The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 prompted inspections at local steel mills and disrupted transportation infrastructure in southern Kyushu, although the initial impact on regional steel production appears limited and localized, according to local media reports.
Japanese electric arc furnace maker Osaka Steel announced that all employees at its plant in western Japan's Kumamoto Uto plant have been deemed safe while inspections of the site's buildings, production equipment and steel inventories continue. No fires or other secondary incidents were discovered, and production had already been suspended for routine summer maintenance when the earthquake occurred, meaning no additional earthquake-related losses have been confirmed to date. The company said it would disclose any material financial impact once damage assessments are complete.
Osaka Steel's West Japan plant in Kumamoto, which produces rebar, round bars and angles, is the only electric arc furnace steel plant in southern Kyushu and operates an integrated steelmaking and rolling line. Meanwhile, Japanese industry sources said Nagasu-based Kyushu Maruichi Steel Tube temporarily inspected its facilities before resuming normal operations, indicating that the earthquake did not cause widespread shutdown among steel producers in the region.
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