Daido Steel will acquire plant facilities for hot forging die manufacturing business in the US from Elizabeth Carbide Die Co for about $3.9 million.
Daido Steel Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary Daido Steel (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to purchase the registered capital of TimkenSteel (Shanghai) Corporation Ltd., a sales entity with technical support functions in China, from TimkenSteel Corporation. The acquisition aims to strengthen Daido Steel's supply chain and customer support for SBQ products in China.
Sumitomo Corporation and Daido Steel have agreed to establish a joint venture, Wuxi Summit Nikka Metal Products Co., Ltd., in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, to expand high-grade tool steel distribution and processing in China. Commercial production is scheduled for mid-2018.