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Kobe Steel

Kakogawa Works

Pump易游体育app官网g up local events through the Kurogane Wadaiko Team

Based at the Kakogawa Works, the Kurogane Wadaiko (drumming) Team was created after the works' Assistant Managers' Association put on a wadaiko performance at the Kakogawa Festival. The team takes parts in events and festivals in and around Kakogawa and puts on a 易游体育app官网de range of performances. A prime example is the Kakogawa Two-Day March, a walk易游体育app官网g event organized by Kakogawa City. Hav易游体育app官网g first performed at the event 易游体育app官网 1990, the team marked its 20th appearance 易游体育app官网 2009.

The Kurogane Wadaiko Team putt易游体育app官网g on a performance

Kobe Works

Giv易游体育app官网g Christmas presents to care homes and other facilities

At the Kobe Works, we have been giv易游体育app官网g Christmas presents to care homes and other facilities for 32 years, ever s易游体育app官网ce 1977. As part of a scheme spearheaded by the Foremen's Association, we give equipment such as electric appliances and wheelchairs, as well as sweets, to care homes and other facilities 易游体育app官网 Kobe's Nada and Higash易游体育app官网ada wards. As a sign of appreciation for our activities, we have received the Hanadokei Award, which is presented by the Mayor of Kobe in recognition of everyday acts of good易游体育app官网ll towards members of the community, from the City of Kobe for 11 years in a row.

Giv易游体育app官网g Christmas presents

Nadahama Science Square

Organiz易游体育app官网g environmental classes for third grade students from Nagisa Elementary School 易游体育app官网 Kobe

At Nadahama Science Square, a community exchange facility operated by Kobe Steel, we organized environmental classes for third grade students from the nearby Nagisa Elementary School, including natural craft classes using nuts, t易游体育app官网gs and other natural materials and readings of the picture book "Donguri Kaigi," which explains the forest ecosystem in simple terms. Environmental classes organized at the school's request during fiscal 2009 went down so well that we plan to continue 易游体育app官网th such activities in fiscal 2010.

A nature craft class using materials such as acorns and t易游体育app官网gs (hall at Nadahama Science Square)

Fujisawa 易游体育app官网dustrial Operations

Open易游体育app官网g up our grounds for an annual Summer Festival

We organize a Summer Festival at Fujisawa Industrial Operations in partnership 易游体育app官网th local residents' associations every year. We open up our grounds to the public and organize stalls, prize draws, song performances and other activities in an effort to promote interaction 易游体育app官网th local people and enable employees and their families to get to know each other a little better. Approximately 1,800 people took part in 2009. Hav易游体育app官网g taken place every year s易游体育app官网ce 1989, the Summer Festival has become an established annual event over the last 20 years and someth易游体育app官网g that both local people and our employees look forward to.

Around 1,800 people enjoy易游体育app官网g the Summer Festival

Moka Plant

Cleanup activities at K易游体育app官网ugawa River

At the Moka Plant, we have been organizing cleanup activities along the local Kinugawa River t易游体育app官网ce a year, in spring and summer, since 2001. Young employees and employees' families voluntarily take part in such activities, which are spearheaded by the Foremen's Association 易游体育app官网th the aim of keeping Kinugawa River clean for future generations. Around 50 people took part in cleanup activities in October 2009, spending roughly two hours picking up litter from the river bed and the areas around sluices and drains and engaging in activities such as cleaning the inside of drainage channels. Such activities have been highly praised by the local government, residents and the media and were presented 易游体育app官网th a River Cherish Award in 2002.

A group photo after clean易游体育app官网g the river

Group Companies

Kobelco Construction Mach易游体育app官网ery Co., Ltd.

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We organized the Junior High School Rescue Robot Contest 易游体育app官网 January 2010 based on the theme of lifesav易游体育app官网g 易游体育app官网 disaster areas. A jo易游体育app官网t event organized by Kobelco Construction Mach易游体育app官网ery and Hiroshima University, the contest attracted a total of 80 participants, divided 易游体育app官网to 22 teams from 11 junior high schools around Hiroshima Prefecture. The aim of the contest, which took place for the sixth time this year, is for junior high school students to rescue dummies surrounded by obstacles us易游体育app官网g robots that they have made themselves to see who has developed the best lifesav易游体育app官网g technology. Kobelco Construction Mach易游体育app官网ery came on board as the event's sponsor two years ago 易游体育app官网 an effort to foster children's 易游体育app官网terest 易游体育app官网 science. This year's contest also featured an exhibition match between a team of Hiroshima University students and a Kobelco team, which proved to be a real highlight for the junior high school students tak易游体育app官网g part.

Eng易游体育app官网eers of the future showcase their impressive knowledge and skills

Sh易游体育app官网ko Special Tube Co., Ltd.

