Nippon Steel shuts plant for three months after typhoon damage
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Japanese steel manufacturer Nippon Steel Corp. has shut one of its plants at Kimitsu Steel Works in Chiba prefecture until the end of December to repair a chimney that was damaged by typhoon Faxai, Reuters reported. The plant produces around 150,000 tons of semi-finished products per month. The typhoon made landfall in Chiba on Sep. 9 and caused widespread damage.
