Dec. 21, 2023

Nippon Steel Corporation

Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel) is proud to announce that our low CO₂ steel product “NSCarbolex™ Neutral” ^*1 will be used for YANGLING METRON NEW MATERIALS INC ^*2(Metron)’s production of electroplated diamond wires. Metron’s major customers are photovoltaic silicon wafer manufactures, who use diamond wires to slice wafers from silicon ingots.
  *1: Steel products CO₂ emissions saving in the steel making process are allocated.
  *2: YANGLING METRON NEW MATERIALS INC (Head Office: Yangling, Shanxi, CHINA)
 　　http://www.ylmetron.com/

Metron is actively working on reducing not only Scope 1 (direct emissions from owned sources associated with use of fuel) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy) but Scope 3 (all indirect emissions not included in Scope 2 that occur in the value chain of the reporting company) CO₂ emission. Metron has found value in our NSCarbolex Neutral, as a solution to support their challenge to reduce their Scope 3 emission.

Also, the product, Nippon Steel’s SPURKS™ which “NSCarbolex Neutral” is being applied, is one of “NSCarbolex Solution” *3, and expected to contribute to less GHG emission in the process of solar panel manufacturing.
  *3: Advanced products and solution technologies that contribute to the reduction of CO₂ emissions in society.

We will continue to deliver our “NSCarbolex Neutral” and “NSCarbolex Solution” to support our customer’s journey towards decarbonization, enhance their competitiveness, and moreover, contribute to the realization of a carbon neutral society.

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