Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation has confirmed that it plans to modernise the casting equipment at its facility in Hikari, Japan. This involves the installation of a new continuous slab caster, with an annual output of up to 500,000 tonnes, along with optimisations to the bloom caster that is currently in operation. The company is investing close to US$215 million into the project, which it expects to complete in early 2026.
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