Company profile

1 Headquarters
2 No.1 Technical Research Laboratories

Pioneering
3 No.2 Technical Research Laboratories
4 150-t Steelmaking Plant
5 Billet Mill
6 Small and medium Bar Rolling Mill
7 Wire Drawing Shop

the new era

8 Eastern Tube treatment Line
9 Large Bar Inspection Line
10 60-t Steelmaking Plant

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11 No.1 Metal Powder Plant
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22 19 12 No.2 Metal Powder Plant
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13 5,000t forge plant

of steel
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1 9 14 Warehouse
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8 15 Assel Mill
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16 11 12 7 16 Bar steel inspection plant
17 No.2 Cold Pilgering Shop
18 Hot Extrusion Mill
19 Large Bar Rolling Mill
20 No.1 Cold Pilgering Shop
21 Fabrication Department Mill
22 Precision Forging Department East Mill

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23 Precision Forging Department West Mill

Corporate Philosophy
Confidence-based Management
■Confidence of Society
We aim to acquire the confidence of society by contributing to the realization of an affluent and culturally rich society and fulfilling our social responsibilities through our "high-quality special steel manufacturing."
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■Confidence of Customers
We aim to earn the confidence of customers by rapidly ascertaining exactly what their needs are and providing them with high-quality special steel products.

■Confidence among People

We aim to build the confidence among people by deepening communication with all of our stakeholders and acting autonomously in conformity with social norms.

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 TO THE
THE

Our pride in special steel

FUTURE
FUTURE

Special steel brings a lot to the table, including its abundance as a resource, the
ease of recycling it, and the diversity of its material properties.
The special steel products that we create have supported industrial and
economic progress and have been a part of people’
s everyday lives.

Special steel has a variety of properties that make it useful as a core

component in automobiles, robots, and even in the medical sector, and once it has
fulfilled its purpose, it is recycled in the electric arc furnace
steelmaking process to be reborn again and again.

Special steel is an essential ingredient to realize a sustainable society.

As a manufacturer of special steel, with its infinite potential, we will continue to
forge ahead with our heads held high.

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 Leading the global
TO THE

special steel market

Sanyo Special Steel’s world-class technical capabilities and our philosophy of steel are shared
by our hubs throughout the world.
With a collective potential of the entire Group, Sanyo Special Steel will bring
WORLD

Steel You Can Count On throughout the world.

Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd.
Ovako Group AB Santoku Tech Co., Ltd. Integrated Special Steel Works
Formed and
Secondary Processing Works
Fabricated Materials Works

SANYO SPECIAL STEEL TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Japan Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. Japan Santoku Tech Co., Ltd. Thailand SKJ Metal Industries Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Sanyo Special Steel Products Co., Ltd. Ovako Group AB
Sweden China Ningbo Sanyo Special Steel Products Co., Ltd.
India Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. Thailand Siam Sanyo Special Steel Product Co., Ltd.
SKJ Metal Industries Co., Ltd. SANYO SPECIAL STEEL Mexico Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing de México, S.A. de C.V.
Sanyo Special Steel Siam Sanyo Special Steel Product Co., Ltd. U.S.A., INC.
Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd.

Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing

de México, S.A. de C.V. Sales Office

Superior ability to serve our customers, achieved through a tripolar structure U.S.A SANYO SPECIAL STEEL U.S.A., INC.
We have built a global network centered on our integrated special steel manufacturing hubs in Japan, Europe, and China SANYO SPECIAL STEEL TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
India. Through this network, we can accurately identify customer needs in various areas of the world and then provide
a stable supply of high-quality products out of our manufacturing hubs.

Greater potential through concentration of technical strength

By combining new technology with the technology we’ve built up over many years in operation, we create products
and processes that contribute to the future society.

Promoting our brand globally

Through close coordination between Group hubs, we are rapidly enhancing our brand value and making further strides
forward toward earning global recognition for “Sanyo Special Steel - the Confident Choice.”

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 TO THE
｜Aerospace｜

“Steel You Can Count On” ｜ ｜

Construction
machineries Buildings
Engineering Steel
Bolts

that thrive in a variety of fields Bearing Steel

Driving parts, etc.
Sanyo Special Steel’s “Steel You Can Count On” is incorporated and used in a Gears, Shafts, Cylinders, Seismic isolation systems

variety of industrial products, including automobiles, railroads, construction Sprockets, Swing gears, etc.

