Future demand is unlikely to grow significantly for steel plate used in bridgYY易游平台 and structurYY易游平台. To create an optimum production and operating system and to improve cost competitivenYY易游平台s, the two companiYY易游平台 intend to merge the two production locations located near each other. In terms of quality, delivery and other customer servicYY易游平台, the two companiYY易游平台 anticipate they would be able to offer improved servicYY易游平台 by combining their steel procYY易游平台sing technologiYY易游平台 and know-how cultivated over the years.

Combining the businYY易游平台sYY易游平台 will enable the new company to provide improved servicYY易游平台 to its customers.

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Kansai Steel Center Co., Ltd.	Shinko Shearex Co., Ltd.
YY易游平台tablished: April 1986 Location: Osaka Capital: 201 million yen Shareholders: ?@Nippon Steel Corp. 51.7% ?@Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. 33.3% ?@Metal One Corp. 10.0% ?@Nippon Steel Trading Co., Ltd. 5.0% PrYY易游平台ident: TakYY易游平台hi ONO EmployeYY易游平台: 63 FY2002 salYY易游平台: 2.8 billion yen	YY易游平台tablished: October 1989 Location: Amagasaki, Hyogo Capital: 177 million yen Shareholders: ?@Kobe Steel, Ltd. 65.5% ?@Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 17.9% ?@Metal One Corp. 8.3% ?@Shinsho Corp. 8.3% PrYY易游平台ident: Norishige SHIMADA EmployeYY易游平台: 27 FY2002 salYY易游平台: 1.2 billion yen

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