Thai Special Wire Co., Ltd.

In Meiji 40 (1907), the Sumitomo Foundry relocated from Shimaya-cho, Nishi-ku, Osaka City to the present Kansai Steel Works Osaka district (Osaka).

Establishment of Shin Fusō Metal Industry

Renamed to Sumitomo Metal Industries.

Emperor Shōwa and Empress visited our company.

Prime Minister Nehru of India visited.

New wheel rolling mill (9000-ton press) started operation.

Produced the first prototype bogie for the Shinkansen.

Obtained wheel approval from the American Railway Association and began exports to the United States.

The Tokaido Shinkansen running on our wheels and axles was inaugurated.

The Japan World Exposition was held in Osaka.

First oil shock.

Developed the bolsterless railway bogie and VC roll.

Developed the world's first small subway linear motor-driven bogie and produced and delivered a prototype: Second oil shock.

Established a crankshaft manufacturing company (ICI) in Kentucky, USA, and began development and production of the permanent-magnet Retada.

Bubble collapse.

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.

Obtained ISO 14001 certification (International Standard for Environmental Management Systems).

Established a crankshaft manufacturing company in China (Hezhou Nippon Steel Forging Co., Ltd.).

Received large orders for railway wheels from Indian Railways: Global financial crisis.

Decided to expand forging crankshaft business in India: Signed long-term wheel supply contract for German high-speed rail.

Founded Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.

Renamed to Nippon Steel Corporation.

Integrated Wakayama Steel Works, Amagasaki Manufacturing Plant, and Steel Works to establish Kansai Steel Works.

Two-region system covering the Wakayama and Osaka regions.