Nippon Steel Company Profile

Utilizing titanium’s lighter, high-strength, and corrosion-resis-tant properties, Nippon Steel is a world-leader in titanium products for construction, aviation, general industrial, and consumer-related applications.

Nippon Steel is the only manufacturer of railway steel wheels and axles in Japan. This unit's major products are railway rolling stock components and forged crankshafts for automobiles. The unit has two manufacturing bases for railway wheels and axles, and four bases for crankshafts in the world.

Nippon Steel is a world-leader in high-end seamless pipes used in oil and gas development and other energy areas. Large-diameter tubes for pipelines and steel tubes for automobiles, and construction and industrial machinery are also areas of strength.

Nippon Steel delivers H-beams, steel sheet piles, steel pipe piles, rails, and other steel materials used in the civil engineering and construction sectors in Japan and overseas. By responding to diverse needs, this unit contributes to the development of infrastructure that supports people’s lives.

Nippon Steel delivers high-quality high-performance bars and rods to a wide range of industries including the automotive, construction, and industrial machinery industries. In the automotive business, this unit focuses on high end products used in important automotive components such as engines, drive trains, and suspensions.

Nippon Steel supports various industries and people’s lives by delivering steel sheet used to make automobiles, electrical appliances, housing, beverage cans, transformers, and other goods. Having production and processing bases worldwide, this unit provides high quality, high-performance products and services in Japan and overseas.

Nippon Steel contributes to enhancing the safety of structures and the development of society by delivering high-perfor-mance steel plates for large industrial and social structures such as ships, bridges, and high-rise buildings; marine structures for oil and gas extraction; and high performance steel plates used for tanks and other energy-related products.

Engineering andConstruction(Nippon Steel Engineering Co.,Ltd.)

Chemicals and Materials(Nippon Steel Chemical&Material Co.,Ltd.)

System Solutions(NS Solutions Corporation)

Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation provides steel customers with a wide range of high-quality stainless steel products that includes steel plates, sheets, bars, and wire rods by leveraging its most advanced technologies in the world. This subsidiary has developed the world’s first Sn-added low-intersti-tial ferritic steel grades, named the “FW (forward) series,” and a new type of duplex stainless steel.

R&D LaboratoriesThe Nippon Steel Group has research laboratories in Futtsu, Amagasaki and Hasaki. These laboratories lead the world in manufacturing technology develop-ment that includes new product development and process improvement, mainly in high-growth sectors, as well as basic research to support these sectors.

Amagasaki R&D Center

Research & Engineering Center (Futtsu)

Hasaki R&D Center

Steelmaking andSteel Fabrication

BusinessOutlines

PLATE1

FLAT PRODUCTS2

BAR & WIRE ROD3

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS4

PIPES & TUBES5

RAILWAY, AUTOMOTIVE &MACHINERY PARTS

6

TITANIUM7

STAINLESS STEEL8

BE THE BEST STEELMAKERNippon Steel is a business holding company which comprises four businesses.

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION GROUP

20-high sendzimircold rolling mill

Steelmaking

Steel plate UO pipe

Steel sheet Welded pipeand tube

Lightweight weldedH-shape beam

Bar

Wire rod

H-shape / Sheet pile / Rail

Seamless pipe

Wheel / Axle Bogie truck

Die forged crankshaft

Stainless steel sheet

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Cold rolling & Galvanizing

Blast furnace Continuous castingConverter

Assem-bling

Slab Bloom Billet

Seamless pipe mill

Steel plate rolling

Wheel rolling

Bar mill

Wire rod mill

Hot rolling

Large shape mill

Fotging press

Hot strip mill

PLATE

FLAT PRODUCTS

BAR & WIRE ROD

CONSTRUCTIONPRODUCTS

PIPES & TUBES

RAILWAY, AUTOMOTIVE &MACHINERY PARTS

TITANIUM

STAINLESS STEEL

Steelmaking and Steel Fabrication

Amagasaki R&D Center

Titanium & SpecialtyStainless Steel UnitHikari TitaniumProduction Div.

