2

    In April 2018, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Koutetsu Wakayama Corporation was merged to Nippon Steel

  • *3

    Those working at following companies are included in those seconded to subsidiaries and other organizations.
    NIPPON STEEL NORTH AMERICA, INC.、NIPPON STEEL AMÉRICA DO SUL LTDA.、NIPPON STEEL EUROPE GmbH、NIPPON STEEL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED、NIPPON STEEL CONSULTING (BEIJING) CO.,LTD.、PT. NIPPON STEEL INDONESIA、NIPPON STEEL SOUTHEAST ASIA CO., LTD.、NIPPON STEEL VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED、NIPPON STEEL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

(Reference, as of March 31, 2021)

Number of Employees 29,579 Average age 37.2 Average years of continuous service 15.5

  • *

    Those seconded to subsidiaries and other organizations and those seconded to Nippon Steel from other companies are not included in the average age and the average years of continuous services.

Number of newly employed

Fiscal Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Sales & administration 162 170 221 196 156 42
Engineers 232 232 239 205 252 105
Workers* 1,420 740 740 985 1,030 279
Total 1,814 1,142 1,200 1,386 1,438 426
Female 336 266 300 281 228 51

  • *

    Mostly employees who are engaged in operation and maintenance of steelmaking facilities

Number of employees studying abroad

Fiscal Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Employees newly studying abroad 11 4 9 10 7 7 0