Power Failure at Nagoya Works

Jan. 17, 2014

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

At around 11:50 a.m., Friday, January 17, 2014, a power failure occurred in Nagoya Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (“NSSMC”) due to a failure in the substation facility of its power plant.  In order to deal with the power failure, coke oven gas was burnt off and a substantial amount of smoke was released.  We deeply regret any inconvenience that may have been experienced by neighborhood residents and other related parties.
    
No injuries have been reported from this incident. Coke oven gas which produced smoke has been burnt off and released to the air safely. We are now investigating possible effects to the manufacturing facilities of Nagoya Works. The material damage to those facilities is limited at this point.  We intend to take measures to ensure that the product supply to our customers would not be affected.
    
NSSMC will investigate the cause of this incident and take measures in an attempt to prevent the recurrence of this situation.
    
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