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The energy industry is the major customer. This industry is expected to achieve sustained growth globally, on the back of the economic development of emerging countries. In particular, there are increasing needs for high-quality products that contribute to environmental preservation. Sumitomo Metals aims to raise the corporate value of the Pipe & Tube division, with a distinctive product offering based on its superior technologies and a global production network which includes Brazil.
Energy-related demand, the major application of our products, is projected to grow in the medium to long term. We provide products that are indispensable in the development of diverse energy sources.
There are increasing needs for high-quality, high-grade steel tubes that can withstand severe usage environments and contribute to natural gas development and high-efficiency power generation.
We have many world-leading distinctive products that contribute to lower CO2 emissions. The amount of reduction in CO2 emissions achieved by our products in use, mainly those in the Pipe & Tube division, is calculated to be about 9 times more than the amount of our CO2 emissions.
a) Based on our most competitive product line-ups, we are developing distinctive and exclusive products.
b) “Sumitomo’s pipe and tubes” is regarded as a top brand because of the overwhelming evaluation extended by our customers to our capability in the development of high-end products that satisfy increasingly sophisticated needs and our product reliability.
a) Our steelworks that produces seamless pipe in Brazil manufactured its first pipe in December 2010. In 2011, the upstream processes including a blast furnace and a steelmaking plant will be completed and full-fledged operation as a steelworks will start. Addition of this new base will help us provide high-grade products to our worldwide customers.
b) Our bases in Japan will focus on a development and supply of the most advanced high-end products and enhance profitability.
