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Fire at JFE Steel plant near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:32 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2012, shows a coastal plant of JFE Steel Corp. emitting smoke due to fire in Chiba city, east of Tokyo. No one was injured in the fire that started at around 10:30 a.m., the company and local firefighters said.

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Opening ceremony of steel mill in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - JFE Engineering Corp. President Hisanori Kano (2nd from L) attends the opening ceremony of a steel mill in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 20, 2014. The company and the Myanmar government established joint venture J&M Steel Solutions Co. in November 2013.

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JFE's China venture opens plant for automotive sheet steel

GUANGZHOU, China - JFE Steel Corp. President Hajime Bada signs an agreement in Guangzhou, China on March 6 to form a joint venture between JFE Steel and China's Guangzhou Iron & Steel Enterprises Holdings Ltd. to build a plant in Guangzhou for making automotive steel sheet to supply to Japanese carmakers operating in China.

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(2)JFE steel plant probed after highly alkaline water found in sea

CHIBA, Japan - JFE Steel Corp. President Fumio Sudo (C), flanked by his aides, apologizes at a press conference in China on Feb. 3 as the Japan Coast Guard launched an investigation into the company's plant in Chiba after detecting excessively high alkalinity levels in the sea near the plant.

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(1)JFE steel plant probed after highly alkaline water found in sea

CHIBA, Japan - Pictured on Feb. 3 is JFE Steel Corp.'s plant in Chiba, where the Japan Coast Guard has launched an investigation after detecting excessively high alkalinity levels in the sea near the plant. The coast guard suspects the major steelmaker may have violated the water pollution prevention law.

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Fire rages in JFE Steel plant in Hiroshima for 4 hours, no injuries

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A fire engine tries to put out a fire at a steel plant of JFE Steel Corp. in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 20. The fire was apparently triggered by the leakage of coke gas in a 1-meter-diameter pipe while workers were reinforcing parts to support another gas pipe, firefighters said. No casualties were reported.

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NKK, Kawasaki Steel set up firm ahead of integration

TOKYO, Japan - Kanji Emoto (R), chairman of JFE Holdings Inc., and Yoichi Shimogaichi, JFE Holdings president, attend a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 27, the same day NKK Corp. and Kawasaki Steel Corp. set up the joint holding company as the first step in forming the JFE Group and becoming the world's fourth largest integrated steelmaker.

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Fire rages in JFE Steel plant in Hiroshima for 4 hours, no injur

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A fire engine tries to put out a fire at a steel plant of JFE Steel Corp. in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 20. The fire was apparently triggered by the leakage of coke gas in a 1-meter-diameter pipe while workers were reinforcing parts to support another gas pipe, firefighters said. No casualties were reported. (Kyodo)

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(2)JFE steel plant probed after highly alkaline water found in s

CHIBA, Japan - JFE Steel Corp. President Fumio Sudo (C), flanked by his aides, apologizes at a press conference in China on Feb. 3 as the Japan Coast Guard launched an investigation into the company's plant in Chiba after detecting excessively high alkalinity levels in the sea near the plant. (Kyodo)

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(1)JFE steel plant probed after highly alkaline water found in s

CHIBA, Japan - Pictured on Feb. 3 is JFE Steel Corp.'s plant in Chiba, where the Japan Coast Guard has launched an investigation after detecting excessively high alkalinity levels in the sea near the plant. The coast guard suspects the major steelmaker may have violated the water pollution prevention law. (Kyodo)

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JFE's China venture opens plant for automotive sheet steel

GUANGZHOU, China - JFE Steel Corp. President Hajime Bada signs an agreement in Guangzhou, China on March 6 to form a joint venture between JFE Steel and China's Guangzhou Iron & Steel Enterprises Holdings Ltd. to build a plant in Guangzhou for making automotive steel sheet to supply to Japanese carmakers operating in China. (Kyodo)

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NKK, Kawasaki Steel set up firm ahead of integration

TOKYO, Japan - Kanji Emoto (R), chairman of JFE Holdings Inc., and Yoichi Shimogaichi, JFE Holdings president, attend a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 27, the same day NKK Corp. and Kawasaki Steel Corp. set up the joint holding company as the first step in forming the JFE Group and becoming the world's fourth largest integrated steelmaker. (Kyodo)

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JFE Steel chief welcomes Ugandan envoy in Tokyo

JFE Steel Corp. President Koji Kakigi (R) shakes hands with Ugandan Ambassador to Japan Betty Grace Akech-Okullo at the Japanese firm's head office in Tokyo on July 16, 2015. The steelmaker has installed next-generation vending machines at its office, with some of the proceeds from beverage sales going toward aid for children in five East African nations where the company sells its products. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan steel industry

File photo taken in December 2015 shows a plant of JFE Steel Corp. in Fukuyama, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opening ceremony of steel mill in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - JFE Engineering Corp. President Hisanori Kano (2nd from L) attends the opening ceremony of a steel mill in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 20, 2014. The company and the Myanmar government established joint venture J&M Steel Solutions Co. in November 2013. (Kyodo)

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Fire at JFE Steel plant near Tokyo

CHIBA, Japan - Columns of smoke rise due to fire at a plant of JFE Steel Corp. in Chiba city, east of Tokyo, at 10:50 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2012. No one was injured in the fire that started at around 10:30 a.m., the company and local firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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Fire at JFE Steel plant near Tokyo

CHIBA, Japan - Columns of smoke rise due to fire at a plant of JFE Steel Corp. in Chiba city, east of Tokyo, at 10:46 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2012. No one was injured in the fire that started at around 10:30 a.m., the company and local firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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Fire at JFE Steel plant near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:32 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2012, shows a coastal plant of JFE Steel Corp. emitting smoke due to fire in Chiba city, east of Tokyo. No one was injured in the fire that started at around 10:30 a.m., the company and local firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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JFE Steel's blast furnace

File photo taken April 6, 2019, shows a blast furnace facility of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFE Steel's blast furnace

File photo taken April 6, 2019, shows a blast furnace facility of JFE Steel Corp. in Kawasaki, eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Next presidents of JFE Holdings, JFE Steel

JFE Steel Corp. President Koji Kakigi (L) and Director Yoshihisa Kitano shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2019, where it was announced they will be promoted to JFE Holdings Inc. president and JFE Steel president, respectively, in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Next presidents of JFE Holdings, JFE Steel

JFE Steel Corp. President Koji Kakigi (L) and Director Yoshihisa Kitano attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2019, where it was announced they will be promoted to JFE Holdings Inc. president and JFE Steel president, respectively, in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFE Holdings' next president Kakigi

JFE Steel Corp. President Koji Kakigi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2019, as it was announced he will be promoted to president of JFE Holdings Inc. in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo