Japan Steel Works
USD (FY 2012)
(¥ 220.65 billion USD (FY 2012)
(¥ 8.28 billion JPY) (FY 2012) | |
Number of employees | 4,804 (consolidated) (as of March 2013) |
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Subsidiaries | 31 |
Website | Official website |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (株式会社日本製鋼所, Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Seikōsho) is a
History
Japan Steel Works was set up with investment from British firms Vickers, Armstrong Whitworth and Mitsui.[3] During World War II, they manufactured what was then the world's largest gun barrel to be fitted on the battleship Yamato. 200 workers in their main plant in Muroran were killed in a 1945 attack by Allied Forces.[4]
Products
Japan Steel Works' industrial processes which are used to purify steel are held to high standards. These include the use of argon gas to eliminate impurities, and the addition of manganese, chromium and nickel to make the steel harder.[4]
Japan Steel Works' services are in great demand owing to its role as one of only five manufacturers worldwide of the largest single-piece components of
Other items manufactured by Japan Steel Works include machines for processed plastics.[8] They also continue to make a limited number of traditional Japanese swords.[4] They are also involved in the development of the Type 10 battle tank, Type 99 155 mm self-propelled howitzer and Naval artillery.
Financial information
In
Japan Steel Works Ltd. increased net profit to ¥12.6 billion for the nine months to December 31, 2007. Revenue was up to ¥159.2 billion. Operating profit increased to ¥21.9 billion and ordinary profit rose to ¥21.2 billion. Full-year revenue forecast is unchanged at ¥ 218 billion to March 31, 2008. The company maintained a full-year net profit forecast of ¥15 billion.[9]
Gallery
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Cmdr. Dan Dusek, commanding officer ofUSS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), exchanges business cards with Muroran Mayor Masashi Shingu during a reception held in the Japanese Steel Works reception hall.
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Type 10 tank 120 mm L44 smoothbore cannon developed by Japan Steel Works
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FH-70 Towed Howitzer built under license by Japan Steel Works for the JGSDF
See also
- Dalfram dispute of 1938 over the export of pig ironfrom Australia to Japan Steel Works, then producing military materials for the undeclared war in China
References
- ^ "Japan Steel Works Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "会社情報 (Company information)", Official website, Japan Steel Works, Ltd., retrieved March 14, 2008
- ^ a b c d e Takemoto, Yoshifumi; Katz, Alan (March 13, 2008), "Bloomberg exclusive: Samurai-Sword Maker's Reactor Monopoly May Cool Nuclear Revival", Bloomberg.com, retrieved March 14, 2008
- ^ Kid, Steve (March 3, 2009), "New nuclear build – sufficient supply capability?", Nuclear Engineering International, archived from the original on June 13, 2011, retrieved January 17, 2011
- ^ Heavy Manufacturing of Power Plants, World Nuclear Association, December 2010, archived from the original on November 8, 2010, retrieved January 17, 2011
- ^ a b Suga, Masumi; Song, Yasumasa (June 1, 2010), "Japan Steel to Sell Parts for 26 Nuclear Reactors", BusinessWeek, retrieved January 17, 2011[dead link]
- ^ a b "Japan Steel Works revises downward earnings for year to March.", Japan Weekly Monitor, March 20, 2002, retrieved March 14, 2008
- ^ "Japan Steel Works Ltd. (5631): Stock Quote & Company Profile", BusinessWeek, archived from the original on January 27, 2008, retrieved January 17, 2011
External links
- Official Website (in English)