Kobe Steel
For the construction equipment subsidiary, see Kobelco Construction Machinery America.
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| Type | Public KK |
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| Traded as | TYO: 5406 OSE: 5406 NSE: 5406 |
| Industry | Steel |
| Founded | September 1, 1905 |
| Headquarters | Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan |
| Key people | Hiroshi Sato (President and CEO) |
| Products | Steel |
| Revenue |  ¥ 1,858.5 billion JPY (FY 2010) |
| Employees | 33,772 (as of March 31, 2011) |
| Website | www.kobelco.co.jp/english/ |
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (株式会社神戸製鋼所 Kabushiki-gaisha Kōbe Seikō-sho), operating worldwide under the brand Kobelco, is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chuo-ku, Kobe. Kobe Steel also has a stake in Osaka Titanium Technologies.[1]
It was formed on September 1, 1905. Its location in a major city port was useful for importing and exporting iron ore and coal.
Kobe Steel is the owner of the rugby team Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers.
Manufacturing locations
Kakogawa Works
- Kakogawa, Hyogo
- Kobe, Hyogo
- Takasago, Hyogo
- Fujisawa, Kanagawa
- Ibaraki, Osaka
- Nishijo, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
- Mooka, Tochigi
- Chofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Daian, Inabe, Mie
- Harima, Hyogo
- Calhoun, Georgia
- Hayward, California (Kobe Precision, Inc.)[2]
References
- ^ "Key events". Osaka Titanium technologies. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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External links
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