- CEO
- Shigemi Urata
- Full Time Employees
- 2,093
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Steel
- Address
- Sanei Building Tokyo TY Japan 104-8365
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells stainless steels, heat-resistant alloys, high nickel alloy steel sheets, plates, strips in coil form, forgings, processed products, and ferronickel alloys. The company produces corrosion resistant alloys, heat resistant alloys including NAS800T (UNS N08811), high strength stainless steels, controlled stainless steels, soft magnetic alloys, non-magnetic alloys, neutron absorption materials, corrosion resistant pure nickel, standard stainless steels, intergranular corrosion resistant stainless steels, forming stainless steels, free-machining stainless steels, super stainless steels, and iron-nickel alloys; it offers stainless steel floor plates such as Polka Plates and stainless construction materials including pipes. Nippon Yakin Kogyo operates primarily in Japan with production facilities including its flagship plant in Kawasaki, and maintains international sales through subsidiaries and offices in the United States including Chicago and Nippon Yakin America Inc., United Kingdom in London, Singapore, China including Shanghai and Nanjing via joint venture Nisco Nippon Yakin Kogyo Nanjing Co., Ltd. with Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., Thailand in Bangkok, and plans to establish a wholly-owned sales subsidiary in Mumbai, India, in the first half of fiscal year 2025-26 to capture demand for high-performance products in energy, environment, and surrounding regions like the Middle East. Founded on August 22, 1925, and headquartered at San-ei Bldg., 1-5-8 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8365, Japan, the company lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, employs 1,171 people, and pursues ESG management with sustainable materials, a new materials evaluation test laboratory for hydrogen environments completed in 2024 under its Medium-Term Business Plan 2023, and expanded high-performance alloy production through Chinese joint ventures including 3270 mm wide sheets of NAS800T in 2020; it recently conducted a share buyback in June 2025, featured in Stainless Steel World Magazine's August 2025 issue ahead of its centenary, and exhibited at ADIPEC 2024 in November.