TCC Steel Co., Ltd.(002710.KS)
HQ KR18% share
Korean producer of tin- and nickel-plated steel strip for cans and battery cases; supplies cylindrical/prismatic battery-can material to Korean cell makers.
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Nickel-Plated Steel Strip
Cold-rolled steel strip electroplated with nickel on the inner surface, used to deep-draw cylindrical battery cans. The nickel layer prevents corrosion from KOH electrolyte and acts as the cathode current collector.
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Goods affected
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on nickel-plated steel strip somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| JPJapan | 78% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 6% |
| MXMexico | 4% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 4% |
| CNChina | 1% |
| BRBrazil | 1% |
| CACanada | 1% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce nickel-plated steel strip.
Nippon Steel Corporation(5401.T)
HQ JP
Japan's largest and world's #3 steel producer; parent of Standard Steel LLC (the only North American forged rail wheel producer, acquired 2011). Also blocked from acquiring US Steel Corporation (Biden administration denied in January 2025 on national security grounds). The irony: US regulators blocked Nippon Steel from buying a general US steel company for 'national security' reasons, while Nippon Steel already wholly owns the company that provides 100% of the forged steel wheels for US freight railcars — a product with no domestic alternative. Nippon Steel is also a major rail producer for Japanese and global markets.
Tata Steel
HQ IN
26.6M ton India capacity; 12M ton Europe capacity (IJmuiden, Port Talbot); AHSS claims 35-40% weight reduction vs traditional steel
Toyo Kohan(5981.T)
HQ JP
Japan's second-largest tinplate producer (founded 1934); specializes in tin-free steel (TFS / ECCS), laminated steel, and electrolytic tinplate. Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange. Unlike Nippon Steel's bulk commodity tinplate, Toyo Kohan focuses on niche high-precision products: easy-open can ends, laminated packaging films on steel substrates, and coated sheets for electronics casings.