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FACT BOOK 2023

Basic Facts About Nippon Steel

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Personnel and Labor Relations

Employees

Number of employees

　　
As of March 31 2020 2021 2022 2023
Employees by division



Nippon Steel Corporation*1 27,096 29,579 28,708 28,331
Those seconded to subsidiaries and other organizations (excluded from above numbers) 748 1,296 1,370 1,476
  • Head office
 2,173 2,449 2,555 2,598
  • Steelworks



North Nippon - - - 1,256
Muroran 1,033 1,041 1,026 -
Kamaishi*2 236 - - -
East Nippon - 7,037 6,780 6,429
Kashima 3,042 - - -
Kimitsu 3,547 - - -
Naoetsu 200 - - -
Nagoya 3,211 3,246 3,183 3,130
Kansai - 5,254 5,104 5,011
Wakayama*3 3,167 - - -
Osaka 1,265 - - -
Amagasaki 745 - - -
Setouchi - 3,183 2,816 2,738
Hirohata 1,351 - - -
Kyushu - 5,666 5,575 5,565
Yawata 3,578 - - -
Oita 2,083 - - -
  • Technical Development Bureau
 1,119 1,232 1,205 1,153
  • Domestic sales offices
 339 464 456 443
  • Overseas offices*4
 7 7 8 8
As of March 31 2016 2017 2018 2019
Employees by division



Nippon Steel Corporation*1 24,903 24,822 25,101 26,570
Those seconded to subsidiaries and other organizations (excluded from above numbers) 1,215 1,104 947 829
  • Head office
 2,048 2,098 2,132 2,171
  • Steelworks



  North Nippon - - - -
  Muroran 610 616 969 1,014
  Kamaishi*2 237 236 234 241
  East Nippon - - - -
  Kashima 3,066 3,025 2,963 2,985
  Kimitsu 3,560 3,494 3,437 3,485
  Naoetsu 169 175 188 201
  Nagoya 3,127 3,127 3,076 3,153
  Kansai - - - -
  Wakayama*3 1,974 1,962 1,984 3,045
  Osaka 1,138 1,157 1,157 1,225
  Amagasaki 679 699 708 705
  Setouchi - - - -
  Hirohata 1,241 1,256 1,275 1,303
  Kyushu - - - -
 Yawata 3,640 3,601 3,563 3,548
 Oita 1,952 1,927 1,962 2,011
  • Technical Development Bureau
 1,079 1,067 1,079 1,119
  • Domestic sales offices
 363 360 355 344
  • Overseas offices*4
 20 22 19 20

  • *1

    Those seconded to Nippon Steel from other companies are included.

  • *2

    Those working at Kamaishi are included in East Nippon from 2021 to 2022 and in North Nippon from 2023.

  • *3

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

  • *4

    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, 2022)

Number of Employees 28,331 Average age 39.3 Average years of continuous service 17.2

  • *

    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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Sales & administration 221 196 156 42 47 50
Engineers 239 205 252 105 99 99
Workers* 740 985 1,030 279 414 699
Total 1,200 1,386 1,438 426 560 848
Female 300 281 228 51 73 86

  • *1

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

  • *2

    The number of newly employed includes mid-career workers.

Number of employees studying abroad

Fiscal Year 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employees newly studying abroad 9 10 7 7 8 7 11