Tag: Japan
Steady demand for Japanese stainless steel
Japan is one of the world’s leading producers of quality stainless steels. While the local market is fairly buoyant, local producer must contend with their share of trials including a volatile currency and low-cost imports. Stainless Steel World spoke to Mr Takashi Imai, President of the All Japan Stainless Steel Distributors Association and President of Daiwa Special Steel Co. Ltd, about Japan’s stainless steel market.
INPEX undertakes offshore drilling project in Japan
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) has been commissioned by the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan to drill one exploratory well for the agency’s Heisei 26~28 domestic offshore drilling programme in Japan.
SOCAR president visits Japan
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)’s delegation led by the company’s president, Rovnag Abdullayev, held a number of bilateral meetings with the officials of Japanese government and companies during their business trip to Japan.
JAPEX selects Aconex to manage Soma construction
Aconex, provider of a cloud collaboration platform for the global construction industry, announced that Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.
TimkenSteel renews agreement with Daido Steel
TimkenSteel Corp. has renewed a commercial agreement with Daido Steel Co. Ltd. for a period of three years. The agreement enables Daido, a steelmaker based in Japan, to melt steel according to TimkenSteel specifications for a growing base of high-performance industrial, bearings and energy applications in that region.
Kanto Steel confirms savings with EFSOP system
Kanto Steel signed off on performance savings for the supply and purchase of an EFSOP® Holistic Optimization System commissioned in the spring 2014.
China’s Ministry of Commerce will be imposing tariffs for anti-dumping on imports of certain stainless steel tubes from Japan and the European Union (EU).