｜bullet train ｜
Shinkansen
machines, electronics products, and information communication devices. Metal powders for 3D printing

Sanyo Special Steel provides materials that offer high functionality and quality to
support development of industry and society.
SOCIETY

Factories, Plants, ｜Wind Power Generation

Equipment ｜ Bearings

Power Stations ｜Robots｜

Tool Steel Bearings
Dies for forging press,
Dies for high-quality plastics,
Casting dies, Rolls, Tools, etc. Bolts, Gears, etc. ｜Medical Fields｜
Driving parts, etc.
High Alloy Steel Pipes
Extra-high-anticorrosion pipes, Parts for dental treatment
Seawater desalination pipes, devices (hand pieces)
Pipes for heat exchangers, etc.
｜TVs｜ ｜Mobile phone, Smartphone｜
Bearing Steel Engineering Steel
Metal Powders Metal Powders Dental treatment devices
Bearings, Linear Motion Bearings, Ball Screws, etc.
Powder Metallurgy Electro-magnetic wave absorber
Stainless Tubes Products
Boiler tubes for thermal power / refuse incineration power generation, Magnetic head for
Tubes for waste heat recovery, Chemical plant piping ｜PCs｜ HDD recorders, etc.
｜Automobiles｜
Metal Powders
Heat-resistant thermal spray powder for boiler pipes Motor shafts for ｜Ships｜
Metal powders for 3D printing Transmission gears, Shafts, OA equipment, Sleeves, etc.
Engine parts, Connecting rods, etc.

Shafts, Bolts, etc.

Cutting tools,Dies, HDDs
Injection molding machines(ex.screw), etc. Bearings, etc.
Electrical Cables ｜Roads｜
Propeller shafts, etc.

Intake/exhaust valves, etc. Electric Arc Furnace

High-strength low thermal expansion alloy
Slag Products
Engine valves, etc.
for high voltage transmission lines Base course materials,
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EGR cooler, shot peenings Asphalt aggregates, etc.
 Specialty steel Bearing Steel
［Examples of applications］ Heat and Corrosion Resistance Alloy
Shafts
[Product overview]
Special characteristics to endure
Top market share in Japan even harsh usage scenarios
High reliability that supports Manufacturing Special materials that are used in extremely harsh environments that
normal special steel could not endure (such as chemical and power
Bearings are used in the rotational structure of automobiles, industrial machinery, plants) are called“Heat and corrosion resistance alloy”. Sanyo Special
rail, wind turbines, and various other types of machines and equipment. These Steel uses these alloys to serve a wide variety of customer needs by
bearings are made from bearing steel, which excels in hardness, wear resistance, producing steels that offer superior performance, such as through
and fatigue strength. Sanyo Special Steel has spent many years working to nickel-based alloys that provide superior corrosion and heat resistance.
［Examples of applications］
Engineering Steel
improve the quality of our bearing steel, establishing our own original steel
manufacturing and inspection techniques. Our bearings’ cleanliness, which Gears
heavily determines the lifespan of a bearing, is simply unmatched in the industry.
Sanyo Special Steel will continue contributing to the development of industry in
the future by further improving the reliability of our steel. Functionality that meets increasingly advanced needs
［Examples of applications］ Engineering steel is a type of special steel with improved performance in terms of strength,
Ball bearings toughness (tenacity), fatigue strength, and hardenability. It is used in important components
［Examples of applications］ of automobiles, construction machines, industrial machines, and more. Sanyo Special Steel has
Constant developed engineering steel such as the ECOMAX® series, which offers superior functionality
and high strength without the use of precious alloy elements. We serve a wide range of needs
velocity joints for smaller, lighter, and more cost-conscious parts.
［Examples of applications］
Fin tube

The world's highest level of quality. Stainless Steel

Tool Steel
High-quality special steel products with its High performance used in a
hidden potential fully pursued variety of scenarios Long product life to support
Special steel is used in particularly important components of
automobiles, industrial machinery, plants, and other equipment.
Stainless steel is resistant to corrosion and rust, and there is a diverse kind of steel
products that can be made resistant to oxidation and heat etc. These steels are
production
Moreover, the demand for special steel continues to evolve with the used in a wide range of products, from home appliances and electronics to plants Tool steel (used in dies and tools) is special steel
changing times, including its use to improve the functionality of and ships. Sanyo Special Steel is working to make effective use of our outstanding that features high shock resistance, wear resistance,
finished products and reduce its environmental impact, and for manufacturing technologies while developing cutting-edge steel products in our fatigue strength, and high-temperature strength.
applications in newly developed devices. mission to attain ever-higher quality and functionality in our stainless steel. Sanyo Special Steel's preeminent manufacturing
Drawing on our foundation of expertise in the production of high technology and advanced quality control enable us
cleanliness steel, Sanyo Special Steel lives up to the trust and to produce tool steel with consistent, reliable
expectations that our customers place in us, providing a stable supply functionality. We also produce tool steel as rolled
of steel crafted to respond to their changing needs. bars, flat square bars, and steel tubes. These are
［Examples of applications］ used in the automotive industry and a variety of

Offering world-leading quality

Flange other manufacturing sectors, helping our customers
to improve their production efficiency.

