Nippon Sanyo Special Steel
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Nippon Sanyo Special Steel (山陽特殊製鋼, 山陽特殊製鋼株式会社) is a steel plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.
Location
The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan:
- Location: 3007, Nakashima, Shikama-ku, Himeji, Hyogo 672-8677, Japan
- Coordinates (WGS 84): 34.788074, 134.672046 (exact)
Background
Sanyo Steel Works was founded in 1933 and began operation in 1935. In 2006, it became an affiliate of Nippon Steel Corporation and a subsidiary of Nippon Steel in 2019.[1]
Sanyo Special Steel has set a roadmap to carbon neutrality by 2050. This involves reducing carbon emissions by 50% or more by FY2030 compared to 2013 level through promotion of eco-processes, green energy utilization, and other actions.[2]
Nippon Steel acquired 92.16% of Sanyo Special Steel in March 2025.[3]
Ownership Tree
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Plant Details
Table 1: General Plant Details
| Start date | Workforce size | Power source | Iron ore source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935[4][5] | 1623[4] | 40 million kWh purchased hydroelectric power; 600,000 kWh solar power generated[6] | unknown |
Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information
| Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent GEM entity ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner GEM entity ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Steel Corp [53.1%]; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc [3.2%]; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group [2.0%]; Mizuho Financial Group Inc [1.6%]; Resonac Holdings Corp [1.0%]; small shareholder(s) [0.6%]; Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc [0.5%]; Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co [0.3%]; Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co; Nippon Life Insurance Co; Norinchukin Bank | 4295877313 [53.1%]; 5000000933 [3.2%]; 4295878477 [2.0%]; 4295878505 [1.6%]; 4295877962 [1.0%]; not applicable [0.6%]; unknown [0.5%]; 4295880659 [0.3%]; 4295878049; 4295880569; 4295878071 | E100000000652 [53.1%]; E100001016498 [3.2%]; E100001016255 [2.0%]; E100000134222 [1.6%]; E100002011285 [1.0%]; E100001015587 [0.6%]; E100002022203 [0.5%]; E100001016257 [0.3%]; E100001011617; E100001000382; E100001016492 | Sanyo Special Steel Co Ltd [100%][5] | 4295877920 | E100000130712 [100%] |
Table 3: Process and Products
| Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | ISO 50001 | Responsible steel | Main production equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-finished, finished rolled[7] | billet, tube, rolled, bar[7] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, steel packaging, tools and machinery, transport[8] | yes[9] | unknown[10] | unknown | EAF |
Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
|---|---|---|
| operating | 1596[11][12] | 1596[11][12] |
Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
| Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | unknown | unknown |
| 2020 | unknown | unknown |
| 2021 | unknown | unknown |
| 2022 | unknown | unknown |
| 2023 | unknown | unknown |
| 2024 | unknown | unknown |
| 2025 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details
| Unit name | Status | Start date | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | operating[12] | 1973[5][13][7][12] | 480[11][12] | 60.0[5][13][7][12] |
| EAF 2 | operating[12] | 1982[14] | 1116[11][12] | 150.0[5][13][7][12] |
Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
| Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI | % HBI | % sponge iron (unknown if DRI or HBI) | % basic/merchant pig iron | % granulated pig iron | % pig iron (unknown if basic/merchant or granulated) | % other iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAF 1 | yes[9] | 100.00[9] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] |
| EAF 2 | yes[9] | 100.00[9] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] | 0[15] |
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References
- ↑ "History | Company Information | Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd". www.sanyo-steel.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Integrated report 2023" (PDF). Sanyo Special Steel. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Nippon Steel completes acquisition of Sanyo Special Steel-Yieh Corp Steel News". www.yieh.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125055109/https://www.sanyo-steel.co.jp/english/company/about.php. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.sanyo-steel.co.jp/english/shareholder/ir_document/pdf/financial_data/20241031_2e.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20200806103852/http://www.sanyo-steel.co.jp/english/technology/process.php. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
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