Nippon Steel Corporation (日本製鉄株式会社, Nippon Seitetsu kabushiki gaisha), was formed in 2012 with the merger of the original Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal. The original Nippon Steel Corporation[3] was formed in 1970 with the merger of Fuji Iron & Steel and Yawata Iron & Steel. Nippon Steel Corporation is the world's third largest steel producer by volume as of 2017.[4]