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M e s s a g e & H i s t o r y

Nisshin Steel creates the future of steel and peopleCorporate history

1908 “Tanaka Galvanizing Works” founded → 1939 Renamed “Nichia Steel Co.,Ltd.”

1911 “Aento Co., Ltd ” founded → 1953 Renamed “Nihon Teppan Co., Ltd.”

1932 “Nippon Metal Industry Co.,Ltd. ” founded 　

1934 Industrialization of 18% chromium-8% nickel stainless steel achieved

1959 “Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.” founded through merger of Nichia Steel Co.,Ltd. and Nihon Teppan Co., Ltd.　　　　

1960 Nippon Metal Industry’s Sagamihara Works built

1962 Nisshin installed and blew in its first blast-furnace at Kure Works to start integrated steelmaking

1963 Nisshin’s Ichikawa Works completed Three plants of Nanyo, Tokuyama, and Tonda consolidated and inaugurated as Shunan Plant (present Shunan Works) “PAINTITE” released

1965 “Gas Wiping (YG) Process”, our epoch-making development to attain uniform coating weights introduced

1966 Nisshin obtained business right from Kobe Steel, Ltd. to operate the Sakai Works

1970 “ALSTAR” released Nisshin invested in Acerinox, S.A., Spanish-Japanese stainless steel joint venture. Relevant technical assistance started

1971 Development and introduction of Tandem Sendzimir mill

1972 Nippon Metal Industry’s Kinuura Works started operation

1985 Nisshin’s Amagasaki plant renamed Amagasaki Works to specialize in stainless steel pipe & tube

1988 Wheeling-Nissin, Inc. in the U.S. started commercial production

1998 Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. in China started commercial production

1999 "ZAM®", highly corrosion resistant hot-dip coated steel sheet launched on the market

2000 Nisshin’s Toyo Works completed

2009 Nisshin’s F-Tech.Plaza established

2011 Baru Stainless SDN.BHD. started commercial production

2012 Nisshin Steel Holdings Co.,Ltd. established through business integration of Nisshin and Nippon Metal Industry

2014 Nisshin Steel Holdings, Nisshin Steel and Nippon Metal Industry completed tripartite merger to start business under new trade name of Nisshin Steel Co.,Ltd. Nisshin Steel Stainless Steel Tubing Co., Ltd. inaugurated through consolidation of Amagasaki Works and Nippon Metal Tube Co.,Ltd.

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In April, 2014, Nisshin Steel made a new start.

Changes in the economic environment surrounding us are rapid,

the steel market is globalized, and our customers’ requirements are

increasingly sophisticated and diversified.

Under such circumstances, we need to remain a company that has a

presence and is worthy of existence, and continue growing in the

years to come.

As an entity founded through tripartite merger of Nisshin Steel

Holdings, Nisshin Steel, and Nippon Metal Industry, we intend to

maximize the synergy of business integration and be a winner in

the global competition.

Our strengths include manufacturing technologies, products

development capabilities and sales networks cultivated over the

years in the Nisshin Steel Group and we will utilize these assets to

the fullest extent and work to further enhance them.

Based on a customer-focused principle, we are eager to assist our

customers to realize their dreams and ideals through supply of

steel. Nisshin Steel will strive every day to achieve this mission.

Message

Toshinori Miki President & Chief Executive Officer

andRepresentative Director

Our mission is to create the maximum value with our customers

Our business is not simply to sell steel but to produce steel sheets required by our custom-

ers. That is to offer them solutions through supply of steel products.

In order to meet diversifying market and customer needs timely, capabilities of various

front-line staff with high levels of expertise in their respective areas become an important

factor. Since its establishment, Nisshin Steel has always considered direct dialogue with

customers as the foundation of business. Under the common cause of “for our custom-

ers”, our sales, products development and production departments make concerted

efforts to introduce new technologies and unique products. We exist as a developer for all

our customers. Nisshin Steel stands ready to realize further value addition to our custom-

ers’ products and work together with them for creating new markets.Production Development

Sales

Solutions offered through

the trinity cooperation

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Maximizing infinite possibilities of steel, we strive to explore prospective new markets

Surface-treated steel

Stainless steel

Nisshin Steeloffering daily

products familiarwith us

Ordinary steel/Special steel

Nisshin Steel is an integrated steelmaker engaged in producing surface-treated steel, stainless steel, ordinary steel and special steel from pig iron and selling these products to customers in three major sectors of the automotive, building and electrical appliance industries as well as to users in other fields.In surface-treated steel, our products are highly evaluated in the market due to their superior corrosion resistance and aesthetic designability backed up with our technologies cultivated over the years. In terms of stainless steel where we consider ourselves to rank in the top class in the world, we have been a leader in the industry through our proactive devel-opment and introduction of a number of unique technologies including the LD converter – Vacuum degassing process and Sendzimir mills lined up in tandem. As to special steel, we maintain Japan’s top position in thesupply of cold rolled steel strip both in terms of quality and quantity. Furthermore, in 1999, we developed ZAM®, the world’s first hot-dip coated steel of zinc-aluminum magnesium alloy with high corrosion resistance. Our products used in automobiles, buildings, civil engineering, electrical appliance, IT devices, industrial equipment and many other items support evolution in a wide spectrum of society. The potential for expansion of our markets has no limits. Steel is a material with infinite pos-sibilities that can be supplied in a number of forms, acquire additional functions and transform into diverse products. Therefore, we consider everything that can be substituted or replaced with steel as part of our markets.

