NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION 
November 1, 2019
Nippon Steel Corporation
Nippon Steel To Integrate and Reorganize Steelworks
Nippon Steel Corporation has promoted integration and reorganization of some steelworks and adoption of measures for collaboration among steelworks in order to enhance competitiveness. The Company has now decided to make these changes spanning all steelworks as a part of an organizational and operational review. The restructuring will ensure advances in manufacturing capabilities and enhanced autonomy and efficiency of manufacturing workplaces.
Major details are as follows:
1. Specific measures
- The Kashima Works, Kimitsu Works, Kamaishi Works of the Bar & Wire Rod Unit, and Naoetsu Works of the Titanium Unit will be integrated and reorganized as the East Japan Works.
- The Wakayama Works, Amagasaki Works of the Pipe & Tube Unit, and Osaka Steel Works of the Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Unit will be integrated and reorganized as the Kansai Works.
- The Hirohata Works will be integrated with the Kure Works, Sakai Works, Toyo Works, and Osaka Works of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. (scheduled to be merged with Nippon Steel in April 2020) and reorganized as the Setouchi Works.
- The Yawata Works, Oita Works, and Hikari Titanium Production Division of the Titanium Unit will be integrated and reorganized as the Kyushu Works.
- The Muroran Works of the Bar & Wire Rod Unit will be renamed to the Muroran Works.
The above five steelworks and the Nagoya Works will comprise Nippon Steel's organization of six steelworks. Time of implementation: April 1, 2020
2. Objectives of the measures
Nippon Steel enhanced competitiveness of the steelmaking business through integration and reorganization of some steelworks1 in April 2014 and collaboration among steelworks by taking the following measures.
- Unification of the organization to raise efficiency in operation
- Enhancement of the human resources base from the aspects of hiring, allocation, and development of personnel
- Sharing of technologies, skills, and know-how to enhance the level of operations
- Integration of the Yawata Works with the (then) Kokura Works of the Bar & Wire Rod Unit to the current Yawata Works; of the Wakayama Works with the (then) Sakai Works of the Construction Products Unit to the current Wakayama Works; and of the Kimitsu Works with the (then) Tokyo Works of the Pipe & Tube Unit to the current Kimitsu Works.
The restructuring of this time was decided on with consideration given to merging with Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. in April 2020, which was recently disclosed. The Company will integrate and reorganize
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steelworks as a part of an organizational and operational review. The restructuring will ensure advances in manufacturing capabilities and enhanced autonomy and efficiency of manufacturing workplaces.
In light of the ongoing work standardization and progress in applying advanced ICT, which is enabling operational management which spans across remote locations, a newly formed six-works structure will be integrated from the viewpoints of geographical relationships of steelworks, their production, quality, and logistical relationships (such as product mix, manufacturing line composition, and common iron sources), human resources, technologies, skills, knowhow, and other factors.
Through the organizational and operational changes, Nippon Steel will make utmost efforts to realize restructuring of manufacturing capabilities, enhance competitiveness of the steelmaking business, and continue to earn trust of customers, people in the communities, and other stakeholders.
3. Details of the integration and reorganization
(1) East Japan Works
The Kashima Works, Kimitsu Works, Kamaishi Works of the Bar & Wire Rod Unit, and Naoetsu Works of the Titanium Unit will be integrated and reorganized as the East Japan Works.
【Before reorganization】 | 【After reorganization】 | ||||
Kashima Works | East Japan Works | ||||
Kimitsu Works | (Kashima) | ||||
(Kimitsu) | |||||
Bar & Wire Rod Unit | (Kamaishi) | ||||
(Naoetsu) | |||||
～ | (Omitted) | ||||
Kamaishi Works | |||||
Titanium Unit | |||||
～ (Omitted) | |||||
Naoetsu Works | |||||
- Kansai Works
The Wakayama Works, Amagasaki Works of the Pipe & Tube Unit, and Osaka Steel Works of the Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Unit will be integrated and reorganized as the Kansai Works.
【Before reorganization】 | 【After reorganization】 | |
Wakayama Works | Kansai Works | |
Pipe & Tube Unit | (Wakayama) | |
(Amagasaki) | ||
～ (Omitted) | ||
(Osaka) | ||
Amagasaki Works | ||
Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Unit
- (Omitted)
Osaka Steel Works
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- Setouchi Works
The Hirohata Works will be integrated with the Kure Works, Sakai Works, Toyo Works, and Osaka Works of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. (scheduled to be merged with Nippon Steel in April 2020) and reorganized as the Setouchi Works.