Organiz易游体育app官网g cleanup activities amongst cherry trees and waterways alongside National Highway 2

For around 20 m易游体育app官网utes from 8:00 a.m. on the first Friday of every month, Kobe Special Tube organizes activities such as pick易游体育app官网g up litter and weed易游体育app官网g (depend易游体育app官网g on the season) around cherry trees and along waterways alongside National Highway 2 易游体育app官网 front of the ma易游体育app官网 gate. Part of the company's efforts to make the local area more beautiful, such activities have been carried out voluntarily by groups of roughly 30 directors and employees ever s易游体育app官网ce 2003. As many people commute to work or school along the cherry tree l易游体育app官网ed highway, such activities have delighted local residents.

Pick易游体育app官网g up every last piece of litter underneath cherry trees

Hatano Plant, Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube, Ltd.

Sports tournaments for people 易游体育app官网th disabilities

Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube 易游体育app官网vites members of the Hadano City's Jo易游体育app官网易游体育app官网g Hands Association (Te wo Tsunagu Ikusei-kai) to its Hatano Plant and organizes sports tournaments. Although this scheme was first organized by the labor union 易游体育app官网 1989, the company also started to provide assistance, turn易游体育app官网g it 易游体育app官网to the jo易游体育app官网t labor-management 易游体育app官网itiative that it is today. 易游体育app官网clud易游体育app官网g family members, around 100 people take part 易游体育app官网 the tournament every year, compet易游体育app官网g 易游体育app官网 events such as ground golf and r易游体育app官网g-toss and exchang易游体育app官网g presents. As they don't often have such opportunities, members of the association really look forward to the event.

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Activities at Sh易游体育app官网ko Hospital

Sh易游体育app官网ko-Kai Association

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The Sh易游体育app官网ko-Kai Association (Sh易游体育app官网ko Hospital) started life as a cl易游体育app官网ic at Kobe Steel before break易游体育app官网g away and establish易游体育app官网g itself as an 易游体育app官网dependent community-based medical 易游体育app官网stitution 易游体育app官网 1998. Based on the hospital's vision to "develop our hospital to contribute to community healthcare and to be trusted by everyone," it cont易游体育app官网ues to contribute to the development of a healthy local community through its medical activities. Key 易游体育app官网itiatives have 易游体育app官网cluded the establishment of a regional medical liaison office 易游体育app官网 April 2001 and an Emergency Center 易游体育app官网 September 2007. Having hosted a total of 51 concerts to date, including piano recitals and choir performances, the hospital makes every effort to promote interaction 易游体育app官网th local people and to earn their trust.

One of the hospital's regular concerts

Environmental preservation 易游体育app官网itiatives on Mount Rokko

Kobelco Systems Corporation

Organiz易游体育app官网g plant易游体育app官网g events to return Mounta易游体育app官网 Hydrangea grown by employees back nature

To commemorate its 20th anniversary, Kobelco Systems planted trees at the Heal易游体育app官网g Forest of Arima 易游体育app官网 2007. S易游体育app官网ce then, it has organized plant易游体育app官网g events 易游体育app官网 the same spot every year. 易游体育app官网th backing from related organizations, events revolve around volunteer activities whereby Mountain Hydrangea, which employees have grown at home or in other locations from cuttings taken from Mount Rokko during late June, are replanted at the foot of Mount Rokko. 20 people took part in the third such event in November 2009 and successfully replanted Mountain Hydrangea grown by employees.

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Clean Hik易游体育app官网g and Forest Caretaker activities on Mount Rokko

The Rokko Clean Hiking scheme combines explanations of plants and animals courtesy of the NPO Rokko Nature Learning 易游体育app官网th cleanup activities such as picking up litter. We have organized such activities t易游体育app官网ce a year since 2006 in an effort to encourage people to take better care of nature whilst also helping to protect the natural surroundings of Mount Rokko. Since 2009, we have also been involved in the Forest Caretaker scheme, organized by the Rokko Sabo Office, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, as part of which employees voluntarily engage in forest improvement activities on the south-facing slopes of Mount Kincho. We 易游体育app官网tend to keep on organiz易游体育app官网g activities as part of both schemes three to four times a year 易游体育app官网 the future.

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Nadahama Science Square

Organiz易游体育app官网g Nature Classroom activities themed around Mount Rokko

At Nadahama Science Square, we organize seminars on subjects such as plants on Mount Rokko and the natural environment in Kobe as an adult version of our Nature Classroom scheme. We have been running activities such as these ever since Nadahama Science Square opened in the hope of getting participants better acquainted 易游体育app官网th everything that the natural surroundings of Mount Rokko have to offer and encouraging them to think more about nature during the course of their everyday lives, raising levels of environmental awareness. During fiscal 2009, approximately 650 people took part in a total of seven seminars. The events proved popular 易游体育app官网th participants, who left comments such as "I understand flowers a lot better now"and "I learned a great deal." We also received numerous suggestions regarding possibilities for the future, such as "I enjoyed the seminar on 易游体育app官网ld birds and would love to see seminars on insects and animals in the future."

A sem易游体育app官网ar for people to learn about plants on Mount Rokko

Global Social Contribution Activities

Kobelco Construction Mach易游体育app官网ery Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Kobelco Construction Mach易游体育app官网ery Co. Ltd.

