Kobe Crystal Tower, Kawasaki Heavy Industries' head office in Kobe
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Romanized name
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Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha |
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Public K.K. | |
Traded as | : OTC Pink: |
Industry |
Heavy equipment Automotive Defense |
Founded | October 15, 1896 |
Founder | Shōzō Kawasaki |
Headquarters |
Chūō-ku, Kobe Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people
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Shigeru Murayama (Chairman) Yoshinori Kanehana (President) |
Products | , Aerospace, Shipbuilding, Construction, Automobiles |
Revenue | ¥1.3 trillion(2011) |
¥57.4 billion (2011) | |
Profit | ¥23.3 billion (March 31, 2012) |
Total assets | ¥1.3 trillion (March 31, 2012) |
Total equity | ¥315.9 billion (2011) |
Number of employees
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34,010 (As of 31 March 2013) |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | Official site |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI) (川崎重工業株式会社 Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha?) /kaʊ.əˈsɑːki/ is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of motorcycles, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense equipment, and ships. It is also active in the production of industrial robots, gas turbines, boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki, and has dual headquarters in Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.
KHI is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI.
Prior to World War II, KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu, which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen. After the war, KHI became part of the DKB Group (keiretsu).