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Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
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Overview of the Kobe Steel Group
(as of March 31, 2012)
| Company name | Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Group brand |  |
| Established | September 1, 1905 |
| Incorporated | June 28, 1911 |
| President | Hiroshi Sato |
| Capitalization | ¥233.3 billion |
| Sales | Consolidated: ¥1,864.6 billion (consolidated) Nonconsolidated: ¥1,078.6 billion |
| Employees | Consolidated: 35,496 Nonconsolidated: 10,370 (excluding seconded personnel) |
| Consolidated subsidiaries and equity-valued affiliates | 212 |
Fiscal 2011 Consolidated Segment Sales (in billions of yen)
Iron & Steel Business
| Main products & businesses | Steel wire rod and bar, steel sheet, steel plate, steel castings and forgings, titanium, steel powder, wholesale power supply |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥854.2 billion |
| Ordinary income (loss) | ¥-14.6 billion loss |
| Main production locations | Kakogawa Works, Kobe Works, Takasago Works |
| Group Companies | 42 |
Group Companies
- * Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd.
- * Sakai Steel Sheets Works, Ltd.
- * Shinko Engineering & Maintenance Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Kenzai, Ltd.
- * Shinko Kohan Kako, Ltd.
- * Shinko Kobe Power Inc.
- * Shinko Slag Products Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Sohgo Service Ltd.
- * Shinko Special Tube Co., Ltd.
- * Kobelco Logistics, Ltd.
- * Shinko Bolt, Ltd.
- OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Wire Company, Ltd
- * Kansai Coke and Chemicals Co., Ltd.
- KS Summit Steel Co., Ltd.
- * Sanwa Tekko Co., Ltd.
- * Ceratechno Co,. Ltd.
- * Tesac Wirerope Co., Ltd.
- PRO-TEC Coating Company
- Kobe Special Steel Wire Products (Pinghu) Co., Ltd.
- Grand Blanc Processing, LLC
- Kobe CH Wire (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Jiangyin Sugita Fasten Spring Wire Co., Ltd.
- Kobe Wire Products (Foshan) Co., Ltd.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Welding Business
| Main products | Welding consumables, welding robots, welding robot systems, welding power sources |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥84.4 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥3.1 billion |
| Main production locations | Ibaraki Plant, Saijo Plant, Fujisawa Plant*1, Fukuchiyama Plant |
| Group Companies | 23 |
Group Companies
- * NI Welding Corporation
- * NI-Kobe Welding Co., Ltd. *2
- * Kobelco Robotics Service Co., Ltd.
- * JKW Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Actec Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Welding Service Co., Ltd.
- * Taseto Co., Ltd.
- * Hanshin Yosetsu Kizai Co., Ltd.
- * Shinsho Kobe Welding Co., Ltd. *2
- Kobe Welding of Qingdao Co., Ltd.
- Kobe Welding of Korea Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Welding India Pvt. Ptd.
- Kobe Welding of Shanghai Co., Ltd.
- Kobe Welding of Tangshan Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Welding Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
- Kobe MIG Wire (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Thai-Kobe Welding Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Welding of Europe B.V.
- Kobelco Welding of America Inc.
- Kobelco Welding Marketing of Korea Co., Ltd.
- *1 Administrative and manufacturing sections renamed Fujisawa Plant as of April 1, 2012
- *2 Merged to create Kobelco Welding Solution Co., Ltd. as of April 1, 2012
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Aluminum & Copper Business
| Main products | Aluminum sheet, aluminum extrusions and fabricated products, aluminum and magnesium castings and forgings, copper sheet and strip, copper tube |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥289.9 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥6.0 billion |
| Main production locations | Moka Plant, Chofu Works, Daian Plant |
| Group Companies | 26 |
Group Companies
- * Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd.
- * Sun Aluminium Industries, Ltd.
- * Shinko Aluminum Wire Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Kanmon Sohgo Service, Ltd.
- * Shinko Daian Sohgo Service Ltd.
- * Shinko-North Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Fab Tech, Ltd.
- * Shinko Metal Products Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Moka Sohgo Service Ltd.
- * Shinko Leadmikk, Co., Ltd.
- * Niko-Aluminium Industries, Ltd.