【Before reorganization】 | 【After reorganization】 | |||||
Hirohata Works | Setouchi Works | |||||
(Hirohata) | ||||||
Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. | (Kure) | |||||
(Sakai) | ||||||
～ (Omitted) | ||||||
(Toyo) | ||||||
Kure Works | ||||||
(Osaka) | ||||||
Sakai Works | ||||||
Toyo Works | ||||||
Osaka Works | ||||||
～ (Omitted)
-
Kyushu Works
The Yawata Works, Oita Works, and Hikari Titanium Production Division of the Titanium Unit will be integrated and reorganized as the Kyushu Works.
【Before reorganization】 | 【After reorganization】 | |
Yawata Works | Kyushu Works | |
Oita Works | (Yawata) | |
(Oita) | ||
Titanium Unit
- (Omitted)
Hikari Titanium Production Division
(5) Muroran Works
The Muroran Works of the Bar & Wire Rod Unit will be renamed as the Muroran Works.
【Before reorganization】 | 【After reorganization】 |
～ | Muroran Works |
Bar & Wire Rod Unit
- (Omitted)
Muroran Works
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[For reference: Overview of current steelworks to be integrated and reorganized]
1. Overview of current steelworks to be integrated and reorganized as the East Japan Works
(1) Kashima Works
Location: | Kashima City, Ibaraki Pref. |
Major product types: | Steel plates, hot-rolled steel sheets, cold-rolled steel sheets, coated |
steel sheets, shaped steel, pipes and tubes | |
Crude steel production1: | 7.16 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 2,985 |
(2) Kimitsu Works | |
Location: | Kimitsu City, Chiba Pref.; Itabashi-ku, Tokyo3 |
Major product types: | Steel plates, hot-rolled steel sheets, cold-rolled steel sheets, coated |
steel sheets, wire rods, shaped steel, pipes and tubes | |
Crude steel production1: | 8.02 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 3,485 |
(3) Kamaishi Works of the Bar & Wire Rod Unit | |
Location: | Kamaishi City, Iwate Pref. |
Major product types: | Wire rods |
Number of employees2: | 241 |
(4) Naoetsu Works of the Titanium Unit | |
Location: | Joetsu City, Niigata Pref. |
Major product types: | Titanium |
Number of employees2: | 201 |
2. Overview of current steelworks to be integrated and reorganized as the Kansai Works
(1) Wakayama Works
Location: | Wakayama City and Kainan City, Wakayama Pref.; Sakai City, Osaka |
Pref. | |
Major product types: | Cold-rolled steel sheets, shaped steel, pipes and tubes |
Crude steel production1: | 4.32 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 3,045 |
(2) Amagasaki Works of the Pipe & Tube Unit | |
Location: | Amagasaki City, Hyogo Pref. |
Major product types: | Pipes and tubes |
Number of employees2: | 705 |
(3) Osaka Steel Works of the Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Unit | |
Location: | Osaka City, Osaka Pref. |
Major product types: | Railway, automotive and machinery parts |
Crude steel production1: | 0.04 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 1,225 |
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3. Overview of current steelworks to be integrated and reorganized as the Setouchi Works
(1) Hirohata Works
Location: | Himeji City, Hyogo Pref. |
Major product types: | Hot-rolled steel sheets, cold-rolled steel sheets, coated steel sheets, |
tinplate4, electrical steel sheets | |
Crude steel production1: | 0.65 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 1,303 |
(2) Kure Works of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. | |
Location: | Kure City, Hiroshima Pref. |
Major product types: | Hot-rolled steel sheets |
Crude steel production1: | 2.73 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 960 |
(3) Sakai Works of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. | |
Location: | Sakai City, Osaka Pref. |
Major product types: | Cold-rolled steel sheets, coated steel sheets |
Number of employees2: | 704 |
(4) Toyo Works of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. | |
Location: | Saijo City, Ehime Pref. |
Major product types: | Cold-rolled steel sheets, coated steel sheets |
Number of employees2: | 114 |
(5) Osaka Works of Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd. | |
Location: | Osaka City, Osaka Pref.; Amagasaki City, Hyogo Pref. |
Major product types: | Cold-rolled steel sheets |
Number of employees2: | 249 |
4. Overview of current steelworks to be integrated and reorganized as the Kyushu Works
(1) Yawata Works
Location: | Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Pref. |
Major product types: | Hot-rolled steel sheets, cold-rolled steel sheets, coated steel sheets, |
tinplate, electrical steel sheets, bars, wire rods, rails, pipes and tubes | |
Crude steel production1: | 4.78 million tons |
Number of employees1: | 3,548 |
(2) Oita Works | |
Location: | Oita City, Oita Pref.; Hikari City, Yamaguchi Pref. |
Major product types: | Steel plates, hot-rolled steel sheets, pipes and tubes |
Crude steel production1: | 8.75 million tons |
Number of employees2: | 2,011 |
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