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MARKET

PRODUCTS

TECHNOLOGY

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Dom a i n

Iron making Steelmaking Hot-rolling Cold-rolling

Hot dipping Electroplating

Pipe & tube making

Surface-treated steel

Forming

Galvanized steel sheet / PAINTITE / PAINTITE B / GALVASTAR / ZAM® / ALSTAR / Weather-Resistant ALSTAR / Weather-Resistant ALSTAR XV / MOONSTAR COPPERTITE / MOONSTAR Zinc / MOONSTAR Zinc super / MOONSTAR Color / MOONSTAR Color emboss / MOONSTAR GL Color SELiOS / MOONSTAR GL Color TF / MOONSTAR GL Color FLESPO / ALSTAR Color / Weather-Resistant ALSTAR Color / Weather-Resistant ALSTAR Color F / MOONSTAR VINYTITE / TECSTAR / Multi-functional prepainted steel /White LG (light-gauge steel shapes)*(1) / Welding light-gauge steel shapes*(1)

Hot-rolled stainless steel sheet & strip / Cold-rolled stainless steel sheet & strip /Stainless steel strip for springs / Steckel mill plate / Cold steel plate /Stainless steel belts / ALSTAR Stainless / Copper SOFTAIN / Copper Stainless /Swan Color / Swan Color F /Color SOFTAIN / Color SOFTAIN F / Starlight emboss / Stainless steel foil /Clear painting stainless steel / Pearl-tone painted stainless steel /Pearl-tone color painted stainless steel / W painting stainless steel /TOUGHTAIN Z / TOUGHTAIN ⅠU / TOUGHTAIN ⅡU / TOUGHTAIN αF / Stainless steel pipe & tube / NEUES *(2) / FINE COLOR *(2) / FINE ART *(2)

Muffler / Exhaust pipe / Body part / Suspension part /In-vehicle motor / Stabilizer / Oil fill tube / Fuel tube / Oil filter / Brake tube / disk brake / spring /Wiper / Door impact beam / gasket / bearing metal / Transmission parts / Chain / Washer / Torque converter plate /wheel / seat belt metal fittings, others.

Roof material / Wall material / Other exterior material / prefabricated house component / Building structure material / Shutter / Elevator / Doorknob /Indoor piping / Sound insulation wall / wind break plate /Guardrail / Handrail / lock bolt / fence / bridge flooring material, others.

The case of electrical appliances, such as a rice cooker, a dish washer, and a microwave oven / Gas range burner / Kerosene fan heater (fuel tank) / Electric socket frame / AV and OA equipment top cover / Mobile phone plate spring / Hard disk drive part / Electromagnetic shield material / air-conditioner outdoor unit sole plate / Can body of the electric water heater, others.

Saw, Edged tool / Western tableware / Steel furniture / Water heater exteror materials / Kitchen-instruments / Water receiving tank / Solar cell module / Interior and exterior materials for industrial equipments / Chemistry and food equipment / Industrial machine chain / ID saw blade / Steel belt / Switchboard / Spring / Coil spring / Cable rack / Bicycle parking rack / Parking palette / Steel pipe for structural purposes / Steel pipe for piping / boiler and heat exchange, others.

Hot-rolled steel sheet & strip / Cold-rolled steel sheet & strip / Cold-rolled steel stripHot-rolled special steel sheet & strip / Cold-rolled special steel sheet & strip / Cold-rolled special steel strip / Moonstar Bainite steel strip / Carbon steel belts /Carbon steel pipe *(3) / Special steel pipe *(3) / Square steel pipe *(3)

*(1) Nisshin A&C Co., Ltd. manufactures and sales

*(2) Tsukiboshi Art Co., Ltd. manufactures and sales

*(3) Nisshin Kokan Co.,Ltd. manufactures and sales

Stainless steel Ordinary steel / Special steel

Forming

Painting

Surface-treated steel

Stainless steel

Automobile

Construction and civil engineering

Electrical applianeesand information devices

Others

Ordinary steel / Special steel

By fusion of material and technology, we always offer high-performance automotive steel sheets required by the times

In the automotive industry, low fuel consumption and emissions cut are considered important. This places a number of requirements on steel used as structural components; reduced thickness for light weight, heat-resistance for improved combustion and high process-ability for deep or complicated drawing. Nisshin Steel has offered products to meet various needs, such as stainless steel with excellent oxidation and high temperature resistance, high-tensile steel, coated steel with high corrosion resistance, special steel to satisfy both high strength and weight saving.In 1970, we put on the market "ALSTAR" , aluminized steel with corro-sion and heat resistance for mufflers. Furthermore, we have offered stainless steel with higher heat and corrosion resistance as exhaust gas components in order to respond to strengthening of the emission gas regulation. "NSS EM-2/EM-3" and "NSS HR-1", ferritic stainless steel grades with small coefficients of thermal expansion and excel-lent thermal fatigue characteristics are widely used as highly efficient exhaust manifold material which can withstand hot gas of 800℃ to 1,000℃. Moreover, our interactions with automotive customers do not end with mere material supply but continue into support in evaluation of materials and components as well as in processing technologies. For example, our researchers work with our customers on model changes and development of structural materials right from the selec-tion stage. Today, there is an urgent need for promoting next-generation automo-biles powered by such energies as hybrid, electric and bio-energy. Nisshin Steel is committed to contribute to people's safety and con-struction of a future automotive society which protects global environ-ment through developing its own development of new technologies.

Through the development of heat-resistant ferritic stainless steel, we have succeeded in launching a product with excel-lent high temperature strength, oxidation resistance, and processability, which can also withstand engine vibration. This is an instance of technology contributing to lighter automo-biles and cleaner exhaust gas.

Exhaust manifold

Press-formed metal gaskets which can seal high temperatures and high pressures are used for the internal-combustion of automobiles. Nisshin Steel has developed and offers high-strength stainless steel which can maintain springiness under an environment of up to 500℃ in addition to its excellent corrosion resistance and sufficient punch processability.

Gasket

Automobile

In order to respond to a 150,000-mile and 15 year guarantee mandated in North America, stainless steel fuel filler tubes which meets such requirements as durability, corrosion resistance and processability are adopted. Moreover, laser-welded tubes excellent in process-ability are applied to the fill opening where high flaring process is needed.

