JFE Shoji Trade consolidating construction steel operations

Jan 04, 2013 | 11:55 AM | None

Tags  construction steel, JFE Shoji Trade, JFE Galvanizing & Coating

TOKYO — JFE Shoji Trade Corp. has announced a widescale consolidation of its construction steel operations as it tries to cope with continued demand weakness.
The trading wing of Japan’s second-largest steelmaker said it will merge JFE Shoji Usuiakenzai Corp., which supplies thin steel plate for construction use to the east of the country, with JFE Seibu Usuiakenzai Corp., which supplies the same products to the west....





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