History

As of October 1st, 2004, JFE Shoji Group which consisted of JFE Shoji, Kawasho Foods, Kawasho
Semiconductor, Kawasho Real Estate was established and these four companies were placed under
the umbrella of JFE Shoji Holdings.
JFE Shoji Corporation was born through the merger between Kawasho Corporation and NKK Trading
to handle steel & steel peripheral business as core trading house of JFE Group. Kawasho Foods,
Kawasho Semiconductor, Kawasho Real Estate were established through a company splitup,
becoming operating subsidiaries of JFE Shoji Holdings.
As of April, 2012, JFE Shoji Corporation performed an absorption-type merger of JFE Shoji Holdings
in order to develop a speedy and agile group management through a more efficient structure with
JFE Shoji as its core.Moreover, as of October, 2012, JFE Shoji became a wholly owned subsidiary of JFE Holdings to utilize JFE Shoji’s marketing-related functions for the benefit of the entire JFE Group and to strengthen and streamline the whole group’s steel business supply chain.