Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSMMC)
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Japan's No. 1 Steelmaker Looks to Acquire Rival Nisshin Steel
01 February 2016 - Two of Japan’s largest steelmakers are planning to combine as they try to ride out the low prices brought on by excess capacity.
Larger Overseas Investments May Be in Nippon Steel’s Future
29 September 2015 - Tokyo-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has an eye out for merger and acquisition opportunities as it looks to expand its global customer base, company president Kosei Shindo told Reuters during an interview.
Report: Plant Fire Appears To Be Accidental
25 August 2015 - A large fire that broke out at an idled Japanese mill on 24 August may have been caused by workers who were using gas burners to dismantle the facility, reports Singapore’s The Straits Times newspaper.
Firefighters Summoned to Blaze At Japanese Steel Plant
24 August 2015 - A large fire broke out at an idled steel pipe plant in Kawasaki City, Japan, on 24 August, according to news reports.
AM/NS Calvert will establish the capability to manufacture Ultra High Tensile Strength Steel with High Formability
29 May 2015 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) announced that it will take measures to realize the full capabilities of AM/NS Calvert, a US based 50/50 joint venture between NSSMC and ArcelorMittal (AM), to manufacture Ultra High Tensile Strength Cold-rolled and Coated Steel sheets with High Formability by the end of 2016.
Largest AUMUND Conveyor for Hot Sinter Material Goes to Japan
23 April 2015 - With the order for delivery of the largest pan conveyor for the transport of hot sintering material to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, the Division Metallurgy of AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH at Rheinberg/ Germany won an outstanding reference project in Japan.
Usiminas Gets New Chairman
07 April 2015 - Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA appointed a new chairman as minority shareholders barged into a fight between Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and Italy’s Techint Group for control of the Brazilian steelmaker.
Nippon Steel Names New President
18 January 2008 - Nippon Steel announces that Vice President Shoji Muneoka, 61, will become President of the corporation on April 1.