Abstract
Hyuga Smelting Co., Ltd. established by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. started production of ferronickel by Sintering-Electric Furnace Process in September; 1956, which is now owned by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.(60%), Nippon Steel Corporation (25%) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(15%).In accordance with the rapid increase of the market demands, the company made a steady growth, expanding the production capacity from 30 to 200 tons of nickel per month. Because the further expansion required greater productivity and broader acres, the new plant was built at present site in the coastal industrial quarter adopting Rotary Kiln-Electric Furnace Process in 1968.Since the improvement of the process, the development of new products and the energy curtailment of the whole plant have been achieved, Hyuga Smelter has become one of the most advanced coastal ferro-nickel smelters, boasting of most modern facilities and incompetitive technical knowledge.Production capacity is 1, 500 tons of nickel per month.
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