Fuel filler tube

Special steel strip is used for the clutch plates for torque transmission which are main parts of the automatic system. It improves the performance of transmis-sion and contributes also to the improve-ment in fuel consumption.

Automatic transmission components

Our modified cross-section rolled hoop of high precision is used for the retainer of the needle bearing of space-saving type broadly adopted for automobiles and other uses these days.

Needle bearing retainer

"MOONSTAR COPPERTITE", our electro-lytic copper plated steel, is used for the major parts which transmit strong power to the crankshaft from the combustion chamber. The product is adopted by Japanese and overseas automakers for ultra-high-speed rotation engines for racing and heavy-duty engines for trucks as well as construction equipment.

Bearing metal for automotive engines

"ALSTAR”, excellent in corrosion and heat resistance, is adopted for the mani-fold cover in order to shield radiant heat from the exhaust system. The plate protects the drive shaft and the transmis-sion from high temperature. In addition, the plate is also used for the under-side muffler cover subjected to severe condi-tions, such as rain and kicked up pubbles.

Heat shield plate

ZAM®, with approximately tenfold corro-sion resistance compared with conven-tional galvanized steel sheet, is adopted for the motor cover of the radiator fan. Since no post-coating is required, ZAM® can lead to customers’ cost reductions.

Motor cover for radiator fan

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"TOUGHTAIN Z", our highly corrosion-resistant hot-dip zinc-coated stain-less steel sheet, is used for the roof. A special process provides the steel sheet an aesthetic appearance of “matte tile”, which gives a massive impression and dignity to this tradi-tional building.

Roof of "Sagawa Art Museum"

ZAM® is the world’ s first highly corrosion resistant steel sheet coated with an alloy layer of zinc-6% aluminum-3% magnesium that Nisshin Steel launched in 1999 in order to satisfy rising needs to extend residential life-spans. Since the coating weight can be lighter, the product also works to save resources. Full-scale commercial production was started in 2000 as ZAM® was adopted for structural materials of prefabricated houses. These days, it is utilized not only in buildings but also in various fields including civil engineering, automo-biles, electrical appliance and farming sheds.

ZAM®

ZAM® , our highly corrosion resistant hot-dip coated steel sheet, is used for structural materials of prefabricated houses. The steel sheet has outstanding durability even in severe natural environment. Furthermore, it has high resistance against ammonia and concrete, and is used for pillars, beams and other members of such structures as livestock barns and PVC greenhouse.

Residential structural materials

Warehouse roof -"Tomakomai Hokuso Koun Kaisha, Ltd."“Weather-Resistant ALSTAR XV", our hot-dip aluminized steel sheet with outstanding heat reflection, corrosion resistance, and weather resistance, is used for the roof. The sheet withstands such severe environmental elements as salt damage or acid rain and is widely adopted as roof and wall materials in coastal and heavy industrial areas.

With "MOONSTAR GL Color", our zinc-55% aluminum alloy-coated steel sheet, painted and baked, we have succeeded in reproducing the appearance of a slightly- burnt -colored thatch. The prod-uct is marketed as an upscale roof mate-rial by Tsukiboshi Shoji Co., Ltd. under the brand name of “MOONSTAR MS Tough Roof " and is widely used in a number of single-family houses.

Residential Roof Material

Roof of "Tokyo Big Sight" (international exhibition center) "ALSTAR Stainless", our aluminized stainless steel which has both corrosion resistance of stainless steel and sacrifi-cial anticorrosive effect of aluminum layer is used for the roof. The coated sheet demonstrates high corrosion and weather resistance even in case of build-ings near the seashore.

"TOUGHTAIN IU", our ferritic stainless steel sheet of high durability with trans-parent painting, is used for the roof of "Saitama Super Arena". Due to its excel-lent weather resistance and low thermal expansion, "TOUGHTAIN IU" can be processed into long-span roofs. It is adopted in a number of large structures.

Roof of "Saitama Super Arena "

Roof and outer wall of "Tougane Technical Center - Takubo Engineering Co.,Ltd."This Center was built through cooperation among the Nisshin Steel group companies. Our "MOONSTAR GL Color TF" with excellent durability is used as the substrate, which is processed into the roof with "Kakuhaze Ⅱ" forming method of Tsukiboshi Shoji Co., Ltd., and into the outer wall with “SPANDA” method of Nisshin A&C Co., Ltd. , resulting in a modern-istic appearance of this Center.

ZAM® our pre-coated steel sheet, is free from peeling and distortion, has excellent formability and dimensional accuracy, and can be supplied in short lead times as the post-coating process may be omitted. The coated sheet is now widely used in areas where long-time durability is required – such as sound insulation walls of roads and railways, windbreak panels and exhaust hoods.

Sound insulation wall

We continue to pursue high durability, high designability and cost reduction when developing new products for construction and civil engineering uses

We were initially founded as Japan’s first galvanized steel sheet maker in the private sector and have since played a leading role in establishing and developing the steel sheet market for construction. A prime evidence is the popularity of our “Moon Star” galvanized steel sheet which was first produced in 1912 and used for zinc roofs nationwide. In 1965 we developed the epoch-making “Gas Wiping (YG) Process” to attain uniform coating weights and we have subse-quently launched a number of quality coated steel products. They are adopted for diverse large-scale structures including exhibition halls, plants and warehouses in coastal areas where high corrosion resis-tance is required as well as symbolic facilities including museums with superb designs, and our products are highly evaluated as “Moon Star” brand in the industry. (our products marketed under “Moon Star Brand” are highly evalu-ated in the industry.)Besides, for single-family houses, coated steel sheets with durability, earthquake resistance, and fire-safety have attracted attention as new building materials, and are used not only for roofs and walls but also for frames of light-gauge steel and prefabricated structures. Especially, ZAM®, our proprietary product with the durability of 10 times or more of conventional galvanized steel sheet, has found applications in various fields such as sound insulation wall and guardrails of highways, and steel molds. Future building materials are required to have low environmental impact and economic efficiency in addition to durability. Nisshin Steel is committed to developing high value-added business which expands possibilities of architectural designs through introducing energy-saving and environment-friendly products and offering basic designs and component designs supported with structural calcula-tions intended for cost reductions.

