Environmental Management Sustainability Report 2006

Prologue The Kobe Steel Group: Providing Products, Technologies and Services that Broadly Support Daily Life

The Kobe Steel Group, involved in diverse business fields, places a high value on skilled manufacturing developed over many years. At the same time, we support the lifestyles of many people through our high quality products, technologies and services that are safe and environmentally friendly.

Major Businesses and Products High strength steel wire rod for long-span bridges, welding robot systems for bridge construction Automotive high strength steel sheet, specialty steels Marine crankshafts, residual stress-controlled TMCP steel plate, ultra-high heat input welding consumables Titanium alloys for the aircraft industry, aluminum castings and forgings Electronic materials Aluminum sheet for bottle cans Advanced transit systems Power station (wholesale power supply business) Aluminum and magnesium alloy target material for thin-film wiring of liquid crystal displays Hydraulic excavators with small rear swing radii Titanium material for aquarium roof Waste treatment facilities Aluminum extrusions for the Shinkansen Real estate business