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Corporate Profile
Kobe Steel, Ltd. is one of Japan's leading steelmakers,as well as a major supplier of aluminum and copper products. Other business segments consist of wholesale power supply, machinery, construction machinery, real estate, and electronic materials and other businesses.
The Kobe Steel Group is comprised of numerous consolidated and equity-valued companies in Japan, the Americas, Asia and Europe.
KOBELCO is the corporate logo mark and brand name of the Kobe Steel Group. Behind the KOBELCO mark is Kobe Steel's commitment to excellence and quality.
| COMPANY NAME | Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
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| JAPANESE NAME | Kabushiki Gaisha Kobe Seikosho |
| FOUNDED | September 1, 1905 |
| INCORPORATED | June 28, 1911 |
| CAPITAL | JPY233,313,248,065 (as of March 31, 2013) |
| PRESIDENT & CEO | Hiroya Kawasaki |
| NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES | 36,018 (Consolidated, as of March 31, 2013) 10,398 (Nonconsolidated, as of March 31, 2013) |
| SUBSIDIARIES | 206 |
| AFFILIATED COMPANIES | 64 |
