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Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Kobe Steel, Ltd.
株式会社神戸製鋼所
Public KK
Traded as :
OSE: 5406
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OTC Pink:
Nikkei 225 Component
Industry Steel
Founded Kobe, Japan
(September 1, 1905; 111 years ago (1905-09-01))
Headquarters 2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, 651-8585, Japan
Key people
Hiroya Kawasaki, (CEO and President)
Products
Revenue

$ 17.92 billion (FY 2012)

(¥ 1.685 billion) (FY 2012)

$ -286 million (FY 2012)

(¥ -26.976 billion) (FY 2012)
Number of employees
36,018 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2013)
Website Official website
Footnotes / references

$ 17.92 billion (FY 2012)

$ -286 million (FY 2012)

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (株式会社神戸製鋼所 Kabushiki-gaisha Kōbe Seikō-sho?), operating worldwide under the brand Kobelco, is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chūō-ku, Kobe. Kobe Steel also has a stake in Osaka Titanium Technologies.

It was formed on September 1, 1905. Its location in a major city port was useful for importing and exporting iron ore and coal. Kobe Steel is the owner of the rugby team Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers.

The company is listed on the and , on the Osaka Securities Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 . As of March 31, 2014, the company had 208 subsidiary and 62 affiliated companies across Japan, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US.

Kobe Steel is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) keiretsu.


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