JFE Metal Products & Engineering Ships Flat Deck for Tokyo Sky Tree

JFE Metal Products & Engineering supplies all of steel flat deck to Japanese digital terrestrial broadcasting tower, Tokyo Sky Tree, which is under the construction. The firm supplies around 35,000 square meters of the deck or 440 tonnes for the tower with 230,000 square meters of total floor space. The firm aims to increase flat deck sales by appealing the quality advantage while the production of the product decreased to 20,000 tonnes per year due to weak construction demand in Japan.

JFE Metal Products & Engineering is exclusive supplier of the flat deck for Tokyo Sky Tree while other 7 makers also have the product line. The firm got the order by offering technology support and efficient building concept including wider deck application.

The firm started the flat deck shipment in December 2008. The firm supplies 3 end length sizes in 50 millimeters, 75 mm and 100 mm to reduce the end chip. Only JFE Metal Products & Engineering makes the all 3 sizes of the products. The firm launched the flat deck production 1983 and total shipment is about 600,000 tonnes.