July 1, 2011 - WHEELING-NISSHIN ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIRMAN
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Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc. announced that Kenji Minami has ended his tenure as the Chairman of the Board of Directors effective June 30, 2011. Wheeling-Nisshin is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
Mr. Minami has been the Chairman of the Company since April of 2009. During this difficult period in the American steel industry, Wheeling-Nisshin was able to maintain a continued level of success thanks to the guidance and leadership of Mr. Minami.
Mr. Fumio Oda has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors effective July 1, 2011.
Mr. Oda becomes the Chairman of Wheeling-Nisshin after 40 years of steel related experience including working at Nisshin Steel, USA in the early 1980's in New York City. Mr. Oda is a former Executive Vice President and Director of Nisshin Steel. In addition, Mr. Oda is a great fit for Wheeling-Nisshin having served as a previous member of the Wheeling-Nisshin Board of Directors.
March 14, 2011 - UPDATE ON EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN
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NEWS RELEASE
March 14, 2011
To: Our Friends, Community and Government Officials, Customers and Suppliers
RE: EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about what I know concerning the tragedy that affected Japan last Friday.
First of all, Nisshin Steel in Japan and Wheeling-Nisshin sincerely appreciate your deepest concerns with regards to the biggest earthquake in the modern history of Japan and the tsunami which devastated the Northeast shoreline. It is said to be the worst tragedy since World War II. More than 400,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes without life lines (no electricity, phones, water) and about 3,000 people are still missing.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those people who have been affected by this tragedy.
According to the first message from our head office in Tokyo, there are no missing employees at Nisshin’s Sendai Branch Office located at the center of the earthquake. However, we are told that there has been some damage to our Ichikawa Plant which is located near Tokyo. The Ichikawa Plant is one of the coating facilities which is similar to Wheeling-Nisshin. Since other Nisshin Steel facilities are located mainly in the Southern part of Japan, Nisshin has minimal damage if you compare it to those mills such as Nippon Steel, JFE Steel and Sumitomo Metals which have major facilities located in the Northeast part of Tokyo.
As far as our colleagues at Nisshin Steel in Tokyo, they are working under very inconvenient conditions due to the allocation of electricity which has been caused by the trouble at the nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture. Many train lines are completely shut down and the number of commuter trains have been limited in the Tokyo Metropolitan area. However, our colleagues feel so fortunate compared to those who lost their lives and people who are struggling to survive under darkness and cold weather.
I will inform you if we receive more news from Japan. Again, thank you for your kind thoughts to Nisshin Steel and Wheeling-Nisshin during this horrific time.
We continue to pray for those victims and their families of this tragic event.
Sincerely yours,
Noboru “Ricky” Onishi
President and CEO
Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc.
January 24, 2011 - CONSOL ENERGY CENTER STEEL
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The new Consol Energy Center opened its doors for the first time in August of 2010. The beautiful new building is located in downtown Pittsburgh and is the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins and serves as a venue for other sporting and concert type events. The new state of the art design includes an exterior combination of steel and glass. The steel portion of the building utilized an insulated panelized product called Formawall®, an exclusive registered product of Centria. Approximately 1200 tons of this material was coated at Wheeling-Nisshin's CGL.
January 19, 2011 - WHEELING-NISSHIN WINS PATENT LAWSUIT
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Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc. was one of three defendants that received a favorable decision in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against the Company by Arcelor Mittal France and Arcelor Mittal Atlantique et Lorraine. The suit alleged that the three defendants infringed upon a patent for aluminum-coated, boron-bearing carbon steel.
Wheeling-Nisshin serves as a toll-coater of the product for Severstal North America. The favorable verdict will allow both companies to pursue this business, which is predominantly in high strength automotive applications.
September 1, 2010 - Wheeling-Nisshin Announces New CFO
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Nisshin Steel Company Limited recently announced the appointment of Mr. Tatsuzou "Tommy" Shiotsuka as the new Vice President Accounting & Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Wheeling-Nisshin, Inc. Mr. Shiotsuka is replacing Mr. Hiroyasu "Harry" Nunokawa who has returned to Nisshin in a new assignment.
Mr. Shiotsuka has been with Nisshin Steel since April of 1986 and most recently was working as the Manager of the Secretariat Team of the General Administration Department in Tokyo. In addition to his duties in the accounting, finance and administration functions, Mr. Shiotsuka will serve as Wheeling-Nisshin's Corporate Treasurer and Secretary.
Mr. Shiotsuka is a graduate of Waseda University with a degree in Political Science and Economics. Tommy is married and has 2 children.
June 29, 2010 - Wheeling-Nisshin Receives Safety Recognition
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June 21, 2010 - NESTER RECEIVES AWARD
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Dick Nester, General Manager of Quality Assurance and Customer Service has been recognized by the ASTM Society. Dick has received an Award of Merit and the honorary title of Fellow for his distinguished service to the ASTM Society and Committee A05 on Metallic-Coated Iron and Steel Products. The recognition also emphasized Dick's significant contributions in the development and maintenance of both product and terminology standards related to metallic-coated steel.
May 18, 2010 - Wheeling-Nisshin Announces Organizational Changes
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December 9, 2009 - Wheeling-Nisshin Receives Governors Recognition
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