Steel Scrap Recycling, Resource Conservation and Energy Conservation

「We have worked to realize the benefits of introducing the energy- and CO2-efficient electric arc furnace at the Sakai Plant and have also promoted sales-expansion initiatives, including launching sales of green steel products.」

「As part of its progress, the Company achieved a 42% reduction in fiscal 2025 from fiscal 2013 levels.」

「As part of its response to sustainability issues, the Company is calculating Scope 3 GHG emissions to improve its CDP score, which it uses as an indicator of its response to climate change, and has installed an on-site solar power generation system at the West Japan Kumamoto Plant.」

「The Group is pursuing a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 46% from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030 and a vision of carbon neutrality by fiscal 2050. In fiscal 2024, it established the Carbon Neutrality Promotion Committee to strengthen management for formulating and steadily implementing specific measures and plans.」

「As part of its environmental initiatives, the Company established an internal Carbon Neutrality Promotion Committee and began calculating Scope 3 GHG emissions and working toward obtaining a CDP score, thereby strengthening its efforts toward carbon neutrality. It also concluded an agreement with Osaka Prefecture concerning joint forest activities and is working to create natural environments and biodiversity. In addition, KOS obtained the SIRIM Eco-Label, a Malaysian certification previously obtained by the Company, further strengthening environmental initiatives across the Group.」

「The Group has set a target of reducing CO2 emissions by 46% from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030, with achieving carbon neutrality by fiscal 2050 as its vision. As of fiscal 2022, it had achieved a 29% reduction from fiscal 2013 levels.」

「In August this year, the Company decided to install energy- and CO2-efficient electric-furnace equipment at the Sakai Plant of its Osaka facility. It is working toward commissioning the equipment in 2025 to significantly improve variable costs, particularly energy costs, and reduce CO2 emissions.」

「In response to growing social demands for the realization of a sustainable society, the Company formulated a basic sustainability policy in December last year to further strengthen management from an ESG perspective. It has set materiality targets and begun initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, including contributing to decarbonization and a circular society, promote diversity, develop a comfortable working environment, and strengthen group governance.」

「On 28 April this year, we formulated and announced the OSAKA STEEL CO.,LTD. Group Medium-Term Management Plan, whose primary objective is to contribute to society by contributing to a circular and decarbonized society through steel recycling using electric furnaces and, as a top supplier, further strengthening our manufacturing capabilities and cost and quality competitiveness so that we can supply products that meet customer needs.」

「As an electric-furnace steelmaker, the Company will also promote an efficient recycling process for steel resources, contribute to a circular society and environmental conservation through energy and resource conservation, and work toward greater coexistence with society.」

「We have also worked to further pursue energy-efficient and resource-saving operations and to achieve thorough cost reductions through operational efforts rooted in the shop floor and actual conditions.」

「We have also worked to further pursue energy-efficient and resource-saving operations and to achieve thorough cost reductions through operational efforts rooted in the shop floor and actual conditions.」

「We have also worked to further pursue energy and power conservation and thorough cost reductions through operational efforts rooted in the shop floor and actual conditions.」

「The Group’s management philosophy is to recycle iron scrap into steel products, help preserve the global environment through resource and energy conservation, and contribute to social development. Through stronger and more differentiated product competitiveness, the Group will pursue customer needs, advance rational and open management grounded in frontline operations and actual products, maintain an unshakable competitive position through innovation, and aim to become a trusted corporate group.」

「We have also worked to reduce costs in response to changes in the external environment, including the pursuit of more energy-efficient and resource-saving operations.」

「While pursuing thorough cost reductions through operational efforts rooted in the shop floor and actual conditions, we have also worked to reduce costs in response to changes in the external environment, including the further pursuit of energy-efficient and resource-saving operations.」

「We have also worked to reduce costs in response to changes in the external environment, including the pursuit of more energy-efficient and resource-saving operations.」

「The Group's management philosophy is to recycle steel scrap into steel products, work to preserve the global environment through resource and energy conservation, and contribute to the development of society.」

「The Osaka Steel Group is an electric-furnace steel group that recycles steel scrap into steel products, works to preserve the global environment through resource and energy conservation, and contributes to the development of society.」