Construction and civil engineering

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"MOONSTAR Zinc" which is electro-plated with high purity zinc is excel-lent in corrosion resistance and processability, and is used for chas-sis of such information devices as personal computers and copying machines. These are case examples where our products used in invisible parts work to support people’s lives.

Personal computer chassis

Home appliances made of "pearl-tone color painted stainless steel" have high functionalities including corro-sion resistance, anti-fingerprint property, anti-food poisoning property and high chemical resistance as well as designability, and add comfort and color to people's lives.

IH rice cooker

"TECSTAR", our prepainted steel sheet, was developed to enable our custom-ers to eliminate the painting process and cut production costs. Customers’ needs for better products grow year by year and we respond to them through offering excellent designability and processability.

Kerosene fan heater

Our multi-functional prepainted steel is used not only for cases of electrical appliances but for inside panels of microwave ovens and gril l plates thanks to the development of paints excellent in environmental perfor-mance and resistance to contamina-tion and to heat.

Microwave oven

"Clear painting stainless steel", our stain-less steel transparent-painted with hard external film, is used for outer cases of digital cameras. It is resistant to scratch and stain, and is also offered with many variations of pearl color. Makers of information devices, electronic devices, electrical appliances and AV-OA equip-ment have adopted our steel for their products.

Digital camera

"ALSTAR" having the characteristics of aluminum added to the strength of steel is adopted for outer and inner panels. Furthermore, since it has outstanding heat resistance, corrosion resistance, heat reflection and beautiful designability peculiar to aluminized products, ALSTAR is widely used for cooking, heating and other appliances.

Toaster oven

We have succeeded in real izing outstanding durability of mobile phones by using ultra-thin and high-strength stainless steel foil for the buttons whose frequency in use has increased with e-mail transmissions and thus have extended fatigue life. Furthermore, our precise foil thickness control enables users to feel the right click.

Mobile phone

Electrical appliances and information devices

We are committed to developing innovative products which create new markets through the pursuit of performance and timely proposals

When a material supplier like us develops a new product, the fields where speedy response and diversity are required most are electrical appliances and information devices. Nisshin Steel has always striven to capture market trends promptly while meeting customer needs, and has developed high-performance surface-treated products and stainless steel that feature durability, anti-fingerprint property, anti-food poisoning property and chemical resis-tance depending on each intended application in addition to generally-required characteristics including designability, corrosion resistance and heat resistance. Our stainless steel with beautiful pearl color-painting is widely adopted for a wide range of products from such kitchen utensils as dishwashers, microwave ovens and IH rice cookers to such AV-OA related products as digital cameras and audio instruments, and our painted stainless steel has changed electrical appliances, which were previously called white goods, into colorful designed goods. High-strength Nisshin Steel products are also used for personal computers and mobile phones indispensable to our present-day life.Moreover, with our development of the film that can withstand tough processing, we have realized prepainting of steel sheets. Thus, we have contributed to customers’ rationalizing their production processes and slashing costs since the need to paint after forming is eliminated.Washing machine drums are changed to stainless steel, inner plates of microwave ovens changed from heat-resistant glass to steel sheet and information devices continuing on the path of miniaturization and thinning. Nisshin Steel is committed to responding to such fast-evolving needs in the fields of electrical appliances and information devices with proven advanced technologies for flat rolled products and careful mate-rial selections.

"NSS 44M3" which we have developed by adding chromium and niobium instead of nickel and molybdenum, has corrosion resistance and strength equivalent to those of "SUS304", and yet are offered at lower prices. This is one way for us to respond to the need for lower costs of electrical appliance makers subjected to intense price competition.

Washing machine drum

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ZAM® , our highly corrosion resistant hot-dip coated steel sheet, is used in cable racks. It exhibits high durability in basements and machine rooms which tend to become hot and humid. Moreover, since the process of post-coaing is unnecessary, lead times can be short-ened and costs cut down.

Cable rack

"NSS 445M2", our proprietary stainless steel often used for exterior building materials, is adopted for the bodies, and the heaters are strong against salt damage and high temperatures, and have excellent corrosion resistance even in the welded parts.

Eco-Cute water heater

"W painting stainless steel (our lubricous stainless steel sheet)" with lubricous film applied on the surface is used for gas ranges. The product may be press-formed into complicated shapes and contributes to customers’ cost reduc-tions since they can save degreasing process, press lubricants and other materials.

Gas range

"NSS 445M2", which is used also for water heaters, is adopted for water receiving tanks installed in severe outdoor environment. This proprietary ferritic stainless steel of ours has excel-lent corrosion resistance even in the weld zone.

Water receiving tank

Photovoltaic generation has spread as a new energy source for our life. ZAM® , our highly corrosion resistant hot-dip coated steel sheet, is used for the stands to support solar cell modules on the roofs exposed to rain, wind, and solar heat.

Stand for solar cell module

Our stainless steel is used for various latest models of integrated kitchen systems.

Kitchen sink

"NSS HT2000", our ultrahigh strength austenitic stainless steel is used for cutting cylindrical silicon single crystals. It is excellent in fatigue characteristics, and the blades can be made thinner and larger, contributing to increased capaci-ties and sizes of IC chips.

ID saw blade

Our cold rolled special steel strip boasts a topnotch quality in the industry, and has a large market share in the saw and cutting tool fields where high toughness and strength are required.

