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JFE Shoji Trade has grown substantially since its establishment with the support of
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We look forward to the continued growth of our company and our shareholders in the years to come.
We will continue to develop our business with the support of our shareholders and investors.

History

Our past

Establishment of JFE Shoji Trade

In October 2004, Kawatie Shoji Trade Corporation and NKK Commercial & Trading Corporation were merged and reorganized to form the JFE Shoji Trade Group, with the core competence of promoting the JFE Group's products and distributing its products throughout the world.

Company Profile
 Company Profile

Structure of JFE Group

In October 2012, JFE Shoji Trade Corporation was formed as a subsidiary of JFE Holding, with the aim of using the group's market-sharing capabilities within the JFE group, and to strengthen and improve the efficiency of the JFE group's supply chain for the steel industry.

Group Organization Chart
 Structure of JFE Group

Current

Our current situation

 Our current situation

JFE Shoji Trade in Figures

JFE Shoji Trade is a subsidiary of JFE Holding Company, which is a member of about 100 groups around the world, with more than 8,500 employees working for these companies. The integration of the unitary company and the group companies is a powerful force in corporate management activities, creating a system that enables us to provide products that meet the demands of our customers around the world.

Employees of JFE Shoji Group

With employees working around the world and companies under our umbrella, we strive to meet global demand through a variety of initiatives.

 JFE Shoji Group Employees

Number of employees in the group

8753 (as of March 31, 2025)

(as of March 31, 2025)

Employees (unit)

997 (as of March 31, 2025) Number of non-consolidated employees

(as of March 31, 2025)

Diversification and inclusiveness

JFE Shoji Corporation develops, improves and promotes environmental perfection with the corporate culture that is created by the diversity of human talents and by the variety of work styles.

 Enhance human resource development, improve quality and service

We will strengthen the cultivation of human resources and improve the quality and service of
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In addition to developing various types of training to the maximum extent possible, we also actively dispatch young staff overseas to gain practical business experience and cultivate human resources.

 Develop safety and health work

Develop safety and health work

We aim to create a safe and comfortable workplace as the basis of our corporate activities, and we will expand our safety and health management activities throughout our entire organization.

We aim to create a safe and comfortable workplace as the basis of our corporate activities, and we will expand our safety and health management activities throughout our entire organization.

Business (consolidated for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 )

Sales Revenue

14385 yuan

Income before income taxes

479 yuan

*Adoption of IFRS, merger in March 2025

Expanding our business areas globally at

Japan 20 Overseas 35 Overseas

Group companies

Japan 45 Overseas 58

Business

Our Business

JFE Shoji
Group
Business model

JFE Shoji Trade Group

Business model

JFE Shoji Trade's two main lines of business, expanded trade and business, are the basis for stable and steady profits. In addition, with the "global four-pillar system" of Japan, China, the U.S. and Dongguan at its core, JFE Shoji will further strengthen its business foundation by deepening cooperation at each network.
JFE Shoji is centered on the steel-related business and will expand its supply chain from upstream to downstream, while opening up new possibilities to realize the social We will fully utilize our accumulated resources and information network to lead the way in developing ESG management for the future era.

Through business operations
Contribution to solving environmental problems

JFE Shoji Trade will strive to create a sustainable life and society.
Through business operations, we will develop various activities to address environmental issues.

Future

Understand our next steps

The Seventh Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2021-FY2024)

In this mid-term plan, we will continue to maintain and expand "trade profit" and "business profit" as proposed in the basic plan of the 6th mid-term management plan, and expand "global 4-position* ", and strengthen "global 4-position* ". We will continue to expand our supply sources and build a foundation for the growth of the JFE Group in areas such as electric and magnetic steel sheets, automotive steel sheets, and overseas construction materials. In addition, the company will be able to fully exploit its strong expertise and proposal-making capabilities, and will be able to further increase its purchasing and sales capabilities, while also expanding its trade with other companies outside the JFE Steel Group. As well as the increasing importance of ESG management and DX, we will make full use of the information networks and management resources the Group has available to meet the demands of our customers.


JFE Shoji Trade is the name of the four key regions of JFE Shoji Trade: Japan, the Americas, China, and the East Asian countries .

Facing the year 2024
Business Strategy

  • Main measures1 Work in key areas

    • electromagnetic steel sheet
      Establish global processing and distribution
      Leading position
      electromagnetic steel sheet
      Establish global processing and distribution
      Leading position

      We have built the world's leading electromagnetic steel sheet processing and distribution network. Through our mid-term management plan, we will build up our supply chain in new areas, deepen our processing capabilities, and expand cooperation with allied companies to achieve our goal of becoming one of the leading global processing and distribution companies in the field of electromagnetic steel sheet.

    • Facing Automotive Stainless Steel
      Strengthening Supply Chain
      Facing Automotive Stainless Steel
      Strengthening Supply Chain

      As the demand for lighter cars increases, the ratio of high strength stainless steel will increase. While JFE Steel and JFE Steel maintain the same strategy, we will accelerate the global expansion of automotive steel sheet by strengthening the high strength steel business in our supply chain.

    •  Accelerate overseas building materials business initiatives
      Accelerate overseas construction materials
      business development
      Accelerate overseas construction materials
      business development

      In order to meet the demand for building materials, which is expected to continue to grow, North America will continue to expand its trade with local general traders, and Dongmenghi will continue to expand its trade with local general traders and other partners through negotiations.

    • Full development of Japan's domestic
      demand for stainless steel
      Full development of Japan's domestic
      demand for stainless steel

      In the Japanese domestic market, which is the most important market for JFE, we will maintain and expand profits through group-breaking cooperation, expanded secondary and tertiary processing capabilities, and new sales expansion in step with JFE strategy.

  • Main measures 2 Strengthening of purchasing and sales capabilities

    • Expansion of business scope in the field of Stainless steel plate, The main raw material of steel
      Extension of business scope in the field of stainless steel sheet and stainless steel main raw materials

      In the field of stainless steel materials, we will continue to meet the demands of both domestic and foreign customers by strengthening our relationships with domestic and international partners and other stainless steel manufacturing and clerical companies, and by establishing a more stable supply chain. In the area of raw materials and equipment, we will continue to use the accumulated knowledge, expertise, and experience we have gained in our dealings with the JFE Group, as well as our procurement network, to accelerate the expansion of our business outside the JFE Group.

  • Main 3 For new new business models

    • Extending the scope to solve environmental problems
      Making a contribution to the business
      Extending the scope to solve environmental problems
      Making a contribution to the business

      We will take the following measures to raise the ESG requirements of society as a business opportunity.
      1) Build a supply chain of marine wind-powered electric power generation and electric steel materials, and process and distribute products such as high strength electric magnetic steel sheets and high strength stainless steel sheets for automobiles (HITEN).
      2) Expand trade of bio-quality fuels such as PKS ( Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di Di)and wood quality grains, and expand processing volume of PKS and wood quality to realize global resource recycling and make contributions to society by reducing CO2 emissions.

    • DX Advancement
      DX Advancement

      Improve production rate of DX for transportation and innovation, and transform and digitize current business processes for transportation to open new businesses, with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of products and services in the supply chain.

Target

Income before income taxes

400 yuan

Based on the 7 measures proposed in the business strategy, we will build a foundation for growth and develop our strengths and finally achieve our goal while focusing on our core business.
Reference: Annual divided profit for FY2020 200

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