Nippon Steel Corporation Plans to Promote Steel Cans.

Nippon Steel Corporation hopes to promote the use of steel cans for beer and happoshu (a low-malt alcoholic beverage). In the beverage can market (35 billion cans), presently 55% of cans are steel but more than 99% of beer and happoshu cans are aluminum. In order to offer a greater selection of can materials, the company plans to offer steel cans that are highly recyclable, cause less load to the environment and are strong. Major beer brands from Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory have sold in steel cans in Kyushu, Hokkaido …