Cutter

Industrialequipment

Nisshin Steel plays an active part in society and all industrial fields offering products to respond to such various needs as high strength, high corrosion resistance and high processability

Nisshin Steel has specialized in flat rolled products that are processed into goods familiar to people. Although building materials, automobiles, electrical appliances and information devices are major applications, our products are also used everywhere around us – in homes, companies, schools and public facilities – made into various goods including tableware, cooking utensils like pans and kettles, kitchen equipment like gas ranges and water heater as well as office equipment and supplies like desks and cabinets. Backed up with these numerous achievements, our surface-treated steel sheet, stainless steel, ordinary steel and special steel have expanded their market sectors year by year. In addition our products are extensively used in diverse types of equipment supporting the industrial society, such as train bodies, water pipes, plant ducts, and key components of precision instruments.Steel is a metal with infinite possibilities. We have accumulated proven technologies and know-how through responding to various requirements, and have supported customers’ products develop-ment. We are committed to creating new steel products and to con-tributing to enrich people’s lives and develop society and industry.

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Our integrated production system that covers from ironmaking, steelmaking, rolling through processing coupled with our creation of new technologies lead to the introduction of quality productsWe extract functions that have value for customers’ products development out of numerous materials and supply them as high-performance products. We have responded to fast-changing customers’ quality requirements with our technologies and crafts-manship. We develop new technologies and utilize them in our production facilities. Such prompt action greatly expands our product lines and their possibilities. We have introduced a variety of products by combining production technologies for different kinds of steel from ordinary steel to special steel and stainless steel, with advanced surface treatment technologies such as coating and painting, and highly precise processing technologies.

Production system

Ordinary steel Special steel Stainless steel

Blast furnace Converter Continuouscasting line

Vacuumdegassing Roughing mill Finishing mill Sendzimir mill

Tandem cold-rolling mill

Tandem cold-rolling mill

Sendzimir mill Cold strip millAnnealing furnace

Annealing furnace

Continuous annealing line

Continuous coating line

Continuous hot-dip galvanizing and aluminizing line

Electrolytic galvanizing line

Continuous hot-dip galvanizing and aluminizing line

Cluster mill

Continuous coating line

Continuous hot-dip galvanizing and aluminizing lineSendzimir mill

Tandem Sendzimir mill

Cluster mill

Annealing furnace

Continuous annealing and pickling line

for cold-rolled steel

Continuous annealing and pickling line

for hot-rolled steelBright annealing line

Electric furnace

Vaccum oxygendecarburization

Converter Continuouscasting line

Roughing mill Finishing mill（Steckel mill）

Electric furnace

Ladlefurnace

Vaccumoxygendecarburization

Argon oxygendecarburization

Continuouscasting line

Sendzimir millContinuous annealing andpickling line

Continuous annealing andpickling line

Ultra thin-gage mill

Bright annealing line

Pipe & tube manufacturing machine

Productionbases

The Kure Works was built in 1951. The Works is our melting center with two (freestanding) blast furnaces. It produces a wide range of steel including ordinary steel, high carbon special s teel and alloy s teel with the computer-controlled integrated production system. The products are shipped out to our other works which perform such subsequent processes as cold-rolling and coating.

Kure WorksThe Sakai Works is our mass-production base for cold-rolled steel and upscale sur face-treated steel sheets. Since its establishment in 1966, the Works has supplied various surface-treated products making full use of the hot dipping, electro-plating, and painting lines. These days, the Sakai Works also produces quality special steel with its state-of-the-art facilities.

Sakai WorksThe Toyo Works was completed in 2000. The Works operates continuous pickling and cold-rolling facilities equipped with the world's first prerolling descaler, and all the energies are centrally monitored and controlled with the computer systems. It is the latest coating plant that bears our future. Moreover, Toyo is a production base of ZAM®, our highly corro-sion resistant hot-dip coated steel sheet.

Toyo WorksThe Osaka Works produces upscale cold-rolled steel sheets, particularly cold-rolled special steel sheets and strips featuring high precision and high quality. The Kanzaki Works, as a cold rolled strip supplier, specializes in high-mix low-volume produc-tion and ranks among topnotch makers both in terms of quality and quantity.

Osaka WorksThe Ichikawa Works star ted operation as our eastern Japan supply center of surface-treated products in 1963. The Works produces hot-dip galvanized steel sheets and painted products of high functionality and designability which are used for such applications as building materials and electrical appliances. Moreover, it supplies to the market ultra-thin stainless steel foil used for precision components of information and other devices.

Ichikawa WorksThe Shunan Works is our plant that boasts the world’ s top-level stainless steel production technologies. The Works started Japan’s first mass production of cold-rolled stainless steel sheets in 1958. The LD conver ter–vacuum degassing steelmaking, and the epoch-making process of Sendzimir mills lined up in tandem were introduced in 1969, which established the first integrated stainless steel production system in Japan.

Shunan WorksThe Kinuura Works built in 1972 is an integrated plant to manufacture stainless steel, which has an efficient steelmaking shop, a state-of-the-art hot rolling shop featuring centering on a Steckel mill, and a cold rolling shop featuring Sendzimir mills and ultra-thin precision rolling mills.

Kinuura WorksNisshin Stainless Steel Tubing Co., Ltd. manufactures stainless steel pipes and tubes for various applications including piping, mechanical and structural purposes and automobile exhaust systems. The company’sadvanced pipe & tube manufacturing machines that use arc welding, high-frequency welding and laser welding process the feedstock shipped from the Shunan and Kinuura Works into different dimensions of pipes and tubes with various characteristics, and these finished products are sent out to the market.

Nisshin Stainless Steel Tubing Co.,Ltd.

