The Iron and Steel Business produces
high-quality, value-added iron and steel products at its Kakogawa
and Kobe works. We have achieved highly efficient, energy-conserving
operations at these facilities through the use of cutting-edge production
technologies. Our products include high strength steel wire rods used
in bridges, wire rods for engine valve springs, precoated steel sheets
and plates with applications in the automobile,electronics, construction,
and shipbuilding industries, and high tensile strength steel plates
for ship components. In addition, we employ advanced production techniques
at Takasago Works to produce high-quality atomized steel powders.
Increased consciousness
about the global environment is generating further industrial demand
to reduce automobile weight. Kobe steel is a leader in research and
development on high-tensile steel sheet featuring superb strength
and machinability, which now has an excellent reputation among automobile
marks.
Wire Rods and Bars
Kobe Steel's world-class
steel wire rods and bars are processed to make automobile engine valve
springs and suspension springs as well as numerous forged, pressed,
and machined products.
Kobe Steel incorporates
piano wire rods in its main cables for suspension and other types
of bridges. Our products are being used extensively in the network
of bridges that connect the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.
Steel Sheets
Even though our
Green Coat surface treated steel sheets are chromium-free, they are
as corrosion resistant, formable, fingerprint resistant, paintable,
and electrically conductive as steel sheets with chromate coatings.
Easily recycled, these environment-friendly sheets are used in electrical
appliances, audio equipment, office equipment, and communication equipment.
Steel Plates
Our comprehensive line of plate products meets the diverse needs of users in the shipbuilding, construction, bridge construction, and other core industries.
Along with steel plates for general use, we also supply high performance steels such as high tensile strength steel and steel for low temperature applications.
Bearing Steel
Kobe Steel's bearing
steel is used in automobiles, machinery, precision devices, and many
other applications that require highly reliable bearings. Our high-purity
bearing steel has received especially high acclaim when used in bearings
for audio and video equipment, computers, and other applications that
require noise-free operation.
Steel tubes
The stainless steel
tubes manufactured by Kobe Special Tube Co., Ltd., and our other steel
tube products are trusted and highly regarded in many industries,
including petroleum, chemicals, machinery, aerospace, and nuclear
power generation.
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