After 大阪製鉄’s Nishinihon Kumamoto Plant in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, was damaged by an earthquake, steelmaking and rolling operations resumed in stages. All manufacturing processes have now been restored, and shipments have returned to normal.
大阪製鉄 announced that steelmaking at its Nishinihon Kumamoto Plant, which was damaged in the Kumamoto earthquake, resumed on 11 October. Together with the rolling process, which had resumed earlier, all manufacturing processes have since been restored.
The plant was damaged in the 28 July earthquake, and shipments are now being made as usual following the resumption of full operations.