今(jin)年(nian)(nian)3月31日，新日鐵(tie)住金公(gong)(gong)司在(zai)慶祝2014財年(nian)(nian)圓滿結束的會議(yi)上宣(xuan)布(bu)，將按照不久前公(gong)(gong)布(bu)的中期經營計(ji)劃，關閉至少八條生產線，以便(bian)在(zai)2015財年(nian)(nian)至2017財年(nian)(nian)期間每年(nian)(nian)通(tong)過協同效應取得2000億(yi)日圓（約合16.8億(yi)美(mei)元）收益(yi)。
新(xin)日(ri)鐵(tie)住金今年3月底之前(qian)停(ting)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)的大(da)部分生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)位于(yu)東(dong)京北部的鹿島(dao)廠(chang)(chang)，包括冷軋帶鋼生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)、罩式退(tui)火生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)、連續(xu)退(tui)火生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)、熱浸鍍(du)(du)鋅生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)和(he)電鍍(du)(du)鋅生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)各一(yi)條。鹿島(dao)廠(chang)(chang)原(yuan)本屬(shu)于(yu)住友(you)金屬(shu)工業公司，此前(qian)擁有兩條冷軋生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)，2012年新(xin)日(ri)鐵(tie)與(yu)住友(you)金屬(shu)合并(bing)后(hou)該廠(chang)(chang)成(cheng)為新(xin)日(ri)鐵(tie)住金公司旗下企業。該廠(chang)(chang)其中一(yi)條冷軋和(he)鍍(du)(du)鋅生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)停(ting)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)后(hou)，將通(tong)過(guo)提(ti)高其他冷軋及鍍(du)(du)鋅生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)效率和(he)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)能利用率的方(fang)法(fa)來降低生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)成(cheng)本，提(ti)高其產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)競爭力，并(bing)維持產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)量穩(wen)定(ding)。與(yu)此同時，君津(jin)廠(chang)(chang)連續(xu)退(tui)火生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)和(he)名古屋廠(chang)(chang)電鍍(du)(du)鋅生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)也將隨(sui)(sui)之停(ting)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)。隨(sui)(sui)著電鍍(du)(du)鋅生(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)(sheng)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)的停(ting)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)，鹿島(dao)廠(chang)(chang)和(he)名古屋廠(chang)(chang)產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)大(da)綱(gang)中減少(shao)了主要面向家電產(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)(chan)品(pin)(pin)的電鍍(du)(du)鋅板(ban)這一(yi)品(pin)(pin)種。
新日鐵(tie)住(zhu)金公(gong)司(si)并(bing)(bing)未公(gong)布(bu)這幾條(tiao)停(ting)(ting)(ting)產(chan)(chan)生產(chan)(chan)線(xian)的(de)(de)合(he)計產(chan)(chan)能。該公(gong)司(si)發言人(ren)表(biao)(biao)示，停(ting)(ting)(ting)產(chan)(chan)只是(shi)(shi)為了降低(di)固定成(cheng)本并(bing)(bing)提高(gao)生產(chan)(chan)效率(lv)，并(bing)(bing)不會影響(xiang)全公(gong)司(si)鋼(gang)材總產(chan)(chan)量(liang)。此外(wai)，該發言人(ren)還表(biao)(biao)示，新日鐵(tie)住(zhu)金公(gong)司(si)尚未決(jue)定這些停(ting)(ting)(ting)產(chan)(chan)的(de)(de)生產(chan)(chan)線(xian)將如何處置，具體是(shi)(shi)將這些生產(chan)(chan)線(xian)遷移到別的(de)(de)生產(chan)(chan)廠，還是(shi)(shi)當二(er)手(shou)設(she)備(bei)賣掉，抑或(huo)閑置，還有待商議。本次停(ting)(ting)(ting)產(chan)(chan)是(shi)(shi)2012年(nian)10月新日鐵(tie)與住(zhu)友金屬兩家公(gong)司(si)合(he)并(bing)(bing)后出臺的(de)(de)“2015財(cai)年(nian)至(zhi)2017財(cai)年(nian)中(zhong)期經營(ying)計劃”中(zhong)的(de)(de)重頭戲，旨在增強下(xia)屬分廠之(zhi)間(jian)的(de)(de)生產(chan)(chan)協(xie)作，通過提高(gao)設(she)備(bei)利用率(lv)來強化成(cheng)本競爭力。
日(ri)本(ben)鋼鐵行業(ye)人士表示，自兩家公司(si)(si)合并(bing)以(yi)來(lai)就(jiu)有(you)關停某些生產(chan)線的計劃，目前全球鋼材(cai)需求(qiu)增速放緩對新日(ri)鐵住(zhu)金(jin)公司(si)(si)來(lai)說是個減產(chan)的契(qi)機(ji)，該公司(si)(si)計劃2015財年一(yi)季(ji)度（2015年4-6月）期間(jian)減產(chan)100萬噸，減產(chan)幅度相對較小也易于(yu)執行。
目(mu)前，新(xin)日鐵住金(jin)公司(si)尚未決定(ding)是否(fou)在2015財(cai)年(nian)內(nei)關閉(bi)君津廠3號(hao)(hao)高爐（內(nei)容積4822立方(fang)米），以及(ji)是否(fou)在2016財(cai)年(nian)一季度關閉(bi)君津廠1號(hao)(hao)冶煉車間的(de)轉爐。此前已公布的(de)計劃是，新(xin)日鐵住金(jin)公司(si)將在2018財(cai)年(nian)末之前關閉(bi)位于北九州市的(de)小(xiao)倉廠2號(hao)(hao)高爐（內(nei)容積2150立方(fang)米）及(ji)3號(hao)(hao)連鑄機。