［Examples of applications］Punch

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 Specialty steel
[Manufacturing process]
Trusted for our superior workmanship
and manufacturing process
Sanyo Special Steel reliably produces high-quality special steel to satisfy a wide range of
customer needs, using equipment and advanced technology that enables the production of steel
with the highest level of cleanliness in the world, in addition to using rolling/forging equipment
and steel tube manufacturing equipment. We also strive to reduce our environmental impact and
conserve energy by making improvements to our equipment and facilities. In this, our goal is to
become even more trusted by both the market and society.

Steelmaking Rolling Forging Tube Manufacturing Heat Treatment・Cold Working・Inspection

Sanyo Special Steel utilizes two steelmaking plants to efficiently manufacture high quality special steel. Our Sanyo Special Steel also owns a variety of rolling and Sanyo Special Steel is the only specialized manufacturer of Secondary processes such as heat treatment and cold working
main 150-t steelmaking plant consistently mass produces high quality special steel using a continuous and forging equipment. We respond to the needs of our special steel in Japan that has the facilities to manufacture further increase the added value of products to better serve
uniform manufacturing process, from melting scrap down to inspecting billets. Our 60-t steelmaking plant customers̶such as size, shape, and application̶ steel tubes. We manufacture a wide variety of seamless advanced customer needs. We also give all our products a final
handles a variety of product types and small lots. with the most appropriate manufacturing process. steel tubes, using an assel tube rolling mill for standard inspection prior to shipment to further improve reliability.
steel including bearing steel, and using a hot extrusion press
for stainless steel.

Electric arc furnace Ladle furnace[LF] RH vacuum degasser Continuous caster Cogging mill Reducing and sizing block [RSB] Forging machine Assel tube rolling mill Hot extrusion press Cold pilgering mill Phased-array ultrasonic inspection machine
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 Main machine [Facility capacity]
Operation flow No.2 Steelmaking plant (Production of crude steel) [93,000ｔ per month] Large bar rolling machine [35,000ｔ per month] Assel tube rolling mill [12,000ｔ per month]
No.1 Steelmaking plant (Production of crude steel) [40,000ｔ per month] Small & medium bar rolling machine [79,000ｔ per month] Hot extrusion press [ 1,800ｔ per month]
Forging machine [ 8,500ｔ per month]
No.2 Plant

150-t electric arc Ladle furnace RH vacuum 150-t continuous Bloom Cogging
furnace melting refining degassing casting Billet Small and Shot Blasting Straightening Product
Hot charge inspection medium bar rolling inspection
Billet rolling
▼

Rolled bars

No.1 Plant
Bars
60-t ingot Ingot Intermediate Heat Shot Blasting Straightening Peeling Turning
60-t electric arc Ladle furnace RH vacuum Forging inspection treatment
casting
furnace melting refining degassing

Heat Rolled bars

treatment Shot Blasting Straightening

Product
inspection

Assel tube Tubes

rolling Forged bars/
Large-diameter Heat Straightening Pickling Cold pilgering
60-t continuous Cogging treatment Flat square bars
Bloom bar rolling
casting Billet
Special melting inspection
1t VIM 15t ESR 5t VAR Ingot

Heat Straightening Pickling

Hot extrusion treatment
Tubes

※Subsequent steps are the same as for special steel

※The specific heat treatment and working process varies according to the customer's specifications

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 Operation flow
Formed and
Fabricated Materials
Second processing Lathe turning
Horizontal type (single function)
forging Heat Cold Cold roll
treatment forging forming (CRF)
Lathe turning ring