Hot-rolled steel sheet & strip

Hot-rolled special steel sheet & strip

Cold-rolled steel sheet & strip

Cold-rolled special steel sheet & strip

Cold-rolled special steel strip

MOONSTAR Bainite steel strip

Cold-rolled steel strip

Cold-rolled special steel sheet & strip

Cold-rolled steel sheet & strip

MOONSTAR Zinc

MOONSTAR COPPERTITE

Copper SOFTAIN

Galvanized steel sheet

PAINTITE

PAINTITE B

ZAM®

GALVASTAR

ALSTAR

Weather-Resistant ALSTAR

ALSTAR Stainless

TOUGHTAIN Z

MOONSTAR Color

MOONSTAR GL Color SELiOS

Weather-Resistant ALSTAR Color

MOONSTAR VINYTITE

TECSTAR

Multi-functional prepainted stainless steel

W painting stainless steel

Multi-functional prepainted steel

Color SOFTAIN

Swan Color

Stainless steel foil

Ultrathin stainless steel strip

Hot-rolled stainless steel sheet & strip

Cold-rolled stainless steel sheet & strip

Stainless-clad steel

Stainless steel pipe & tube

Functional material

Galvanizing

Ｅlectrolytic copper plating

Copper plated stainless steel

Galvanizing

Hot dip 55% aluminum-zinc-alloy-coating

Hot dip zinc-aluminum-magnesium-alloy-coating

Aluminizing

Hot dip aluminized stainless steel

Hot dip galvanized stainless steel

Galvanizing and painting

Compound coating and painting

Aluminizing and painting

Polyvinyl chloride-painting

Painting for high processability

Functional painting

Functional painting

High- lubricity organic resin

Painted stainless steel

Painted stainless steel

Ironmaking

Steelmaking Hot-rolling

Shunan Works

Kure Works

Kinuura Works

Cold-rolling

Osaka Works

Toyo Works

Sakai Works

Nisshin Stainless Steel Tubing Co.,Ltd.

Surface treatment

Ichikawa Works

Continuous pickling line

Continuous pickling line

Continuous pickling line

Pipe and tube

Taking advantage of integrated production system, we provide our customers with total solutions of product development from material research to productionNisshin Steel has supplied various products with such performances as corrosion resistance, heat resistance, durability, and strength to meet customers’ needs. These days in line with diversification of market needs, there is a stronger requirement for characteristics including environmental compatibility and cost saving. In order to painstakingly respond to needs that change with the times, Nisshin Steel has promoted solution-oriented research and development that closely follow customers’ needs since its foundation. Prompt offering of solutions has been realized through our researchers and technical staff directly listening to our customers’ needs and properly reflecting them on product development as well as development of production technologies and processing technologies. Based on close relations with customers, we work hard day in and day out in order to establish the reliability of our Moonstar brand. Moreover, we check how our materials are used by customers, and suggest processing and welding methods, etc. Furthermore, we give technical advice on customers’ actual production lines, and support their product development from various viewpoints.The next-generation research institute "F-Tech. Plaza" featuring customer center functions, such as an exhibition showroom and an experiment studio, in the Sakai Works was established in 2009.Nisshin Steel not only sells steel sheets but offer high-value-added products with many functions for customers. Fusion of material development, processing/joining technologies, and production tech-nongies expand new possibilities.

There are two ways to promote research and development. One is the needs research to respond to customers’ requirements, and the other is the seeds research to stimulate market needs. In the needs research which accounts for approximately 70% of Nisshin Steel’ s R&D programs, five departments cooperate with each other to develop materials that comply with customers’ orders, develop processing or joining technologies and offer solutions so as to induce customers to use Nisshin products. Moreover, in the seeds research to develop exotic materials and new technologies that bear our future, each department tackles future-oriented themes, such as alternative energy, saving resources and hybrid through cross-functional setup.

Research and development responding to needs and seeds with collective strengths of five laboratories

Quality, delivery and steady supply. No matter how superior a steel sheet may be, it cannot meet customers’ expectation unless it is produced on a commercial basis. Because each laboratory is located within the premises of the related steel works, production experiments may be conducted smoothly from laboratory experiment through pilot run in a works, improvement or development of production processes may be promoted through realistic technical innovation. Moreover, the team which mainly conducts process research in ironmaking and steelmaking furthers technologies for use of raw materials and technical development to meet needs for high quality, and utilizes them for operation and product technologies.

Production development is the key to commercialization for a producer

Development history of our main products

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MOONSTAR Color (Prepainted hot-dip zinc-coated steel sheet & strip)<For exterior building materials＞

PAINTITE (Hot-dip zinc-alloy-coated steel sheet & strip)

ALSTAR (Hot-dip aluminium-coated steel sheet & strip)［Heat resistance］

MOONSTAR Bainite steel strip［Strength and processability］＜For springs＞

TECSTAR (Prepainted hot-dip zinc-coated steel sheet & strip)＜For electrical appliance＞

TOUGHTAIN IU high-durability ferritic stainless steel (NSS 445M2)＜For exterior building materials＞

High strength duplex stainless steel (NSS 431DP-2)＜For automobile materials＞

ZAM® (The industry’s first hot-dip zinc-aluminum-magnesium-alloy-coated steel sheet & strip)［High corrosion resistance］

Extra soft and highly processable ausenitic stainless steel (NSS 304ES )

Pearl-tone color painted stainless steel (Multi-functional prepainted stainless steel sheet & strip)［highl designability］＜For electrical appliance＞

MOONSTAR GL Color SELiOS (Heat shielding and anti-stain properties )＜For exterior building materials＞

The Department adjoins the Kure Works, where the blast furnaces are installed, and promotes steel-materials research from material development of ordinary steel and special steel to production processes. It develops hot-rolled steel and high-tensile steel, high carbon steel and low-alloy steel widely used for automotive applications.

Steel Products DepartmentThe Department is located in the Shunan Works, which is our stainless production base, and various proprietary steel grades have been developed through pursuit of such charac-teristics of stainless steel as corrosion resistance, heat resistance, processability, strength and ductility as well as study on production processes. It has the world’ s top-level development technologies of stainless steel.

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4 Organic Coating & Composite Products Department

The Department is located in the Sakai Works which is our production base of surface-treated steel, and have developed many quality products. Its main agenda is the development of products through hot dipping, electroplating and electrolysis processing, chemical treatment and functional processing technologies as well as production processes. ZAM®, our highly corrosion resistant hot-dip zinc-aluminum-magnesium-alloy-coated steel sheet , was introduced by this research department.

