Vietnamese conglomerate Hoa Phat Group said on November 2 that it had made its first shipment of galvanized steel coils to Japan. Around 8,000 mt were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The steel meets Japan’s JIS G 3302 standard, including requirements for dimensions, a spangle-free surface and trivalent-chromium or chromium-free coating treatment. Vietnamese certificates of origin enable access to applicable tariff preferences.
In March 2026, JIC Quality Assurance Ltd. granted Hoa Phat JIS certification for cold-rolled, galvanized, aluminum-zinc coated and color-coated steel products. The certification supports the company’s expansion into markets with demanding technical requirements.
Hoa Phat’s coated-steel operations have an annual design capacity of 600,000 mt. Sales totaled 307,000 mt in January–September 2026, with exports accounting for 29.8%. Its products are supplied to 29 countries and territories across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania.
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