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FACT BOOK 2021

Basic Facts About Nippon Steel

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Steelmaking Operations

Outline of the Manufacturing Base

(As of July,2021)

Works Muroran Works East Nippon Works
Kashima area Kimitsu area Kamaishi area Naoetsu area
Founding 1909 1968 1965 1886 1934
General Superintendent H. Minato J.Tani
Site (1,000㎡)*1 7,846 9,506 12,220 3,331 303
Crude steel production (1,000 tons)*2 791 4,447 5,703 ― ―
Major production equipment
Blast furnaces
(Inner volume, m3)
<Relining operation>

No.2 BF (3,014m3)

<Nov. 2020>
1 BF

No.1 BF (5,370m3)

<Sep. 2004>

No.3 BF (5,370m3)

<May 2007>
2 BFs

No.2 BF (4,500m3)

<May 2012>

No.4 BF (5,555m3)

<May 2003>
2 BFs

 ― ―
Basic-oxygen furnaces No.1 steelmaking
plant: 270 t/ch × 2		 No.1 steelmaking
plant: 250 t/ch × 3
No.2 steelmaking
plant: 345 t/ch × 2		 No.1 steelmaking
plant: 220 t/ch × 2
No.2 steelmaking
plant: 300 t/ch × 3		 ― ―
Electric furnaces 100 t/ch × 1 ― ― ― ―
Continuous casters 1 caster No.1 steelmaking
plant: 2 casters
No.2 Steelmaking
plant: 2 casters		 No.1 steelmaking
plant: 2 casters
No.2 steelmaking
plant: 3 casters		 ― ―
Slabbing mills Blooming mill × 1 Slabbing mill × 1 Blooming mill × 1 ― ―
Section mills ― Shape mill × 1 Shape mill × 1 ― Shape mill × 1
Bar and wire rod mills Wire rod mill × 1
Barmill × 1		 ― Wire rod mill × 1 Wire rod mill × 1 ―
Pipe and tube mills ― Hot-finish ERW
mill × 1		 Spiral mill × 2
ERW mill × 1
UO mill × 1		 ― ―
Plate and sheet mills ― Plate mill × 1
Hot-rolling mill × 1
Cold-rolling mill × 1		 Plate mill × 1
Hot-rolling mill × 1
Cold-rolling mill × 2		 ― Cold-rolling mill × 4
Coating lines ― Hot-dip galvanizing
line × 2		 Hot-dip galvanizing
line × 4
Electrogalvanizing
line × 1
Coil-coating line × 1		 ― ―
Wheel/Outer wheel mills ― ― ― ― ―
Forging mills ― ― ― ― ―
Welded H-shape mills ― Thermatool welded H-shape mill × 1 ― ― ―

  • *1:

    Including the site used for employee welfare facilities

  • *2:

    For fiscal 2020 ended March 31, 2021

(As of July,2021)

Works Nagoya Works Kansai Works
Wakayama area Osaka area Amagasaki area
Wakayama・
Kainan		 Sakai
Founding 1958 1942 1961 1901 1919
General Superintendent S. Sohma K. Nakashima
Site (1,000m2)*1 6,489 5,510 1,218 527 519
Crude steel production (1,000 tons)*2 5,569 2,694 ― 37 ―
Major production equipment
Blast furnaces
(Inner volume, m3)
<Relining operation>

No.1 BF (5,443m3)

<Apr. 2007>

No.3 BF (4,300m3)

<Apr. 2000>
2 BFs

No.1 BF (3,700m3)

<Jul. 2009>

No.2 BF (3,700m3)

<Feb. 2019>
2 BFs

 ― ― ―
Basic-oxygen furnaces No.1 steelmaking
plant: 160 t/ch × 3
No.2 steelmaking
plant: 270 t/ch × 3		 Steelmaking plant: 260 t/ch × 3 ― ― ―
Electric furnaces ― 80 t/ch × 1(stainless) ― 40 t/ch × 1 ―
Continuous casters 3 casters Steelmaking plant: 5 casters
Stainless plant: 1 caster		 ― ― ―
Slabbing mills Slabbing mill × 1 Blooming mill × 1 ― ― ―
Section mills ― ― Shape mill × 1 ― ―
Bar and wire rod mills ― ― ― ― ―
Pipe and tube mills Medium-diameter
ERW mill × 1		 Medium-diameter seamless mill × 1
Small-diameter seamless mill × 2		 ― ― Seamless mill × 2
Plate and sheet mills Plate mill × 1
Hot-rolling mill × 1
Cold-rolling mill × 2		 Cold-rolling mill × 1 ― ― ―
Coating lines Tinning line × 1
Tin-free steel line × 1
Hot-dip galvanizing line × 3
Film-laminating line × 2		 ― ― ― ―
Wheel/Outer wheel mills ― ― ― Wheel mill × 1
Outer wheel mill × 1		 ―
Forging mills ― ― ― Die forging press × 4
Axle forging machine × 1
Free forging press × 2		 Super forging press × 1
Welded H-shape mills ― ― ― ― ―