Lathe turning Forging rings

Vertical type
Bars (NC/MC)
forging

Inspection Lathe turning

Hot ring rolling machine Vertical type forging machine products

High-quality formed and fabricated Vertical type Second processing Die forging products

products that serve global needs

hot ring rolling Heat Sizing
treatment

Rolling products
Formed and fabricated materials are steel products worked into nearly finished product forms. They are widely used
as semi-finished products for bearings and automobile parts. Utilizing our unique technology, Sanyo Special Steel
manufactures high-cleanliness steel that is used as a base to produce formed and fabricated materials through the Lathe turning
process best suited to the material properties. This helps our customers to simplify their working processes and
Second processing (single function)
improve yields. We have manufacturing and processing sites for formed and fabricated materials throughout the Cutting Cold roll
world. We rapidly provide high-quality formed and fabricated material products to meet the needs of our customers. forming (CRF) Lathe turning rings

Tubes

High-quality products Extensive process Cutting rings

from high-cleanliness lineup with wide-ranging
steel applicability
 Operation flow
Metal Powders/
Powder Metallurgy Products
Vacuum melting/ Disk atomizing
Gas atomizing

Atmospheric
heat treatment
Classification

Atmospheric
Flattening Classification heat treatment Metal powder
Example of moldings Gas atomizer
by 3D printing

High-functionality material that underlies

Inspection

Flaky metal

cutting-edge technological development

powders
Billet heating Hot extrusion Heat treatment

Metal powders offer a high level of component design freedom, and it is said that the powder form offers limitless possibilities. In addition to Powder
high-quality metal powders with few impurities and superior fluidity, Sanyo Special Steel manufactures powder metallurgy products from encapsulation
Hot extrusion
these powders using unique molding techniques. We contribute to the production of high-functionality, high-performance products products
used in a variety of situations̶from the forefront of research and development to manufacturing sites. Hot isostatic Forging/Rolling Heat treatment
pressing

Metal powders
(electron microscope
image)
HIP products

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Sputtering targets by 3D printing
 DVANCE THE STEE
Ever-evolving research and development capabilities
Our unstoppable inquiring spirit is
creating the future of steel
Sanyo Special Steel analyzes trends in rapidly changing social systems and achieves accurate, rapid research
and development. We explore the true potential of steel, based on our core“high-cleanliness steel production
technology”and with the aim of building our brand strength in the global market.

Investigating core principles with a focus

on product characteristics
All of our technology is based on the core principles. Now more than ever before, it is
essential that we enhance our core research to more thoroughly investigate those core

Un lock i ng
Basic New product principles, given today's demands for ever more advanced product characteristics and
research and technological mass-production technology. The researchers gazing down at the microscopic level have
their focus on the performance of the final product.
that optimizes
product
development
Serving needs from a multilateral approach
performance that serves
society's needs

specia l steel
As the pace of technological progress accelerates, customer needs are becoming
increasingly diverse and sophisticated. We look from the customer’s perspective to
identify those qualities and characteristics that are the true key to progress and work
on these to optimize our steel from its composition and structure through to
Evaluation production. We are exploring the very limits of steel’ s potential.
technology
that is the source
of trust and
Earning trust through sophisticated
development
evaluation and analytical techniques
When it comes to special steel, even slight differences in composition can impact the
characteristics of the material. The progress of evaluation technology̶making the invisible visible
and the unknown known̶is the source of new knowledge and the basis for the trust placed in us.
R&D that incorporates cutting-edge evaluation technology earns people’s trust in steel.

Ongoing efforts We aim to achieve ever more innovative technology through research and development across all fields and to
focused on the future continually, rapidly produce new technologies and highly reliable products with an eye to global expansion.

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World-class human resources

We create
“Sanyo Special Steel - the Confident Choice”
It is people who constitute the foundation of manufacturing.
Each and every staff member sustains the“Sanyo Special Steel - the Confident Choice”brand.

Nurture people and nurture the organization

Sanyo Special Steel works to nurture its human resources so that all staff members can
realize their full potential. In addition to everyday education, personnel are also given group
training sessions and support for self-development. At manufacturing sites, there are systems

Masterful workmanship
Production in place to ensure that skills are passed on by efficiently teaching skills and techniques to
younger workers.
Furthermore, real organizational strength is essential in manufacturing. Sales staff from
Technical regional and branch offices pick up on customer needs and work closely with other divisions
Sales administration
Steel You to reflect those needs in research and development and production sites, thereby achieving
Can Count stable product supply and day-by-day growth.

and Organizational strength

On
Sales Production
Research & Quality
Development assurance We accurately identify customer needs and propose We work with the Sales division to reliably produce
ways to maximize the benefits for both our customers high-quality products. Moreover, we always strive to
and the company. Customers' requests are fed back to improve facilities' operational processes in pursuit of
the Research and Development and Technology better quality and productivity.
Management divisions with the ultimate goal of further
building customer trust.

