Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (新日鐵住金株式会社, Shinnittetsu Sumikin Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 5401), was formed in 2012 with the merger of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal. Nippon Steel was formed in 1970 with the merger of Fuji Iron & Steel and Yawata Iron & Steel. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation is the world's 2nd largest steel producer by volume as of 2012.