Who owns Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp?

The merged stock is listed (under number 5401, the old Nippon Steel number) as Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. The logistics branches of both companies are announced to be merged on April 1, 2013, under the name "Nippon Steel & Sumikin Logistics Co., Ltd.", wholly owned by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.

When did Nippon Steel become a company?

The merger of Yawata and Fuji in 1970, forming Nippon Steel Corporation, further strengthened their corporate resources. At its peak in the early 1970s, Nippon Steel had a steelmaking capacity of 47 million tons per year; it passed the United States Steel Corporation in 1975 to become the world’s largest steelmaker.

Where is Nippon Steel headquartered?

Nippon Steel Corporation (日本製鉄株式会社, Nippon Seitetsu kabushiki gaisha) is Japan's largest steelmaker, headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The company has four business segments, including steelmaking, engineering, chemicals, and system solutions. It is the largest producer of crude steel in Japan and the third largest in the world.