December 02, 2008

Nippon Steel halts Kamaishi Works after quake

Reuters reported that Nippon Steel Corp had stopped steel output at its Kamaishi Works in northern Japan for inspections after a strong earthquake jolted the area.

A Nippon Steel official at the Kamaishi Works said that it had also shut a 149 MW coal fired power plant at the facility for an inspection. The company supplies all the power output from the plant to Tohoku Electric Power Co.

The official said that it was not immediately clear when the company would restart the steel and power output operations at the facility.