Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to form CHQ and forging wire JV at Indiana in US
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation has decided to establish a new company called NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN COLD HEADING WIRE INDIANA INC for manufacturing and selling steel wires for cold heading and forging for automobiles in Indiana, USA.
NSCI will be established through joint investment from Matsubishi Metal Industry Co Ltd, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Steel Processing Co Ltd, Miyazaki Seiko Co Ltd, Sanyu Co Ltd, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation, Metal One Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation.
Steel wires for cold heading and forging are mainly used for automobile fasteners and other kind of parts, and they are produced by adding secondary process (pickling, coating, wire drawing, heat treatment, and so on) to steel wires. Most uses are for important safety related parts and therefore the quality requirements, such as materials and dimension accuracy, are extremely high. In order to satisfy these requirements, strict quality management is necessary for wire rods and secondary process.
As NSSMC foresees continuous and stable growth of the automobile market in North America, in addition to our plants in Thailand and China we have decided to establish this third plant in the USA to meet the demand for Japanese automobile and parts manufacturers.
Furthermore, NSCI will be the 12th member company of NSSMC’s bar and wire rods business brand SteeLinC®.
Company Profiles
Head Office : Shelbyville, Indiana
Business : Manufacture and sales of steel wire for cold heading and forging
Capital : USD 24 million
Capital Ratio : Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation 42%, Matsubishi Metal Industry Co Ltd 5%, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Steel Processing Co Ltd 5%, Miyazaki Seiko Co Ltd. 5%, Sanyu Co Ltd 1%, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation 10%, Toyota Tsusho Corporation 12%, Metal One Corporation 10%, Sumitomo Corporation 10%
Investment : Approximately US$50 million
Facility : Pickling and coating line: 1 unit; wire drawing machine: 4 units; heat treating furnace: 2 units
Capacity : 39,000 ton/year
Production start : Scheduled for January 2018
Source : Strategic Research Institute