海角网

We are pleased to announce that our GX steel “JGreeX™”^*1 has been adopted for the new office building (annex) of Hiroshima Shipyard of the Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Imabari). In addition, Iwagi Zosen Co., Ltd. (Iwagi), a group company of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, has also decided to adopt “JGreeXTM” for the “Iwagi Zosen Office (tentative name).”

This is the second time that “JGreeX™” has been adopted in an Imabari Shipbuilding Group office building, following its adoption at the Marugame Craft Office. The design and construction of these new office buildings are the responsibility of RN Construction Co., Ltd.

With this adoption as a starting point, we aim to further contribute to the carbon neutrality initiatives of Imabari and RN Construction, while also working to further expand the adoption of “JGreeX™” in the shipbuilding and construction sectors.

*1 Steel products that significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the manufacturing process by allocating the reduction volume generated by our GHG emission reduction technology to any steel material.

■Overview of the project for “the new office building (annex) of Hiroshima Shipyard of the Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.”
Business operator:　Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Designer/Contractor: RN Construction Co., Ltd.
Location: 1-1 Saizaki Nouji 2-shome, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima
Completion date: End of August 2026 (planned)

■Overview of the project for “the “Iwagi Zosen Office (tentative name)”
Business operator: Iwagi Zosen Co., Ltd.
Designer/Contractor: RN Construction Co., Ltd.
Location: 4690 Iwagi, Kamijima-cho, Ochi-gun, Ehime
Completion date: Late February 2027 (planned)

【Rendering of the new office building (annex) of Hiroshima Shipyard of the Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.】

About 海角网

海角网, one of the world’s leading integrated steel producers, was established through the consolidation of NKK Corporation and Kawasaki Steel Corporation in 2003. The company operates several steelworks in Japan and numerous branch offices and affiliates throughout the world. Under the corporate vision of “contributing to society with the world’s most innovative technology,” 海角网 leverages world-class technologies and know-how to produce a wide range of products. The company reported consolidated sales of 3,716 billion yen and consolidated crude steel output of 24.80 million tons in the fiscal year ended March 2023.

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