[Supplementary Material for Integrated Report 2018]Energy-saving Initiatives at Kobe Steel Group Companies
| Business unit | Company name | Location | Examples of initiatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron & Steel | Kobelco Engineered Construction Materials Co., Ltd. | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture | Saved energy through insulation of steam valve |
| Shinko Wire Company, Ltd. | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture | Upgraded high-voltage transformers to latest models | ||
| Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture | Upgraded to inverter-type wire drawing machines | ||
| Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd. | Imizu, Toyama Prefecture | Upgraded compressors to latest models | |
| Kobelco Logistics, Ltd. | Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Jiangyin Sugita Fasten Spring Wire Co., Ltd. (JYSF) |
Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China | Switched a portion of office lighting to LED lighting | |
| Kobelco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co., Ltd. (KSW) |
Foshan, Guangdong, China | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Kobe Wire Products (Foshan) Co., Ltd. (KWP) |
Foshan, Guangdong, China | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Welding | Hanshin Yosetsu Kizai Co., Ltd. | Okayama, Okayama Prefecture | Switched to energy-efficient boilers |
| Kobe Welding of Qingdao Co., Ltd. (KWQ) |
Qingdao, Shandong, China | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Kobe MIG Wire (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (KMWT) |
Samutprakarn, Thailand | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Thai-Kobe Welding Co., Ltd. (TKW) |
Samutprakarn, Thailand | Reduced LNG consumption by upgrading air heaters | |
| Kobe Welding of Korea Co., Ltd. (KWK) |
Republic of Korea | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Aluminum & Copper | Shinko Metal Products Co., Ltd. | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture | Optimized number of cooling towers in operation |
| Shinko Leadmikk Co., Ltd. | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture | Switched to invertor-controlled chillers for air cooling | |
| Shinko Aluminum Wire Co., Ltd. | Sakai, Osaka Prefecture | Improved thermal insulation through improvements to heating furnaces | |
| Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd. | Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture | Upgraded to high-efficiency chillers | |
| Kobe Precision Technology Sdn. Bhd. (KPTEC) |
Penang, Malaysia | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Kobe Electronics Material (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (KEMT) |
Ayutthaya, Thailand | Turned off office lighting during lunch breaks | |
| Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology Co., Ltd. (SKCT) |
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products (China) Co., Ltd. (KAAP-C) |
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | Improved thermal insulation through improvements to heating furnace | |
| Machinery | Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc. (KSBI) |
Ohio, USA | Upgraded to high-efficiency air conditioning systems |
| Kobelco Compressors Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corporation (KCMS) |
Shanghai, China | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | |
| Engineering | Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd. | Harima, Hyogo Prefecture | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting |
| Electric Power | Kobelco Power Kobe, Inc. | Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture | Decreased fan power through improvements to boiler operation |
| Headquarters, Other | Kobelco Research Institute, Inc. | Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture | Turned off office lighting during lunch breaks |
| Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture | Upgraded to inverter power sources for welding machines | |
| Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture | Switched a portion of plant lighting to LED lighting | ||
| Shinko Industrial Co., Ltd. | Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture | Introduced high-efficiency heat exchangers | |
| Japan Superconductor Technology, Inc. | Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture | Turned off office lighting during lunch breaks |