Environmental Management Sustainability Report 2006

Corporate Profile

Company name Kobe Steel, Ltd. Corporate logo mark Founded September 1, 1905 Incorporated June 28, 1911 President & CEO Yasuo Inubushi Capital 233,313,248,065 yen (as of March 31, 2006) Fiscal 2005 Sales 1,667.3 billion yen (consolidated) 1,034.7 billion yen (non-consolidated) Employees 29,068 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2006) 8,673 (non-consolidated, as of March 31, 2006) Consolidated subsidiaries & equity-valued affiliates 217 (as of March 31, 2006)