Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Aichi Steel Corp. brief the press on a newly developed stainless steel material for use as components in the hydrogen-powered vehicle "Mirai" (future) produced by Toyota Motor Corp., the world's first commercial fuel cell model, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. Aichi is one of the three parts manufacturers that unveiled newly developed key components for the vehicle the day after it was put on sale on Dec. 15.

15 workers injured in blast at Nippon Steel plant

15 workers injured in blast at Nippon Steel plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Smokes are seen rising from a Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. plant in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2014, following a blast near its coke oven. A total of 15 workers were injured, five of them seriously.

Fire at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal plant

Fire at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire having broken out at a steel plant of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 17, 2014.

Fire at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal plant

Fire at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fire having broken out at a steel plant of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 17, 2014.

Tank catches on fire at Nippon Steel's Aichi plant

Tank catches on fire at Nippon Steel's Aichi plant

NAGOYA, Japan - A coke gas tank (fore) caught on fire in the Nagoya ironworks of Nippon Steel Corp. in the city of Tokai in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 12, nine days after an explosion damaged another tank (behind) at the same site. Nippon Steel said the production line at the plant was unaffected by the blaze.

Nippon Steel gas tank fire put out, probe underway

Nippon Steel gas tank fire put out, probe underway

NAGOYA, Japan - A fire that broke out at a coke oven gas tank following an explosion at the Nagoya ironworks of Nippon Steel Corp. in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 3, is put under control on Sept. 4. Nippon Steel said clients' production could be affected if the manufacturing of parts is suspended for three days or longer.

Toyota affiliate restarts steel output after explosion

Toyota affiliate restarts steel output after explosion

Photo taken March 21, 2016, shows Aichi Steel Corp.'s plant in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The steelmaker affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. restarted the plant the same day following a more than two-month suspension that temporarily halted domestic production by the world's biggest carmaker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota halts output at all Japanese factories due to steel shortage

Toyota halts output at all Japanese factories due to steel shortage

Photo taken Feb. 8, 2016, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi factory in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The automaker suspended all production of its domestic factories the same day due to a steel shortage following an explosion in January at a steel plant in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota halts output at all Japanese factories due to steel shortage

Toyota halts output at all Japanese factories due to steel shortage

Photo taken Feb. 8, 2016, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi factory in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The automaker suspended all production of its domestic factories the same day due to a steel shortage following an explosion in January at a steel plant in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Aichi Steel Corp. brief the press on a newly developed stainless steel material for use as components in the hydrogen-powered vehicle "Mirai" (future) produced by Toyota Motor Corp., the world's first commercial fuel cell model, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. Aichi is one of the three parts manufacturers that unveiled newly developed key components for the vehicle the day after it was put on sale on Dec. 15. (Kyodo)

15 workers injured in blast at Nippon Steel plant

15 workers injured in blast at Nippon Steel plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Smokes are seen rising from a Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. plant in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 3, 2014, following a blast near its coke oven. A total of 15 workers were injured, five of them seriously. (Kyodo)

Tank catches on fire at Nippon Steel's Aichi plant

Tank catches on fire at Nippon Steel's Aichi plant

NAGOYA, Japan - A coke gas tank (fore) caught on fire in the Nagoya ironworks of Nippon Steel Corp. in the city of Tokai in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 12, nine days after an explosion damaged another tank (behind) at the same site. Nippon Steel said the production line at the plant was unaffected by the blaze. (Kyodo)

Nippon Steel gas tank fire put out, probe underway

Nippon Steel gas tank fire put out, probe underway

NAGOYA, Japan - A fire that broke out at a coke oven gas tank following an explosion at the Nagoya ironworks of Nippon Steel Corp. in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 3, is put under control on Sept. 4. Nippon Steel said clients' production could be affected if the manufacturing of parts is suspended for three days or longer. (Kyodo)