Japan Steel Co., Ltd. to suspend one blast furnace in Chiba Prefecture New Corona April 17 13:20
Nippon Steel, which is the largest steelmaker, has been making adjustments to temporarily suspend one blast furnace at its main steelworks in Chiba Prefecture because demand for steel products has dropped significantly due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. I understand. Nippon Steel has already decided to suspend the blast furnaces in Wakayama and Ibaraki prefectures, and the impact on the domestic manufacturing industry is becoming more serious.
According to a person involved, it is the one blast furnace in the Kimitsu area of East Japan Works in Japan that is adjusting the suspension of operations.
This steel mill is the main steel mill of Nippon Steel, which produces steel materials for construction, but this month, major construction companies announced a series of suspension of construction work due to the spread of infection, and demand for steel materials further increased. Since it was expected to fall, one of the two blast furnaces was temporarily adjusted.
The suspension will not affect the hiring of employees.
Nippon Steel has already decided to suspend one blast furnace at each of the steelworks in Wakayama and Ibaraki prefectures due to the suspension of operations at automobile manufacturers' factories, and the spread of new coronavirus infection. The impact on the domestic manufacturing industry is becoming more serious.