JFE Steel to Reform Can Steel Sheet Business Sections

JFE Steel enhances tin plate and black plate business those which are used for cans. The firm speeds up the new business strategy by establishment of the new business sector and the sales division designated to tin plate and black plate on April 1, handling domestic and export sales integrally. The firm also upgrades the management office for can steel sheet inside West Japan iron works.

JFE Steel’s can steel sheet sector, the sales division and the export division have separated so far. The firm decided to integrate these functions to link productive expansion, high value addition and overseas business enhancement organically.

The firm installed no.5 continuous annealing line in Fukuyama area of West Japan iron works in 2010 with approximately 17 billion yen capex. At the same time, the firm has tried to enlarge overseas sales. JFE Steel’s production capacity of can steel sheet is 1.35 million tonnes per year.