Surface Treatment Department2The Department is located in the Ichikawa Works, our production base of painted steel sheet, and specializes in the painted steel field. Its main agenda is the development of painted products with various functions, such as corrosion resistance, designability, heat resistance, processability and environmental compatibility as well as production processes. It undertakes research and development of pre-painted steel sheets for exterior applica-tions, indoor apparatus and such products equipped with new functions.

3 Forming Technology Development Department

The Department is located in the premises of Sakai Works and promotes the development of such joining technologies as welding, swaging and processing technologies as pressing, forming and rolling, through efficient use of various experiments, computer simulation and other relevant means. It proposes solutions related to processing and joining technologies so that our customers can take full advantage of our products.

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Corporate Group Organization

The Nisshin Steel Group develops its steel business on a global basis bringing together expertise and collective strengths of all member companies based in and out the countryThe Nisshin Steel Group develops its steel-centered business.The member companies work together throughout the entire process from material procurement to product delivery and strive to gain customers’ satisfaction as a group. At the same time, the company contributes toward making an affluent society through various activities.Moreover, Nisshin Steel was a predecessor among Japan’s steel-makers to launch overseas technical assistance projects. Taking advantage of the network built on such endeavors, we have proac-tively expanded our presence in Europe, the U.S., China and Asia in the field of stainless steel and coated steel through overseas part-ners and joint ventures including "Acerinox,S.A." of Spain, "Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc" of the U.S., “Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co.,Ltd.” of China, “Bahru Stainless Sdn.Bhd.” of Malaysia. Also, in order to strengthen relations with our customers as they start or expand overseas operations, we have established overseas offices in Singapore, Thailand, the U.S., and China. It is our Group’sintention to structure an optimal supply system in the world and provide the same product quality and service as offered in Japan.

◎Transportation

◎Facility design and maintenance

◎Materials supply

◎Service, others

Tsukiboshi Logistics Co.,Ltd.

Nisshin Koki Co.,Ltd.

Nisshin Sanso Co.,Ltd.

Shinwa Kigyo Co.,Ltd.

Shinbishi Kaiun K.K

Shunan Shigyo Co.,Ltd.

Ube Nisshin Lime Co.,Ltd.

Shunan Sanso Co.,Ltd.

NI Information System Co.,Ltd.

Sea and land transportation of iron and steelproducts

Design, installation, repair and maintenance of industrial facilities

Production and sales of gasses, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon

Purchasing, insurance agency, management of welfare facilities and golf course, sales of bicycle parking lots

Sea transportation of coke

Recycling and sales of kraft paper

Processing and sales of lime for steelmaking and sintering

Production and sales of gasses, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon

Development and operation of information systems

◎Overseas affiliates and business partners

Manufacture and sales of electrolytic copper plated steel

Nisshin Steel （Nantong） High-tech Sheet Co., Ltd.（Nantong, Jiangsu, China）

Manufacture and sales of stainless steelAcerinox, S.A. （Madrid, Spain）

Manufacture and sales of cold-rolled stainless steel

Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co.,Ltd.（Ningbo, Zhejiang, China）

Processing and sale of ordinary steel and stainless steel sheets （Coil center）

Tianjin Rihua Steel Products Co.,Ltd.（Tianjin, China）

Manufacture and sales of hot-dip coated steel

Wheeling-nisshin, Inc.（West Virginia, United States）

Processing and sale of stainless steel （Coil center）

Ri Hong Stainless（Shanghai） Co.,Ltd. (Shanghai, China）

Manufacture and sales of stainless steel pipe & tube for automotive exhaust system

Nisshin Automotive Tubing LLC（Kentucky, United States）

Processing and sales of ordinary steel and stainless steel （Coil center）

Chang Fu Stainless Steel Center（Suzhou）co.,Ltd.（Taicang, Jiangsu, China）

Manufacture and sales of cold-rolled stainless steel

Bahru Stainless Sdn. Bhd.（Johor, Malaysia）

Manufacture, sales and re-polishing of mirror-finished stainless steel and press plate

Nisshin Metal Services（S）Pte. Ltd.（Shigapore）

Manufacture, sales and re-polishing of mirror-finished stainless steel and press plate

Nisshin Metal Services（M）Sdn. Bhd.（Pinang, Malaysia）

Manufacture and sales of stainless steel pipe & tube for automotive application

Tubificio Di Terni S.P.A （Umbria, Italy）

Sales of precision-rolled stainless steel products

Nisshin-JJ Precision Metal Co.,Ltd.（Tainan, Taiwan）

Sales of stainless steel centered on precision-rolled products

Nisshin-Jutha Wan Metal Co.,Ltd.（Bangkok, Thailand）

Manufacture and sales of steel pipe & tube for automotive application

Ans Steel Tubes Limited（Haryana, India）

NisshinSteel

Ordinary steel/special steel, coated steel, stainless steel

Ordinary steel/special steel, coated steel

Stainless steel

Stainless steel

Stainless steel

Stainless steel

Coated steel, stainless steel

Ordinary steel/special steel

Ordinary steel/special steel

Stainless steel

Nisshin A & C Co.,Ltd. Light-gauge steel shapes and other, building materials

Nisshin Kokan Co.,Ltd. Steel pipes and tubes

Nisshin Stainless Steel Tubing Co.,Ltd. Stainless steel pipes and tubes

Nihon Pipe System Co.,Ltd. Stainless steel pipes and tubes, processed products

Tsukiboshi Art Co.,Ltd. Decorative stainless steel

Nikken Stainless Fittings Co.,Ltd. Stainless steel pipe fittings

Long roof and building materials

High-pressure propane containers, tanks and conveyors

Processed products and cold rolled special steel strips

Sanko Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.

