Company Profile
Trade name
Nippon Steel Rolls Corporation
Location
46-59, Oaza Nakabaru, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Representative
Makoto Fujino　Representative Director and President
Established
December 1, 2001
Shareholder
Nippon Steel Corporation (100%)
Capital
400 million yen
Business
Manufacture, sale,
and after-sales service of rolls
Acquired certification
ISO9001
(Acquired on August 1, 1995, JIC Quality Assurance Ltd., registration No. 0087)
Number of employees
215 (as of April 1, 2024)
History
Formerly part of Nippon Steel Corporation
Formerly part of Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd
1901
The state-owned Yawata Steel Works begins operations.
1909
The Ogura Foundry begins manufacturing rolls.
1918
The Doyama Foundry begins manufacturing rolls.
1936
Komatsu Jukuren Industry Co., Ltd.
Established and began operations as Japan's first cast roll manufacturer.
1938
Company name changed to Kanto Special Steel Works, Ltd.
1942
Roll casting and roll processing factories begin operations in Nakabaru, Tobata Ward.
1952
Cast iron roll manufacturing begins.
1957
Ductile roll manufacturing begins.
1964
Centrifugal casting machine installed.
Sleeve roll manufacturing begins.
1968
The heat treatment plant for rolls begins operations.
1971
Centrifugal casting machine installed.
Manufacturing of centrifugal casting rolls for hot rolling begins.
Centrifugal casting machine installed.
Manufacturing of centrifugal casting rolls for hot rolling begins.
1978
Large centrifugal casting machine installed.
Steel plate roll manufacturing begins.
1988
High-speed steel (HSS) roll production begins.
1990
CPC roll manufacturing equipment installed.
CPC roll manufacturing begins.
1995
Obtained ISO 9001 certification.
1998
Won the Okochi Memorial Production Prize for
the development of a high-speed steel (HSS) rolling mill roll employing the continuous pouring process for cladding (CPC roll).
2001
Spun off as an independent company, Nippon Steel Hyper-Metal Corporation (a subsidiary of Nippon Steel Corporation).
2003
Business continued as Kantoc Roll, Ltd., a company established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
2006
The casting roll business of Kantoc Roll, Ltd. was integrated, and the company name was changed to Nittetsu Sumikin Rolls Co., Ltd.
2012
Due to the merger of Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.
2019
Company name changed to 'Nippon Steel Rolls Corporation' in line with the name change of its parent company.
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