Amagasaki Steel Corporation - Amagasaki Steel Corporation

...The major mergers that attracted the most attention after World War II were those around 1965-70. These included the merger of Mitsubishi Miki Industries in 1964 (which formed Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), the merger of Osaka Shosen and Mitsui Shipbuilding (which was a merger of equals that formed Mitsui O.S.K. Lines), the merger of Kobe Steel and Amagasaki Steel in 1965 (Kobe Steel survived), the merger of Toyobo and Kureha Spinning in 1966 (Toyobo survived), the merger of Nissan Motor and Prince Motor in 1967 (Nissan survived), and the merger of Yawata Steel and Fuji Steel in 1970 (which was a merger of equals that formed Nippon Steel). In particular, the merger of the two major steelworks, Yawata and Fuji, was the subject of lively debate after the two companies announced their intention to merge in April 1968, with the arguments in favor being fiercely opposed by the business community and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and those against by economists.

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…第2次大戦後の合併のなかで大きな関心を集めたのは，1965‐70年前後の大型合併である。1964年の三菱三重工の合併(三菱重工業が発足)，大阪商船と三井船舶の合併(対等合併で大阪商船三井船舶が発足)，65年の神戸製鋼所と尼崎製鉄の合併(神戸製鋼所が存続)，66年の東洋紡績と呉羽紡績の合併(東洋紡績が存続)，67年の日産自動車とプリンス自動車の合併(日産自動車が存続)，70年の八幡製鉄と富士製鉄の合併(対等合併で新日本製鉄が発足)などである。とくに八幡，富士の二大製鉄所の合併は，1968年4月の両社の合併の決意表明以降，実業界や通産省の賛成論と経済学者の反対論が激しく対立し，活発な議論が行われた。…

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