KOBE STEEL ANNUAL REPORT 2000 Year Ended March 31,2000
Kobe Steel, Ltd., is one of Japan's leading
steelmakers, as well as the top supplier of aluminum and copper
products. Other businesses include welding consumables, infrastructure
and plant engineering, and industrial machinery. The Company
also has high-tech businesses in electronics and information
systems.
Kobe Steel has numerous consolidated subsidiaries and equity-valued
affiliates in Japan, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
KOBELCO is the corporate mark used by Kobe Steel on a variety
of products and in the names of a number of Group companies.
Behind the KOBELCO mark is Kobe Steel's commitment to excellence
and quality.