This department sells steel sheet coils and products mainly to steel sheet distributors and processors. Hanwa has its own docks and dockside distribution centers, which include cutting and processing equipment, in the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya areas. This provides a solid base for further growth in sales. Distribution centers have many functions. As bonded warehouses, centers can accept imported steel products directly from ships and perform customs clearance. Centers can store large volumes of inventories in response to shift in supply-demand dynamics and market conditions. And centers hold a large selection of products and sizes. These capabilities allow Hanwa to make quick and small rod deliveries of supply steel products with customized dimensions, and provide other services that are fine-tuned to match each customer's requirements.

Heavy steel plates sold by Hanwa are used in diverse array of applications. Shipbuilding, construction machinery and industrial machinery are prime examples in the manufacturing. These plates are also in market sectors linked to Japan's internal demand, chiefly for building and bridge construction and civil engineering projects. Hanwa sells heavy plates, which are purchased from supplier in Japan and other countries, without processing and with processing. Cutting, bending, welding, sand blasting and other processes add more value and Hanwa plans to increase sales of these processed plates. Hanwa provides comprehensive coordination services that include the processing of plates. By continuing to upgrade the function of its heavy plate business, Hanwa is enhancing its stature in this market.
Demand for heavy plates has been climbing worldwide in recent years. Furthermore, this growth encompasses construction machinery, pipeline pipes, industrial plants and many other market sectors. To respond with greater speed and flexibility to changing market conditions, Hanwa is strengthening its information gathering capabilities. Overall, Hanwa is dedicated to serving as the best possible coordinator with the skills to meet customers' requirements.

This department sells steel sheet coils and products mainly to steel sheet distributors and processors. Hanwa has its own docks and dockside distribution centers, which include cutting and processing equipment, in the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya areas. This provides a solid base for further growth in sales. Distribution centers have many functions. As bonded warehouses, centers can accept imported steel products directly from ships and perform customs clearance. Centers can store large volumes of inventories in response to shift in supply-demand dynamics and market conditions. And centers hold a large selection of products and sizes. These capabilities allow Hanwa to make quick and small rod deliveries of supply steel products with customized dimensions, and provide other services that are fine-tuned to match each customer's requirements.

To meet the needs of customers, we are constantly working on enlarging our lineup of aluminum products, which extends from aluminum sheets and extrusion molding materials to processed aluminum products. Also we use diverse expertise in creating proposals in our stainless steel business to supply highly functional products with outstanding durability, resistance to corrosion and beauty. Our stainless steel products cover all market sectors, ranging from hot and cold-rolled sheets to shapes, pipes and processed products.

Highlight Hanwa Fellows Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hanwa Fellows Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Hanwa Fellows Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Hanwa Fellows Engineering (Thailand) Co., Ltd. are engineering firms that perform two roles. One is the preparation of fabrication diagrams for processed steel products like H-beams used to construct buildings. The other is the supervision of fabrication, quality assurance and other activities involving steel products that have been ordered. Both companies are dedicated to supplying the best possible coordination for precisely meeting the needs of customers.

Hanwa sells steel products to automakers and a large number of automotive parts manufacturers. This business has been growing steadily thanks to our dedication to locating supply bases near customers and always putting the customer first. At our coil centers in Japan and overseas, which supply many products to the automobile industry, we perform many types of secondary processes. Capabilities include slitting, leveling, blanking and many other processes.

Hanwa supplies steel sheets to manufacturers of electrical machinery, automobile parts and many other products. To increase overseas production and sales activities, many manufacturers in Japan that use steel sheets have moved production to other countries in recent years. We long ago established a unified organization for steel sheets that covers Japan and overseas markets to serve these manufacturers.

Our operations for steel sheets encompass many areas and activities in order to maintain a reliable supply of steel products for our customers. We sell this steel primarily to the overseas factories of Japanese manufacturers of home appliances, office equipments, automobile parts and other products. We have an extensive supply network for steel sheets in China. Seven coil centers in southern, eastern and other areas of China process steel sheets to meet the requirements of users.

Hanwa also has two coil centers in Thailand, one in Indonesia and one in the United States. We are increasing the capacity of all our coil centers, including the locations in China, in order to meet the demands of our customers for steel sheets.

Jointly owned companies in the Philippines and Poland manufacture pressed steel products. We will continue to strengthen the support infrastructure for the steel sheet business in order to meet the needs of users. In addition, we plan to expand operations in line with growth in demand by opening bases in countries with good prospects for growth, such as India, Vietnam and Mexico.

In Japan, we provide services that precisely meet the requirements of customers. With operations include Hanwa Steel Service in Shiga prefecture and a large number of cooperating centers of partner companies. We have earned a reputation for excellenceby supplying customers with services that accurately reflect their needs and are closely linked to each production facility.

We are currently entering new sectors of the steel sheet market. Examples include the development of materials that are environmentally responsible and proposals and sales for value-added products.

Major products

All types of steel sheets (pickled, cold-rolled, hot-dip coated, - electroplated, and others), all types of colored steel sheets (colored, PVC and others), stainless steel sheets, specialty steel sheets, electrical steel sheets, steel sheet products, and others