Quality and Cleanliness

THE MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO NICKEL AND ITS APPLICATIONS

July 2004
Volume 19, Number 3

TUNA IN TOKYO'S Tsukiji Market stay fresh in open-top freezer chests made of S30400 stainless steel.

TSUKIJI MARKET is famous for its high-quality, fresh seafood.

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Nickel Magazine, July 2004 --Tsukiji Market in Tokyo is chaotic, crowded, noisy, wet and redolent of the ocean. In 2003, an estimated 615,000 tonnes of 450 different kinds of things that swim, float, crawl or cling to things in the sea were marketed here.

Tsukiji, also known as the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market, starts receiving fresh and frozen seafood late at night. At 3 a.m., the stage is prepared for the auction that starts at 5:30. After that, it becomes a busy retail market until early in the afternoon, when the whole market is hosed down in preparation for another cycle.

But when a product such as albacore tuna needs to be protected and preserved, it goes into giant, open-top freezer chests. The body of the chest and the slats upon which the tuna rest are made of S30400 stainless steel, as are the pans containing shellfish and other products that need to be kept alive for one or more days.

The Tsukiji market uses nickel-containing stainless steel for what it does best: providing hygienic, durable, easy-to-clean surfaces for a nation famous for valuing quality and cleanliness.

PHOTOS: Tsukiji Market