Kashima Steel Works Completes Gas Holder Installation

Feb. 27, 2013

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Kashima Steel Works Completes Gas Holder Installation
Full Restoration of All Manufacturing Facilities
Damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake



Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC; Chairman & CEO, Mr. Shoji Muneoka) has constructed a new gas holder* to replace the one damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011. It started operation today. This completes our restoration of all production facilities damaged by the quake.
Based on the lessons learned from the 2011 earthquake, we applied seismic design standards with twice the resistance to lateral seismic motion than previously. We have also taken measures to stop off-center and rotational movement of pistons in order to prevent gas leakage. In addition, its capacity has been increased by 50%. This ensures a more stable supply of gas to Kashima Kyodo Electric Power Company and thereby contributes to the efficient use of resources.


*A gas holder is a storage container of gas byproduct generated in the blast-furnace, coke oven, and converter of the steel works for re-use as fuel.

[Outline of the newly-constructed No. 1 gas holder]
-Diameter:  51.2 meters (Side wall outer diameter)
-Height:     99.46 meters to the top
                 87.35 meters for the side wall
-Capacity:  150,000 cubic meters

 [Kashima Steel Works’ Major Facility Restoration Schedule]

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