Tag: JFE Steel Corporation

JFE Steel Corporation has announced that a naming and launching ceremony was held recently at the headquarters of Higaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for the...

JFE Steel Corporation announced that its new FM1300S nickel-free alloyed steel powder is suitable for powder metallurgy applications

Mechel OAO is one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports signing a three-year agreement for coal supplies with Japan’s JFE Steel corporation, a major Asian steel mill.

The agreement will be in force until August 2018.

JFE Steel Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI) and Senaat GHC, a private joint-stock general holding company owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, announced that they have agreed to establish a joint-venture company in Abu Dhabi, called Al Gharbia Pipe Company, to manufacture and sell large-diameter welded steel pipes, mainly for the energy industry. Photo courtesy of JFE Steel Corporation The new company, leveraging JFE Steel’s technology for high-quality large-diameter welded steel pipes, MISI’s sales capabilities and Senaat’s industrial footprint in Abu Dhabi, will manufacture and sell high-grade large-diameter steel pipes to energy companies in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). JFE Steel will participate in the joint venture under the Abu Dhabi-Japan Business Promotion Initiative of the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East.

JFE Steel Corporation announced that its resource-conserving, heat-resistant stainless steel, JFE-TF1, won the 2014 R&D 100 Award presented by the US science and technology publication R&D Magazine.

Japanese and Korean steel firms have entered into an agreement to acquire a 15% stake in Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM) for USD 1.9 billion. JFE Steel Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, Sojitz Corporation, Japan Oil and Gas, and Metals National Corporation will acquire a 10%