NSSMC’s Oita Works Achieved 300 million Tons in Cumulative Shipments
Jun. 23, 2016
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
NSSMC’s Oita Works Achieved 300 million Tons in Cumulative Shipments
The Oita Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has reached 300 million tons of shipment on an accumulated basis since its first shipment in October 1971, in 44 years and 8 months. Its cumulative shipments reached 100 million tons in April 1991, 200 million tons in February 2005, and, after approximately 11 years and 3 months since then, 300 million tons.
The Oita Works has the integrated processes from steelmaking and rolling to shipment, and a centralized production process control system. Both of these have contributed to achieve the total shipment of 300 million tons. The Oita Works will continue to make efforts to realize stable production of each manufacturing line and stable shipment to match fluctuation in demand, and its production division and sales division will strive to work in close coordination so as to respond to needs of customers.
[Oita Works’ milestones]
June 1971 | Oita Works was founded. |
October 1971 | First shipment |
April 1972 | First tapping of molten pig iron (Establishment of the entire continuous casting work system) |
December 1980 | The “Direct Link Process V” commissioned (Establishment of an integrated system for steelmaking and rolling) |
April 1991 | Reached 100 million tons in total shipment. |
February 2005 | Reached 200 million tons in total shipment. |
June 2016 | Reached 300 million tons in accumulated shipment (44 years and 8 months since the first shipment.) |