Tag: Tokyo
Maruichi Stainless Tube: Relationships built on trust, innovation, and quality
Maruichi Stainless Tube manufactures high-quality seamless stainless pipes and tubes around the globe.
Featured Story – Iconic titanium sphere still shining
Anyone who has spent time in Tokyo will probably have seen the iconic sphere on top of the Fuji Television Network building. Constructed of titanium, it has been an icon of the city since its construction.
World Steel Association elects new officers
The board of directors of the World Steel Association recently elected new officers for 2018-2019 at the worldsteel General Assembly in Tokyo.
NSSMC & Nisshin Steel exchange shares
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (âNSSMCâ?) and Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd. (âNisshin Steelâ?) have agreed to conduct a share exchange effective as of January 1, 2019 wherein NSSMC will become a wholly owning parent company and Nisshin Steel will become a wholly owned subsidiary.
ISSF announces new office bearers
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has elected new office bearers during the 21st Annual Conference in Tokyo.
JFE Steel has 1.48% stake in SPINDO
– JFE Steel Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI) have acquired a combined 2.21% of the outstanding shares in PT.
Sumitomo reduces summertime hours
Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Metals) has introduced summertime working hours at its head offices in Tokyo and Osaka beginning 1 June 2011, as a method to limit electricity consumption. From 1 June 2011 until 30 September 2011, the business day will start and end one hour earlier. In Osaka, this means that employees will work from 8:00-16:30 as opposed to 9:00-17:30.
Stainless foil mill
Expecting to be able to lift output by 20%, Nisshin Steel will build a new cold rolling mill for stainless foil at its Ichikawa works in Chiba, east of Tokyo.
