13
Jan
11:19
NSSMC turns to rivals to replace Oita output
Japan’s Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) says it is asking JFE Steel and Kobe Steel to produce plate to make up for lost production at its Oita steelworks. The company has still not said when the plate mill at Oita, which was stopped by a fire on 5 January, can resume operation, Kallanish notes.
A fire started in the electrical room of the 2.4 million tonnes/year at around 0200 hours on 5 January and was not completely extingui…
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