OUTLINE OUTLINE Name Japan Stainless Steel Association (JSSA) Address 3F TMM Bldg., 10-5, Iwamoto-cho 1-Chome, Chiyada-ku, Tokyo Phone (+81/3)-5687-7831 Fax (+81/3)-5687-8551 Established August 27, 1959 Objectives To develop demand for stainless steel products, to improve relevant technologies and enhance investigations/surveys and studies in cooperation with stainless steel-related companies and associations, to work toward a sound development of the stainless steel industry from an international perspective and contribute to the prosperity of Japanese businesses, economy, society and people's lives. Chairman Hiroshi Kinoshita President Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation Vice Chairman Yoshifumi Hiraoka Managing Executive Officer NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD Vice Chairman Hidetoshi Inoue Chairman of All Japan Stainless Steel Distributors Association Membership Regular members 28 companies Special members 34 companies Associate members 14 companies Association members 2 associations Grand total: 76 companies and 2 associations Committees General Assembly └ Board of Directors ├ General Administration Committee ├ Market Development Committee ├ Fair Trade Committee ├ Public Relations Committee ├ Demand Investigation & Statistics Committee ├ Environment Committee ├ Standardization Committee ├ Corrosion Committee ├ Welding Committee ├ Long Products Committee ├ ISO/TC156 Committee ├ Piping Systems Promotion Committee └ Standard Approval Committee