On September 2, Japanese steel giant Nippon Steel announced that it has suspended galvanized steel pipe deliveries, since it has been discovered that galvanized steel pipes processed at its Kimitsu Works were insufficiently galvanized.
The products in question are galvanized steel pipes for ordinary water piping (SGPW), unplasticized polyvinyl chloride lined steel pipes for water piping (SGP-VB) and general piping pipes (ASTM A53SB/F, BS1387-H/M67), mainly supplied to the Middle East.
Nippon Steel said that it has suspended the delivery of those pipes from August 25, 2010.