Management concepts Corporate governance Risk management system and compliance Safety and disaster prevention activities Getting along with local communities, and international cooperation Our domestic manufacturing facilities Kure Works Address 11-1 Showa-cho, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken, 737-8520 TEL (0823)25-8201 FAX (0823)22-7770 Area 1,494,000 m2 Number of employees 957 Main products Ordinary steel hot rolled band steel and steel strip Special steal hot rolled band steel and steel strip Main equipment Blast furnaces: 2 LD converters: 3 Continuous casting equipment: 2 Hot rolling equipment: 1  Local communication Vigorous and healthy clean hiking In December 2007 a group of 29 employees and senior colleagues living in the area around the Kure Works took part in a session of "vigorous and healthy clean hiking" in which they picked up empty cans and bottles and general trash in the Takakarasudai campground that serves as their hiking area. Their efforts enhanced the beauty of the local area.   Sakai Works Address 5 Nishi-cho, Ishitsu, Nishi-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka-fu 592-8332 TEL (072)243-2510 FAX (072)243-2629 Area 484,000 m2 Number of employees 579 Main products Cold-rolled steel sheet, cold-rolled band steel galvanized steel sheet, Pentite coated steel sheet, Alstar Coppertite, Moonstar zinc ZAM , polished special band steel Main equipment Cold rolling equipment: 2 Continuous hot-dip equipment: 4 Continuous electroplating equipment: 2 Continuous coating equipment: 1  Local communication Training in setting up an oil fence In November 2007 training to set up an oil fence to hold in a hypothetical oil spill on the ocean took place, sponsored by the production planning team with Tsukiboshi Logistics and other companies. The training involved setting up an oil fence with a tugboat and recovering oil with the ship the Nisshin.   Toyo Works Address 962-14 Kitajo, Saijo-shi, Ehime-ken 799-1354 TEL (0898)64-1111 FAX (0898)64-1655 Area 758,000 m2 Number of employees 93 Main products Cold-rolled steel sheet Pentite ZAM Main equipment Cold rolling equipment: 1 Continuous hot-dip equipment: 1  Local communication Saijo-shi coastal cleanup In July 2007 about 20 people from our group of companies participated in a coastal cleanup effort sponsored by the Saijo-shi marine promotion association to pick up trash along the Takasu coast, which is near the Toyo Works. This is the eighth time we have participated in this activity, and we think it has contributed to the "Refresh the inland sea" effort.   Osaka Works Address 2-1-26 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0031 TEL (06)6468-1231 FAX (06)6463-0861 Area 104,000 m2 Number of employees 236 Main products Cold-rolled steel sheet, cold-rolled band steel Polished band steel Polished special band steel Main equipment Cold rolling equipment: 3 Cold-rolling equipment for polishing: 3  Local communication Cleanup around the factory Our Osaka Works (in Kanzaki) is located near an urban district, and regularly every year many of our employees take part in activities to beautify the area around the factory.   Ichikawa Works Address 7-1 Shin-cho, Takaya, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0011 TEL (047)328-1111 FAX (047)327-5544 Area 169,000 m2 Number of employees 244 Main products Pentite B Galvastar Coated steel sheet Stainless foil Main equipment Continuous hot-dip equipment: 1 Continuous coating equipment: 2 Stainless foil manufacturing equipment: 1  Local communication Exhibiting at the Ichikawa Fest In September 2007 our Ichikawa Works made a presentation about the steel industry and its products at the third Ichikawa Fest of locally made products, held in the Chiba Prefecture modern industry and science hall. Our booth was a place for pleasant interaction between our employees and the local public.   Shunan Works Address 4976 Minami-cho, Nomura, Shunan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-8666 TEL (0834)63-0112 FAX (0834)63-1995 Area 1,272,000 m2 Number of employees 818 Main products Hot-rolled stainless band steel, steel strip Cold- rolled stainless band steel, steel strip Main equipment Electric furnaces: 2 LD converters: 2 Continuous casting equipment: 1 Cold rolling equipment: 7  Local communication Volunteer cleanup by new employees In April 2008 we carried out a volunteer cleanup with twenty-seven new employees who joined the company this spring. While picking up trash, we walked from the Shunan Works to the Shin-Nanyo train station, then spent five hours in cleanup activities in Narahara-san Park. The forty bags of trash we collected is testimony to how much the appearance of the local area has been improved.   Amagasaki Works Address 1 Tsuru-cho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo-ken 660-0092 TEL (06)6416-1031 FAX (06)6416-0141 Area 71,000 m2 Number of employees 133 Main products Stainless steel pipe Main equipment Stainless steel pipe manufacturing equipment: 14  Local communication Beautification activities around the factory Every year at the Amagasaki Works during June, which is Environment Month, we clean up and weed the flower beds along side ditches and pedestrian walks, as activity to beautify the environment around the factory. This year, twenty employees participated, and after their hour-long cleanup efforts, the beauty of the surroundings increased employees' awareness of the environment.

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Management concepts Corporate governance Risk management system and compliance Safety and disaster prevention activities Getting along with local communities, and international cooperation Our domestic manufacturing facilities