Nippon Steel shuts plant for three months after typhoon damage

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.

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