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 Tokyo Head Office | |
| Kobelco | |
Native name | 株式会社神戸製鋼所 |
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Kōbe Seikō-sho |
| Company type | Public (Kabushiki gaisha) |
| TYO: 5406 NAG: 5406 Nikkei 225 component (TYO) | |
| Industry | Steel |
| Founded | Kobe, Japan (September 1, 1905) |
| Founder | Suzuki Shoten Seiichiro Kobayashi |
| Headquarters | 2-4, Wakinohama-Kaigandori 2-chome, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, 651-8585, Japan |
Key people | Mitsugu Yamaguchi, (CEO and President) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  ¥ 106.8 billion (FY 2022) |
| ¥ 72.5 billion (FY 2022) | |
| Total assets | ¥ 250.9 billion (as of March 31, 2022) |
Number of employees | 38,106 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2022) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (株式会社神戸製鋼所, Kabushiki gaisha Kōbe Seikō-sho), is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chūō-ku, Kobe. KOBELCO is the unified brand name of the Kobe Steel Group.
Kobe Steel has the lowest proportion of steel operations of any major steelmaker in Japan and is characterised as a conglomerate comprising the three pillars of the Materials Division, the Machinery Division and the Power Division.[3]
The materials division has a high market share in wire rods and aluminium materials for transport equipment, while the machinery division has a high market share in screw compressors. In addition, the power sector has one of the largest wholesale power supply operations in the country.[4]
Kobe Steel is a member of the Mizuho keiretsu. It was formerly part of the DKB Group, Sanwa Group keiretsu, which later were subsumed into Mizuho. The company is listed on the Tokyo & Nagoya Stock Exchange, where its stock is a component of the Nikkei 225.[5]
As of March 31, 2022, Kobe Steel has 201 subsidiaries and 50 affiliated companies across Japan, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US. Its main production facilities are Kakogawa Steel Works and Takasago Works.[6]
Kobe Steel is also famous as the owner of the rugby team Kobelco Steelers.[7]
- ^ "Corporate Profile". Kobelco.co.jp. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ "Financial statements for the first quarter of 2022" (PDF). Kobelco.co.jp. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "統合報告書". 株式会社神戸製鋼所. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "統合報告書". 株式会社神戸製鋼所. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ "統合報告書". 株式会社神戸製鋼所. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "How Dan Carter's Kobelco Steelers are setting the new standard in Japanese rugby". www.rugbypass.com. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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