Chemicals

Outline

Nippon Steel Chemical initially focused on the coal chemicals business, which made effective use of the coal tar and coke oven gas by-products of steelmaking processes. Today, the Nippon Steel Chemical Group—the cornerstone of the Chemicals segment— undertakes operations that enhance the coal chemicals business with petrochemicals. No other company in the world pursues this kind of specialization.
In recent years, Nippon Steel Chemical has embraced a process of selection and concentration while maximizing aromatic chemical technologies accumulated over many years to strengthen its electronic materials business. Behind the launch of new products is the goal to capture top share worldwide, a strategy validated by ESPANEX, a material for flexible printed circuit boards developed in-house with proprietary technology for two-layer CCLs.