Yawata Works

Oita WorksOita AreaHikari Area Wakayama Works

Hirohata Works

Nagoya Works

Naoetsu Works

Muroran Works

Kamaishi Works

Kashima Works

Hasaki R&D Center

Research & Engineering Center (Futtsu)

Kimitsu Works

Osaka Steel WorksAmagasaki WorksTobata Area

Kokura AreaYawata Area

Wakayama AreaSakai AreaKainan Area

Kimitsu AreaTokyo Area

SteelworksHead Office & Sales OfficesResearch Laboratories

Jakarta

Singapore

Bangkok

Hochiminh

New Delhi

Guangzhou

Shanghai

Beijing

Sydney

Hanoi

Mexico City

Houston

Chicago

Belo Horizonte

Sao Paulo

New York

Düsseldorf

Dubai

Global Offices and Branches

Bases in Japan

Global Offices and BranchesGlobal Network

Global Network (As of September 1, 2019)

Ovako AB Suzuki Garphyttan AB

Midland Rolling Mills Limited (MRM)

SAFAL STEEL (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED

Al Ghurair Iron & Steel L.L.C. (AGIS)

National Pipe Company Limited (NPC)

JAMSHEDPUR CONTINUOUS ANNEALING & PROCESSING COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED (JCAPCPL) NIPPON STEEL PIPE INDIA PRIVATE LTD. (NSPI) SMI Amtek Crankshaft Private Limited

BAOSTEEL-NIPPON STEEL Automotive Steel Sheets Co., Ltd. (BNA) Guangzhou Pacific Tinplate Co., Ltd. (PATIN) WISCO-NIPPON STEEL Tinplate Co., Ltd. (WINSteel) NIPPON STEEL COLD HEADING WIRE (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. (NSCh) NIPPON STEEL PIPE GUANGZHOU CO., LTD. (NSPG) WUXI NIPPON STEEL PIPE CO., LTD. (NSPW) HUIZHOU NIPPON STEEL FORGING CO., LTD.

NS BlueScope Coated Products (NSBS)

Nippon EGalv Steel Sdn. Bhd. (N-EGALV)

NS-Siam United Steel Co., Ltd. (NS-SUS) Siam Tinplate Co., Ltd. (STP) NIPPON STEEL Steel Processing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (NSSPT) THAI PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD. (TPP) Thai Special Wire Co., Ltd. (TSW) NIPPON STEEL WELDING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. NIPPON STEEL PIPE (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (NSPT)

VAM (R) BRN SDN BHD

PT.KRAKATAU NIPPON STEEL SUMIKIN (KNSS) PT. Pelat Timah Nusantara (LATINUSA) PT. INDONESIA NIPPON STEEL PIPE (INSP)

Railway, Automotive &Machinery Parts

Pipe & Tube

Pipe & Tube

Bar & Wire Rod

Flat Products

Flat Products

Flat Products

Flat Products

Flat Products

Railway, Automotive &Machinery Parts

Pipe & Tube

Bar & Wire Rod

Flat Products

Flat Products

Pipe & Tube

Bar & Wire Rod

Flat Products

Pipe & Tube

Pipe & Tube

Flat Products

CHINA STEEL SUMIKIN VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMPANY (CSVC) NIPPON STEEL SPIRAL PIPE VIETNAM CO., LTD. (NPV) VIETNAM NIPPON STEEL PIPE COMPANY LIMITED (VNSP)

I/N Tek I/N Kote AM/NS Calvert LLC NIPPON STEEL COLD HEADING WIRE INDIANA INC. (NSCI) INDIANA PRECISION FORGE, L.L.C. (IPF) Pennsylvania Extruded Tube Company (PEXCO) NIPPON STEEL PIPE AMERICA, INC. (NSPA) VAM USA LLC International Crankshaft Inc. (ICI) NIPPON STEEL INTEGRATED CRANKSHAFT LLC (NSI) Standard Steel, LLC (SS)

TENIG AL, S.de R.L.de C.V. NIPPON STEEL PIPE MEXICO, S.A.DE C.V. (MNSP)

Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (USIMINAS) UNIGAL Ltda. VALLOUREC SOLUÇÕES TUBULARES DO BRASIL S.A. (VSB)

Railway, Automotive &Machinery Parts

Bar & Wire Rod

Pipe & Tube

Pipe & Tube

Pipe & Tube

Pipe & Tube

Flat Products

Flat Products

Works

Flat Products

Flat Products

Construction Products

Sweden

Nigeria

South Africa

UAE

Saudi Arabia

India

P.R. China

ASEAN, USA

Malaysia

Thailand

Brunei

Indonesia

Vietnam

USA

Mexico

Brazil

<Overseas Subsidiaries and Offices>

NIPPON STEEL NORTH AMERICA, INC.NIPPON STEEL AMÉRICA DO SUL LTDA.European OfficeNIPPON STEEL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITEDNIPPON STEEL CONSULTING (Beijing) CO., LTD.PT. NIPPON STEEL INDONESIANIPPON STEEL VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITEDNIPPON STEEL SOUTHEAST ASIA PTE. LTD.NIPPON STEEL (THAILAND) CO., LTD.NIPPON STEEL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDDubai Office