Research & Development Quality assurance Technical administration

Through collaboration with the Sales division, we are We are working to improve the accuracy of product We collaborate with other divisions to design more
working to both serve customer needs and engage in inspections and materials testing, to build and manage efficient manufacturing processes and repeatedly
research and development on new technology and quality management systems, and to otherwise ensure implement improvements in pursuit of higher
products with a long-term, future-oriented perspective. and improve quality in a multilateral way so as to further quality. Additionally, we work to standardize
enhance our customers' trust in us. manufacturing processes and technology in order
to provide a stable product supply.
 Aiming to increase corporate value

Our mission as a member of society

Realization of a
sustainable society

Companies are members of society and they cannot develop without confidence from their
stakeholders. By executing“Confidence-based Management”in a simple and honest way,
the Sanyo Special Steel Group will achieve sustainable growth and contribute to the realization
Our
of a sustainable society.
sustainable
Customers growth Business
Recycling 100% of slag from electric
arc furnaces: Contributing to a Providing customer solutions through
partners
resource-recycling society new technological development

Sanyo Special Steel's Initiatives for Sustainable Growth The practice of

Shareholders Confidence-based
Activities to foster the development of human Staff clean the area around the
resources responsible for the next generation: head office plant: Volunteer Stakeholders Activities
Elementary school student factory tour Local
Management
activities to beautify the local area
Customers
・Stable supply of high-quality products ・Sustainable efforts to improve quality & investors communities
・Promotion of technology and research on steel
Business

Accumulating trust
partners ・Fair and equitable trading ・Sustainable procurement activities

Shareholders ・Appropriate disclosure of financial information ・Communication with shareholders and investors
& investors ・Promotion of prompt and transparent management Environment
Local ・Regional revitalization both in Japan and overseas Employees (the planet)
communities ・Support activities for volunteer/cultural promotions
・Development of work-friendly environments ・Training for international personnel
Employees ・Eradication of occupational accidents ・Improvement of disaster prevention awareness
Presentations at expositions in Japan
Ongoing initiatives to enhance quality and abroad to better understand and ・Promotion of diversity and health management
and an improved quality assurance system reflect customer needs
Environment ・Development of environmentally friendly products and technologies
(the planet) ・Efforts towards environmental preservation and initiatives to prevent climate change

At the same time as playing our role in this resource-recycling society, Sanyo Special Steel Group manufactures
SDGs-related materials that serve as the foundation of industry. For that reason, we believe that our primary mission should

initiatives
be to work hard at our own line of business in order to contribute to social and economic development. We
have also taken on the task of addressing global challenges based on the SDGs, which have been adopted as
sustainable development goals for the world at large.

・Development and ・Health and safety ・Support for the ・Utilization of scrap ・Promotion of energy saving ・Prevention of water ・Reductions in the
stable supply of activities active participation raw material ・Reductions in CO2 emissions pollution emission of air pollutants
Group highly-functional ・Development of of women ・Recycling of ・Modal shift ・Re-use of waste ・Development of green
Activities special steel products employees' skills by-products ・Increase the ratio of water spaces within factory sites
・Welfare scheme transportation made by ship ・Chemical substance
controls For more information on our
CSR activities, see the Sanyo Special
Activities promoting local Recitals by elementary and junior high SDGs Steel Report on our website.
23 Reduction in air pollutant emissions: sports: track & field sessions students, hosted by the Sanyo Special Initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions: goals 24
Dust collection facilities with the Track and Field Club Steel Cultural Promotion Foundation Using regenerative burners for heating furnaces
 Corporate Philosophy: Confidence-based Management

Confidence Confidence Confidence

of Society of Customers among People

Toward the realization of

a sustainable society

We Promise
Since our founding in 1933, the Sanyo Special Steel Group
has worked under the corporate philosophy of
“Confidence-based Management”to contribute to the
well-being of society and the achievement of a
resource-recycling society.
In the present day and indeed in the future, as the structure
of society and industry both undergo tremendous
change, special steel products will continue to play a
major role as a basic building block of society, and
customer needs will continue to rise even further.
In the future, the Group will continue to work on
forward-looking technologies and build up trust in the
“Sanyo Special Steel - the Confident Choice”
brand, sparing no effort over the long term. As we
take one step at a time toward achieving
sustainable growth, we will continue to contribute to
the realization of a sustainable society.

Representative Director and President

MIYAMOTO Katsuhiro
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