Social Contributions Worldwide

The Kobe Steel Group conducts business around the world, and its business locations outside Japan contribute locally as members of their respective countries and communities while respecting local culture and customs.

Midrex Technologies, Inc. (USA)

Contributing to Public Safety through Support of a Football Team

Midrex CEO (far left) with Cobras players

Midrex CEO (far left) with Cobras players

Midrex Technologies sponsors and supports the Cobras, a football team in Charlotte, North Carolina., where the company is located. The football team draws its members from among the local police force and other services, in order to contribute to public safety.

Support for Children Living in an Orphanage

As part of its support for children living in an orphanage in North Carolina, Midrex provides donations to the facility, invites children to baseball games, and gives them Christmas presents.

Helping to Make the Dreams of Children with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions Come True

Through the Make-A-Wish volunteer organization, the company participates in activities to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medial conditions. In 2015, Midrex was able to make the dreams of over 260 children come true.

Kobe CH Wire (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

Support for Needy Schools and Children

Children receiving presents

Children receiving presents

Once per year, the welfare committee made up of employee volunteers at Kobe CH Wire (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (KCH) collects donations including sporting equipment, stationery, and monetary donations, from inside and outside the company for schools on the outskirts of the city. Employees started this activity independently at the time of the company’s 10th anniversary in 2009.

Volunteer activities at KCH are designed to assist in the healthy development of Thailand's less fortunate children. When selecting schools for aid, KCH welfare committee members first investigate schools online and then visit in person before making their decision. Employees visit the schools again when delivering the donations, taking the time to interact with school personnel and parents or guardians.

Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

Support for Children in the Broader Community

Children at a school visited for the first time

Children at a school visited for the first time

Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd. offers support for children throughout the broader community, including areas at some distance from the plant. About 20 employees visited schools to play games with the children, together with neighborhood residents, and give musical performances. The children, in turn, gave dance performances to show their thanks. The volunteers also gave presents of sweets and stationary and enjoyed a meal together with locals.

Kobe Precision Technology Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Activities to Lift Children’s Spirits

Visiting children in an orphanage

Visiting children in an orphanage

Kobe Precision Technology Sdn. Bhd. donated toys to children staying in the pediatric department of a general hospital in Penang, where the company is located. This donation was timed to coincide with the Hari Raya celebration in the hospital that follows the end of fasting observed by Muslims.

This activity by 15 employee volunteers lifted the spirits not only of the children in the hospital, but also their parents or guardians.

Also, five employee volunteers visited an orphanage in Bayan Lepas, also in Penang, and donated a rice cooker and refrigerator.

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