Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. manufactures and supplies steel products. It operates through the following business segments: Steel, Powder, Formed Materials and Others. The Steel segment produces and distributes bearing steel, engineering steel, tool steel, super alloy and soft magnetic materials. The Powder segment manufactures and sells metal powder products. The Formed Materials segment manufactures and sells formed material products made from special steel bars and steel pipes. The Others segment provides information processing services to assist and support steel, powder and base material businesses. The company was founded on January 11, 1935 and is headquartered in Himeji, Japan.