NIPPON YAKIN KOGYO CO., LTD

Nippon Yakin Kogyo was founded in 1925. The importance of extinguishing fires at their outset was widely recognized after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, and we started out manufacturing fire extinguishers to meet the higher demand for them. Following this, we entered the metallurgy (extracting, refining and processing useful metals from ore and other raw materials) business, and successfully tapped our first molten stainless steel in 1935. Our business scale expanded along with Japan's period of high economic growth after WWII. We mass-produced stainless steel and established an integrated production system starting from smelting nickel, a raw material of stainless steel. Since the 1990s, we have also focused on nickel alloys that have a higher nickel content, which we call high-performance alloys. We are meeting the world's needs with our original manufacturing technology and facilities designed for small-lot production of a wide variety of products.

The stainless steel and nickel alloys we produce offer excellent resistance to corrosion and heat as well as longevity and recyclability. Attention has recently focused on the role that companies should play in addressing problems that threaten the sustainability of society, such as climate change and resource depletion. Our products are widely used in plants and facilities operating in fields such as pollution control, renewable energy and hydrogen energy and are contributing to mitigation of environmental problems. In our manufacturing processes as well, we are taking steps to transform conventional, energy-intensive processes in order to reduce CO₂ emissions through increased use of recycled materials and fuel switching.

Despite facing various challenges over the years, our company has continued to make steady progress. As we set sail into a new era following our centenary, we have adopted the vision of ‘continuing to take on new challenges and achieving “SHINKA”’ as our guiding principle for further growth.
With our vision for the next ten years in mind, we have formulated the ‘Medium-Term Management Plan 2026-2028’ to serve as the first three-year phase of this journey. In this plan, we have set out our vision to become “a resilient company that continues to evolve by taking on new challenges as the leading supplier in the nickel high-performance alloys and stainless steel markets”. We will build a manufacturing system and a strong organization capable of responding flexibly to changes in the environment, further strengthen our profitability, and steadily implement growth investments that will lead to a prosperous future.
With the ‘Let’s give it a go’ spirit that has been passed down since our founding, we will continue to embrace change and take on new challenges as we look towards the next 100 years.