- Toyotsu Nonferrous Center Corporation
- Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC
- Kobe Precision Technology Sdn. Bhd.
- Singapore Kobe Pte. Ltd.
- Kobe Electronics Material (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Machinery Business
| Main products | Energy and chemical equipment, nuclear power equipment, tire and rubber machinery, plastic processing machinery, ultra-high-pressure equipment, vapor deposition systems, metalworking machinery, compressors, refrigeration compressors, heat pumps, other plants (steel rolling, nonferrous, etc.), internal combustion engines |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥152.8 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥9.8 billion |
| Main production locations | Takasago Works, Harima Plant |
| Group Companies | 18 |
Group Companies
- * Kobelco Compressor Corporation
- * Kobelco Sanki Service Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Air Water Cryoplant, Ltd.
- * Shinko Inspection & Service Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Engineering Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.
- * Shinwa Wood Works, Ltd.
- Kobelco Machinery Asia Pte. Ltd.
- * Shinko Airtech, Ltd.
- Kobelco Compressors Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corporation
- Wuxi Compressor Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Compressors Manufacturing Indiana, Inc.
- Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc.
- Kobelco Compressors America, Inc.
- KOBELCO Advanced Coating (America), Inc.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Natural Resources & Engineering Business
| Main products | Ironmaking plants (direct reduced iron), other plants (pelletizing), equipment for the nuclear power industry, sabo and disaster prevention products, advanced urban transit systems |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥55.8 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥0.3 billion |
| Group Companies | 20 |
Group Companies
- * Industrial Services International Co., Ltd.
- * Aomori Technical Service Corporation
- * Kobe Heating and Cooling Supply Co., Ltd.
- * Transnuclear, Ltd.
- Midrex Technologies, Inc.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Kobelco Eco-Solutions
| Main products | Water treatment plants, waste treatment plants, chemical and food processing equipment |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥71.1 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥4.2 billion |
| Main production locations | Harima Plant |
| Group Companies | 8 |
Group Companies
- * Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Eco-Maintenance Co., Ltd.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Kobelco Construction Machinery
| Main products | Hydraulic excavators, mini excavators, wheel loaders |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥307.1 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥22.8 billion |
| Main production locations | Hiroshima Factory |
| Group Companies | 35 |
Group Companies
- * Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Construction Machinery (East Japan) Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Construction Machinery (West Japan) Co., Ltd.
- Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery
Group Co., Ltd. - Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
- Hangzhou Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco International (S) Co., Pte. Ltd.
- Kobelco Construction Machinery America LLC.
- Thai Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Kobelco Cranes
| Main products | Crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes, work vessels |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥48.0 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥0.1 billion |
| Main production locations | Okubo Plant |
| Group Companies | 11 |
Group Companies
- * Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Cranes India Pvt. Ltd.
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
Other Businesses
| Main products & businesses | Real estate (sales, leasing, etc.), special alloys and electronic materials (e.g. target materials), material analysis, high-pressure gas containers, superconducting products, private assisted living facilities, general trading |
|---|---|
| Sales | ¥69.1 billion |
| Ordinary income | ¥7.2 billion |
| Group Companies | 29 |
Group Companies
- * Kobe Wing Stadium Co., Ltd.
- * I. H. D. Center Co., Ltd.
- * Kobelco Research Institute, Inc.
- * Kobelco Personnel Co., Ltd.
- * Kobelco Business Support Co., Ltd.
- * Kobelco Financial Center, Ltd.
- * Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc.
- * Shinko Industrial Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Care Life Co., Ltd.
- * Kobelco Human Create Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Real Estate Co., Ltd.
- * Shinko Research Co., Ltd.
- * Shinsho Corporation
- * Kobelco Systems Corporation
- * Shinko Lease Co., Ltd.
- * Twin Foods Co., Ltd.
- Japan Medical Materials Corporation*
- * Kobe Steel USA Holdings Inc.
- * Kobelco (China) Holding Co., Ltd.
- Kobe Steel USA Inc.
- Kobe Steel International (USA) Inc.
- *Name changed to KYOCERA Medical Corporation as of April 1, 2012
- * Group companies for which environmental data is compiled
