Mar. 03, 2020
Nippon Steel Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation has established a rolling process to manufacture steel beams
with depth of up to 1,200mm, which is about 20% greater than its existing large-sized beams, and, by
expanding the range of structural H-shapes NSHYPER BEAM TM products, in particular by
increasing the super large sizes available to customers, will start selling the beams, using the new brand
MEGA NSHYPER BEAM™, in April 2020.
In October 1961, the Sakai mill of Nippon Steel’s Wakayama Works began operation as Japan’s
first large shaped mill that used a universal mill. Since then, the mill has launched Jumbo heavy H-shapes
and hat-type steel sheet piles, which were among the world’s largest. Particularly noteworthy was
NSHYPER BEAM™, for which the Sakai mill adopted an innovative manufacturing process its
manufacturing and sales began in 1989. The mill developed a simplified design and labor-saving processing
to make NSHYPER BEAM™ products having greater uniform width and depth and has since earned trust of
customers by expanding various size types and other variations, by manufacturing products with excellent
precision in size and shapes, and by making on-time deliveries.
This time, by launching the MEGA NSHYPER BEAM TM, Nippon Steel is confident to maximally
satisfy customers’ needs for larger cross-section steel beams, especially needed for larger
buildings, and for shorter construction periods; the latter valuable as a means of coping with an
intensified labor shortage in some areas. In addition, Nippon Steel intends to apply for the Eco Leaf
Environmental Product Declaration label, certified by the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization
(SuMPO).
Nippon Steel works with, develops, and applies world-leading technologies and manufacturing capabilities,
and contributes to society through activities that match with the United Nations’ Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), such as the Goal 11, “Make cities and human settlements”.
