DECEMBER 2003

• December 18, 2003 - Kobe Steel's aluminum sheet used in new Canon digital camera

• December 17, 2003 - Heat-releasing steel sheet receives prestigious Iwatani Naoji Award

• December 15, 2003 - Kobe Steel develops 1,000 bar ultra-high pressure compressor for hydrogen refueling stations

• December 1, 2003 - Kobe Steel and Air Water to form joint ventures

NOVEMBER 2003

• November 28, 2003 - Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Materials to combine copper tube businesses

OCTOBER 2003

• October 29, 2003 - Kobelco LSI Design to merge into Genesis Technology

• October 14, 2003 - Groundbreaking ceremony for U.S. aluminum forging venture

• October 10, 2003 - Name of energy museum selected

• October 2, 2003 - Kobe Steel to absorb aluminum can stock venture

• October 1, 2003 - KOBE JFE Welding starts up

AUGUST 2003

• August 7, 2003 - Kansai Steel Center and Shinko Shearex to Merge

• August 6, 2003 - Kobe Steel and Alcoa to Refocus Alliance, Expand Joint Development in Automotive Aluminum

JULY 2003

• July 30, 2003 - Kobe Steel to transfer embedded software business to Tokyo Electric

• July 15, 2003 - No. 2 Power Plant begins trial operations

• July 11, 2003 - Kobe Steel, Mitsui and Toyota Tsusho sign joint venture agreement to produce aluminum suspension forgings in the United States

JUNE 2003

• June 23, 2003 - Mesabi Nugget ITmk3 plant starts up

• June 2, 2003 - Kobe Steel unveils Fiscal 2003-2005 Consolidated Midterm Business Plan

MAY 2003

• May 19, 2003 - Kobe Steel and JFE Steel to form joint venture to produce welding materials

• May 14, 2003 - Kobe Steel to combine environmental businesses into new company

• May 13, 2003 - Kobe Steel and voestalpine Stahl further their cooperation in automotive steel sheet technologies

APRIL 2003

• April 25, 2003 - Tender offer of outstanding shares of Shinko Engineering

• April 24, 2003 - Kobe Steel's capital investment plan in fiscal 2003

• April 23, 2003 - Kobe Steel sells company-owned property

• April 22, 2003 - Management Buyout of Genesis Technology

• April 10, 2003 - Kobe Steel supplies aluminum for use in the Mazda RX-8

MARCH 2003

• March 31, 2003 - Kobe Steel and Mexico's Infra collaborate to expand marketing in Central and South America

• March 31, 2003 - Kobe Steel to strengthen biomass utilization

• March 27, 2003 - Kobe Steel to increase equity in Sumitomo Titanium

• March 26, 2003 - Kobe Steel's 980 MPa ultra high strength steel sheet used in car seat parts

• March 25, 2003 - Orders rising for air pollution continuous monitoring systems

• March 18, 2003 - Kobe Steel Group to combine environmental businesses

FEBRUARY 2003

• February 25, 2003 - Daian Plant receives ISO 14001

• February 7, 2003 - Kobe Steel & Lucchini complete technology exchange of automotive steels

• February 3, 2003 - Kobe Steel & Kawasaki Heavy Industries sign final agreement to form joint venture for crushing equipment