Publication of Annual Report 2011

Sumitomo Metals today announces that it has published the printed version of its Annual Report 2011.

This year’s Annual Report combines the conventional “annual report,” which features the company’s growth strategies and financial conditions, and the “social and environmental report,” which presents its CSR activities and was published separately in 2010. In addition, we published this year’s Annual Report earlier than in the past.

The Annual Report contains the following main messages:

・ Accelerate globalization and aim to become the world-leading steelmaker in terms of overall capabilities including technology and cost competitiveness, through a merger with Nippon Steel.
・ Commit to basic strategy of accelerating distinctiveness and achieving growth that balances quality and scale.
・ Aim to increase corporate value by enhancing our “intangible assets” that do not appear in the financial statements, such as technology, people, and organization.
・ Overcome setbacks of the Great East Japan Earthquake, reinforce our disaster-prevention system, and recover cash outflow related to the earthquake as quickly as possible.

The Annual Report 2011 is also available on the Company’s website.