Kawasaki Steel Corp. and NKK Corp. yesterday unveiled their plans to form Japan's largest steel maker, including possible cuts of 6,000 to 7,000 jobs. The new company, to be named JFE Group ...

JFE Holdings Inc. is considering taking over Hitachi Zosen Corp.'s shipbuilding operations, which are now conducted by Universal Shipbuilding Corp., a joint venture between the two firms, sources ...

Kawasaki Steel Corp. said Wednesday it will spin off its bridge and steel construction division into a separate company in April. The decision follows plans by Kawasaki Steel, Japan's third ...

Then on April 7, 1994, the name Armco was replaced by AK Steel. The company’s name is derived from the initials of Armco and Kawasaki Steel Corp., which contributed several of its production ...

Armco entered a limited partnership with Kawasaki Steel Corp. in 1989, becoming A.K. Steel. Cleveland-Cliffs, based in Cleveland, bought A.K. Steel in 2020 for $1.1 billion.

It was formed in 2002 by the merger of NKK, Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha) and Kawasaki Steel Corporation. At the time, NKK Corporation was Japan's second largest steelmaker and Kawasaki Steel was ...

Two Japanese steel giants — Nippon Steel Corporation and Kawasaki Steel Corporation — have won orders to supply pipes for the prestigious project in a deal estimated to cost $55 million.

NKK Corp. and Kawasaki Steel Corp. plan to rename themselves JFE Group when they merge under a joint holding company in October, the firms announced Friday. The move is expected to reduce costs at ...

In order to help negotiate its pending merger with Kawasaki Steel Corp., NKK Corp., has called upon Goldman Sachs Group Inc., while Kawasaki has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley Dean Witter to help ...

The merger of giants Kawasaki Steel and NKK Corp was driven by global rationalisation among steel makers, raw materials suppliers and major customers. Japan's steel industry behemoths have long ...