  • *1:

    Including the site used for employee welfare facilities

  • *2:

    For fiscal 2020 ended March 31, 2021

(As of July,2021)

Works Setouchi Works
Hirohata area Kure area Hanshin area
Sakai Toyo Osaka Kanzaki
Founding 1939 1951 1966 1999 1953 1950
General Superintendent K. Fukuda K. Fukuda
Site (1,000m2)*1 6,190 1,468 508 758 55 45
Crude steel production (1,000 tons)*2 505 1,304 ― ― ― ―
Major production equipment
Blast furnaces
(Inner volume, m3)
<Relining operation>		 (Cold ferrous materials
melting furnace)

No.1 BF (2,650m3)

<Apr. 1995>

No.2 BF (2,080m3)

<Nov. 2003>

 ― ― ― ―
Basic-oxygen furnaces Melting furnace:
200 t/ch × 1
Decarburization
furnace:100 t/ch × 1
Melting/decarburization
furnace: 120 t/ch × 1		 No1 Steelmaking Plant
90 t/ch × 2
No.2 Steelmaking Plant
185 t/ch × 1		 ― ― ― ―
Electric furnaces ― ― ― ― ― ―
Continuous casters 2 casters 2 casters ― ― ― ―
Slabbing mills ― ― ― ― ― ―
Section mills ― ― ― ― ― ―
Bar and wire rod mills ― ― ― ― ― ―
Pipe and tube mills ― ― ― ― ― ―
Plate and sheet mills Hot-rolling mill × 1
Cold-rolling mill × 2
Electrical sheet mill × 2		 Hot-rolling mill × 1 Cold-rolling mill × 2 Cold-rolling mill × 1 Cold-rolling mill × 1 Cold-rolling mill × 2
Coating lines Tinning line × 1
Hot-dip galvanizing
line × 2
Electrogalvanizing
line × 1		 ― Hot-dip galvanizing
line×3
Electrolytic copper
plating line×1
Coil-coating line×1		 Hot-dip galvanizing
line×1		 ― ―
Wheel/Outer wheel mills ― ― ― ― ― ―
Forging mills ― ― ― ― ― ―
Welded H-shape mills ― ― ― ― ― ―

  • *1:

    Including the site used for employee welfare facilities

  • *2:

    For fiscal 2020 ended March 31, 2021

(As of July,2021)

Works Kyushu Works
Yawata area Oita area
Tobata･Yawata Kokura Hikari Titanium
Production		 Oita Hikari Pipe & Tube Div.
Founding 1901 1918 1984 1971 1955
General Superintendent Y.Nomiyama
Site (1,000m2)*1 14,686 1,269 ―*3 7,110 784*3
Crude steel production (1,000 tons)*2 3,254 305 ― 8,391 ―
Major production equipment
Blast furnaces
(Inner volume, m3)
<Relining operation>

Tobata No.4 BF (5,000m3)

<Apr. 2014>
1BF

 ― ―

No.1 BF (5,775m3)

<Aug. 2009>

No.2 BF (5,775m3)

<May 2004>
2 BFs

 ―
Basic-oxygen furnaces No.1 steelmaking
plant: 170 t/ch × 2
No.3 steelmaking
plant: 350 t/ch × 2		 ― ― Steelmaking plant:
410 t/ch × 3		 ―
Electric furnaces ― ― ― ― ―
Continuous casters No.3 steelmaking
plant: 5 casters		 ― ― 3 casters ―
Slabbing mills ― Blooming mill × 1 ― Slabbing mill × 1 ―
Section mills Shape mill × 1 ― ― ― Hot extrusion mill × 1
(shapes and pipes/tubes)
Bar and wire rod mills ― Wire rod mill × 1
Barmill × 1		 ― ― ―
Pipe and tube mills Spiral mill × 1 ― ― ― Medium-diameter ERW mill × 1
Small-diameter ERW mill × 1
Plate and sheet mills Hot-rolling mill × 1
Cold-rolling mill × 3
Electrical sheet mill × 2		 ― Cold-rolling mill × 1 Plate mill × 1
Hot-rolling mill × 1		 ―
Coating lines Tinning line × 2
Tin-free steel line × 1
Hot-dip galvanizing line × 1
Hot-dip aluminizing line × 1
Terne-coating line× 1		 ― ― ― ―
Wheel/Outer wheel mills ― ― ― ― ―
Forging mills ― ― ― ― ―
Welded H-shape mills ― ― ― ― ―

  • *1:

    Including the site used for employee welfare facilities

  • *2:

    For fiscal 2020 ended March 31, 2021

  • *3:

    Total of Yawata area (Hikari Titanium Production) and Oita area (Hikari Pipe ＆ Tube Div.）