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Japan's No. 1 Steelmaker Strikes Deal to Buy Out Its No. 4 Rival
16 May 2016 - Japan’s largest steelmaker is acquiring a majority stake in the country’s fourth-largest producer, Nisshin Steel Co., as a defense against the supply glut, reports The Japan Times.
ASTM International Board Names Nippon Steel Employee as a Director
14 January 2015 - Jun Sasaki, Ph.D., general manager of the Control Research Laboratory at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Futtsu, Japan, has been named a director on the ASTM International board for a three-year term.
ArcelorMittal and NSSMC Announce Further Investments in AM/NS Calvert
17 September 2014 - ArcelorMittal, in partnership with joint venture partner Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metals Corporation (NSSMC), announced two important investment projects that will further enhance the capabilities of AM/NS Calvert, the advanced steel finishing facility in Calvert, Ala.
New Continuous Annealing & Processing Line Inaugurated in India
03 September 2014 - The continuous annealing and processing line at Jamshedpur Continuous Annealing and Processing Co. Private Ltd. (JCAPCPL), a 600,000-metric-ton-per-annum facility for manufacturing automotive grade continuous annealed products, was inaugurated on 1 September 2014 at Steelennium Hall inside Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur Works.
PT Krakatau Nippon Steel Sumikin to Build New Galvanizing, Annealing and Processing Line in Indonesia
11 August 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk (PTKS) executed on 11 August 2014 a definitive agreement concerning their joint venture, PT KRAKATAU NIPPON STEEL SUMIKIN (KNSS).
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal’s Ultrahigh-Tensile Steel Receives Nissan Global Supplier Award
17 July 2014 - Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) received Nissan’s Global Supplier Award for Innovation for the development of high-formability ultrahigh-tensile steel sheet of the 1.2GPa class.
NSSMC Ready to Make World’s Longest Railway Rails
06 May 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has set up a system to manufacture and ship the world longest rails for railroads — 150-meter long rails — at Yawata Works in Japan.
I/N Tek & I/N Kote Announce New Leader
25 March 2014 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) announced the recent appointment of Thomas Cayia to president of I/N Tek & I/N Kote, the partners’ joint venture facilities located in New Carlisle, Ind.
AM/NS Calvert Announces New President for Acquired Facility
25 March 2014 - Joint venture partners ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) announced the recent appointment of Chris Richards to president of the newly created AM/NS Calvert, a state-of-the-art carbon steel processing facility in Calvert, Ala.
VAM USA to Build US$81 Million Pipe Threading Mill in Youngstown
14 March 2014 - The City of Youngstown received a confirmation on 13 March 2014 that the VAM USA LLC US$81 million pipe threading mill project will be located in Youngstown, Ohio.
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA's Name Changed to Reflect New Ownership
28 February 2014 - The identity of one the world’s most modern steel finishing facilities, AM/NS Calvert, was announced at an employee-only reception held on facility grounds.
Acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Completed
27 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) have completed the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, having received all necessary regulatory approvals.
ArcelorMittal Announces Antitrust Clearance for ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Acquisition
30 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. are one step closer to acquiring ThyssenKrupp Steel USA.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Reports Power Failure at Nagoya Works
20 January 2014 - At the Nagoya Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Japan, a power failure occurred around 11:50 a.m., Friday, 17 January 2014, due to a failure in the substation facility of its power plant.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Shuffle Executive Board
17 January 2014 - At a meeting of the board of directors of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, it was resolved to make the appointments outlined below for vice chairman and president, effective as of 1 April 2014.
Nippon Steel and WISCO Tinplate Joint Venture Begins Operations in China
15 January 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and Wuhan Iron and Steel (WISCO), announced the start-up of its WISCO-NIPPON STEEL Tinplate Co., Ltd (WINSteel) joint venture in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, on 31 December 2013.
USW Issues Statement on ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Acquisition
05 December 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA by a joint venture of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.
ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to Acquire ThyssenKrupp Steel USA
01 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) have entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1.55 billion.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and China Steel Begin Commercial Ops at Vietnam Joint Venture
15 October 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and China Steel Corp.'s joint venture, China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company, plans to begin commercial operations in November of this year.
Tenigal Begins Automotive Sheet Operations in Mexico
01 October 2013 - On 18 September, Tenigal held an opening ceremony at the plant site near Monterrey, Mexico, welcoming the president of Mexico, and celebrating completion of construction and the start of operations at the 400,000 ton per year facility.