Chugokukogyo Co.,Ltd.

Molitec Steel Co.,Ltd.

Hisaka Works, Ltd. Various industrial devices and heat exchangers

◎Processor

◎Trading and wholesale

Processing, sales and market development of steel products

Processing, sales and market development of steel products

Stainless steel

Coated steel, stainless steel

Coated steel, stainless steel

Ordinary steel/special steel, coated steel, stainless steel

Stainless steel

Stainless steel

Ordinary steel/special steel, stainless steel

Stainless steel

Ordinary steel/special steel

Ordinary steel/special steel, stainless steel

Nisshin Stainless Steel Trading Co.,Ltd. Processing and sales of stainless steel products

Nihon Teppan Co.,Ltd. Processing and sales of steel products

Tsukiboshi Shoji Co.,Ltd. Processing and sales of steel products

Canox Corporation Processing and sales of steel products

Osaka Stainless Center Co.,Ltd. Shearing, slitting and sales of stainless steel sheet and strip

Stainless One Corporation Processing and sales of steel products

Nitirin Metals Co.,Ltd. Processing and sales of steel products

Mss Stainless Steel Center Co.,Ltd. Processing and sales of stainless steel products

Iwata Koutetsu Co.,Ltd. Processing and salse of steel products

Prosteel Co.,Ltd. Processing and sales of steel products

Stainless steel Nisshin Metal-Working Co.,Ltd. Stainless steel processed products,industrial euipment

Environmental management

Steel production to meet environmental needsWe promote "environmental impact reduction throughout the production processes" and "offer products friendly to the environment and people"

①Activities for environmental impactreduction in production processes

Supply of products contributingto environmental preservation

③ All-hands activities of the Nisshin Steel Group

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Recycling of steel resourcesElimination, linkage or upgrade of processesRecovery and reuse of waste heatIntroduction of efficient equipment

Nisshin Steel has pursued extension of life cycles of products, upgrading their performances and improving their designs so as to meet the needs of society and the times. These days, amid increased calls for environmental protection on a global scale, steelmakers have moved closer to producing steel which satisfies the environmental needs as part of their social responsibilities. Nisshin Steel regards contribution to environmental preservation as an important foundation of management, and is committed to promoting vigorously such measures as global warming prevention, energy and resources saving and waste reduction through the supply of "products friendly to the environment and people."

In addition to reducing the environmental impact on the atmosphere, water quality, soil and other elements, we strive to save and recycle resources and energy throughout all phases of our business operations with programs centering on ISO 14001 (environmental management system), and continually promote environ-mental impact reduction activities.

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Longer life, higher efficiencyLighter weight (higher strength)No toxic substances included (chromium and lead-free)Application of toxic substance removal equipmentLubricant protection film

We contribute to the construction of an environmentally-harmonious and recy-cling society through developing and mar-keting eco-friendly products (eco materi-als) with an eye to customer satisfaction, social trends and perspectives of LCA (life cycle assessment).

From the purchase of raw materials and equipment to production, technical development, transporta-tion of products, recycling of by-products, and manufacture of plants geared for environmental preser-vation, the Nisshin Steel group puts these activities together for environmental impact reduction. More-over, as a member of a community, every employee recognizes the importance of environmental prob-lems, and is proactively involved in activities for environmental conservation or region building in com-munication with fellow citizens, local administration and other companies.

The Nisshin Steel group has set the following three-point basic policy for environmental preservation with the recognition that "environmental preservation is the basis of management."

Basic policy for environmental preservation

Action for global warming prevention

Effects

Reduction of wasteImprovement in fuel consumptionEnvironmental pollution preventionProcessing Load reduction

(Resources and process saving)

Thermal storage combustion type deodorization furnace

We promote energy saving and CO2 reduc-tion measures based on "voluntary action plan for the environmental preservation of the steel industry" which Japan Iron and Steel Federation formulated for global warming prevention.

Environmental impact reduction activities in production processesWith continuous monitoring through our environmental surveillance systems and rational measures for environmental impact reduction we have met the environmental standards established in each statute and each agreement, such as the Clean Air Act and Water Pollution Control Law. Moreover, we intend to deal with new environmentally harmful substances and wrk on collection of discharge data and better management of particular chemical substances.

Contribution to environmental preservation with our "eco materials"We are proactively engaged in offering "the products friendly to the environment and people (eco materials) " to respond to environmental needs through utilizing our high technical capabilities for adding various values to steel, an easy-to-recycle material.

Products contributing to formation of a recycling society

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●Waste reduction by extending product lives and upgrading their performances

ZAM®, highly corrosion resistant hot-dip coated steel sheet :Highway sound insulation wall

"MOONSTAR Zinc" chromium- free electrogalvanized steel sheet : Copier chassis

Ferritic stainless steel for heat resistance : EGR air conditioner

"NSS 445M2" high-durability ferritic stainless steel sheet : ECO CUTE water heater exterior case

Products contributing to environmental preservation

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● No hazardous chemicalsubstances included

● No lubricant oil or protection film requiredwhen processing

● Control of noise and vibration to realizecomfortable environment

Products contributing to environmental improvement

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● Used for components ofemission-gas-purification systemto reduce environmentallyharmful substances ( including NOx and SOx)

●Material of equipment forhigh-temperature decomposition of dioxin andother relevant functions

Products contributing to global warming prevention

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● Energy saving at time of use

● Elimination of downstream processes

● Improvement in fuel consump-tion with weight saving

Action for recycling societyWe promote recycling of by-products, such as slag generated in our production process, and also promote recycling of other indus-tries’ by-products for steel resources, and work proactively for formation of a recycling society.

Investment for environmental preservationWe promote environmental preservation measures (investments for environmental preservation and energy-conservation programs) through various capital invest-ments under our environment and disaster prevention assessment system.

Water treatment facilities

Refractory product recycle center

Sintering environmental dust-collecting equipment

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