Organization Chart(As of September 1, 2019)

Corporate Planning Div.Group Companies Planning Div.Accounting & Finance Div.General Administration Div.Legal Div. Internal Control & Audit Div.Business Process Innovation Div.Human Resources Div.Environment Div.Intellectual Property Div.Safety Div.Plant Safety Div.Technical Administration & Planning Div.Quality Management Div.Plant Engineering and FacilityManagement Center

Maintenance Planning Div.Plant Engineering Div.Mechanical Engineering Div.Refractory Ceramics Div.Systems & Control Engineering Div.Civil Engineering Div.

Ironmaking Technology Div.Steelmaking Technology Div.Energy Technology Div.Slag & Cement Div.Marketing Administration & Planning Div.Transportation & Logistics Div.Project Development Div.Raw Materials Div.-IRaw Materials Div.-IIMachinery & Materials Procurement Div.

R&D LaboratoriesR&D Planning Div.

Steel Research LaboratoriesAdvanced Technology Research LaboratoriesProcess Research Laboratories

R & D Lab. at Works*(*･･･Muroran, Kashima, Kimitsu,Nagoya, Hirohata, Yawata, Oita)

Kashima WorksKimitsu WorksNagoya WorksWakayama WorksHirohata WorksYawata WorksOita Works

Osaka OfficeHokkaido Marketing BranchTohoku Marketing BranchNiigata Marketing BranchHokuriku Marketing BranchIbaraki Marketing Branch Nagoya Marketing BranchChugoku Marketing BranchShikoku Marketing BranchKyushu Marketing Branch

Global Business Development SectorGlobal Business Development Div.Global Business Support CenterUsiminas ProjectShanghai-Baoshan Cold-rolled &Coated Sheet Products ProjectIndia Continuous Annealing andProcessing Line ProjectVSB ProjectCSVC ProjectWuhan Tin Mill Project

Plate UnitPlate Technology Div.Plate Marketing Div.

Flat Products UnitFlat Products Planning Div.Flat Products Technology Div.Flat Products Marketing Div.Flat Products Global Marketing Div.Automotive Flat Products Div.Tin Mill Products Div.Electrical Steel Sheet Div.

Bar & Wire Rod UnitBar & Wire Rod Technology Div.Bar & Wire Rod Marketing Div.

Muroran WorksKamaishi Works

Construction Products UnitConstruction Products Development Div.Rail, Shape & Spiral pipe Technology Div.Construction Products Marketing Div.

Pipe & Tube UnitTubular Products Planning Div.Tubular Products Technology Div.Tubular Products Marketing Div.Oil Country Tubular Goods & Line Pipe Marketing Div.Specialty Tubular Products Marketing Div.

Amagasaki Works

Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts UnitRailway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Planning Div.Railway, Automotive & Machinery Parts Marketing Div.

Osaka Steel Works

Titanium UnitTitanium Technology Div.Titanium Marketing Div.

Naoetsu WorksHikari Titanium Production Div.

The Board ofDirectors

Audit & Supervisory Board Members’ Office

The Audit &Supervisory Board

Senior Audit & Supervisory Board MemberChairman

President

Executive Vice President

Managing DirectorDirector

Managing Executive Officer Executive Officer

Senior AdvisorExecutive Advisor

FellowExecutiveCounsellor

Corporate PolicyCommittee

Our Values

Nippon Steel Corporation Group will pursue world-leadingtechnologies and manufacturing capabilities, and contribute tosociety by providing excellent products and services.

Management Principles

1 We continue to emphasize the importance of integrity andreliability in our actions.

2 We provide products and services that benefit society, and grow in partnership with our customers.

3 We pursue world-leading technologies and manufacturing capabilities.

4 We continually anticipate and address future changes,innovate from within, and pursue unending progress.

5 We develop and bring out the best in our people to make our Grouprich with energy and enthusiasm.

Outline Corporate PhilosophyCompany Name

NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

Head Office

2-6-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8071, Japan

Established

April 1, 1950

Common Stock

¥419,524million

Representative Director and Chairman

Kosei Shindo

Representative Director and President

Eiji Hashimoto

Audit & Supervisory Board Member