Apr.Absorbed Naro Mining Co., Ltd. in merger and opened Aomori Mining Works

Feb.Reached cumulative production of 10,000 tons of ultra-fine nickel powder

Oct.Started operation of the VSLC Taganito Plant

Jun.Established Mineral Brasil Pesquisas e Desemvolvimento Ltda. (MBPD) as a wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil

Apr.Started manufacturing and selling piezoelectric single crystals

Apr.Established JFE Mineral Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of JFE Steel Corporation

Oct.Established JFE Belltech Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary

Jul.Established JFE Rockfiber Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary

MayEstablished Visayas Slaked Lime Corp. (VSLC) as a wholly owned overseas subsidiary in the Philippines

Apr.Started manufacturing and selling positive electrode material for secondary batteries

Jul.Started operations of Takizawa Mine through Naro Mining Co., Ltd.

Jun.Changed name of Steel Bell Machines to JFE Belltech

Jan.Took ownership of Awano Saiseki Co., Ltd.

Jul.Head Office relocated to Shiba, Minato Ward, Tokyo

Dec.Establishment of PMSC, a wholly owned subsidiary

Jul.JFE Mineral Co., Ltd. was established as the result of the merger between Kawatetsu Mining Co., Ltd. and Kokan Mining Co., Ltd.
Head Office location: Kuramae, Taito Ward, Tokyo
KKA changed name to JFE Mineral (Australia) Proprietary Limited (JFEMA) as a result of a merger