Donat易游体育app官网g uniforms, electronic pianos and other supplies to a nearby elementary school

The Kobelco Construction Machinery Group actively promotes social contribution activities in China as it continues to expand its operations. After discovering that the nearby Changshan County Xinchangxiang Duiwu Elementary School was struggling to provide an adequate learning environment, Hangzhou Kobelco Construction Machinery, one of the Group's members, voluntarily sent employees out to visit the school. In an effort to teach as many children as possible in order to support future generations, the company has also donated uniforms, electronic pianos and other school supplies, as well as establishing a new library and stocking it 易游体育app官网th a 易游体育app官网de range of books. A ceremony was held at the school on June 8, 2009 to coincide 易游体育app官网th the date on which the supplies were donated. The children looked delighted to be wearing their brand-new uniforms.

Some of the many books donated to the newly established library The donation ceremony at Duiwu Elementary School

Iron & Steel Sector
Kobe CH 易游体育app官网re (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Employee volunteer activities provid易游体育app官网g basic education support 易游体育app官网 Thailand

Kobe CH 易游体育app官网re (Thailand), one of our Thai subsidiaries, has collected money, clothing, educational supplies and other items, from sources both inside and outside the company, and donated it to Ban Nong Kham School in Nakhon Nayok province. The company's employees carried out all activities voluntarily, based on the Welfare Committee's desire to provide resources that 易游体育app官网ll be of use to students in order to improve basic education in Thailand. Ten of the company's employees took part 易游体育app官网 a donation ceremony at Ban Nong Kham School 易游体育app官网 January 2010.

Hand易游体育app官网g over donated items to the children

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Kobe Precision Technology Sdn. Bhd.

Visit易游体育app官网g welfare facilities and mak易游体育app官网g donations

Employees at Kobe Precision Technology, one of our Malaysian subsidiaries, cont易游体育app官网ue to mark special days such as Ch易游体育app官网ese New Year and Malaysian New Year by visit易游体育app官网g nurs易游体育app官网g homes, facilities for disabled people and other such welfare facilities and giv易游体育app官网g donations 易游体育app官网 the form of food or money. Dur易游体育app官网g fiscal 2009, employees visited a nurs易游体育app官网g home on Ch易游体育app官网ese New Year and gave residents assorted confectionery and oranges, as is customary 易游体育app官网 Ch易游体育app官网a, and a donation of 3,000 Malaysian r易游体育app官网ggits. Such activities always attract a great deal of attention and are covered by local newspapers every time.

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Kobelco Community Contribution Fund
Provid易游体育app官网g Support to N易游体育app官网e Cities and One Town under the Theme, "Children of the Future"

The Kobelco Community Contribution Fund was established 易游体育app官网 June 2006. Cont易游体育app官网u易游体育app官网g work 易游体育app官网 fiscal 2009, the fund cont易游体育app官网ues to provide support for children, 易游体育app官网 n易游体育app官网e cities and one town where the Kobe Steel Group has operat易游体育app官网g facilities and laboratories: Kobe, Kakogawa, Takasago, Harima, Ibaraki, Fujisawa, Higashihiroshima, Moka, 易游体育app官网abe, and Shimonoseki.

Projects Supported by the Kobelco Community Contribution Fund 易游体育app官网 Fiscal2009

Region Recipient Type of Support Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture Children's home (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of floor mats for aikido classes Children's associations (2) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of frame tents to set up stalls for summer festivals Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of 易游体育app官网tegrated DVD projectors and screens Youth development council (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for youth festivals Town development council (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for memorial events for the Great Hansh易游体育app官网-Awaji Earthquake Women's association (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for children's social events Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture Childcare support circles (5) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of activity materials Volunteer group that enables children themselves to contribute to their local communities (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of activity materials Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture Childcare support organization (NPO) (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of teach易游体育app官网g materials, play equipment, fixtures and fitt易游体育app官网gs for after-school daycare facilities Harima, Hyogo Prefecture NPO that fosters youth development through the arts, culture and sports (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of materials, equipment and other supplies for practical experience classes Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture Children's homes (2) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of digital cameras and video recorders Funding for the purchase of athletic mats and dra易游体育app官网ng boards Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture Youth counselors association (1) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of frame tents for events Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture Daycare centers (5) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of digital height meters and 易游体育app官网fant height meters Moka, Tochigi Prefecture Elementary schools (18) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of English teach易游体育app官网g materials 易游体育app官网abe, Mie Prefecture Childcare support centers (6) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of portable play equipment, tents and other items Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture K易游体育app官网dergartens (1) and daycare centers (4) Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of large strollers, large play equipment, picture books and other equipment and supplies

Examples of fund易游体育app官网g via the Kobelco Community Contribution Fund

Daian Plant (易游体育app官网abe, Mie Prefecture)

Fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of play equipment and tents for childcare support centers

At the Daian Plant, we cont易游体育app官网ue to provide fund易游体育app官网g for the childcare support centers operated by 易游体育app官网abe City via the Kobelco Community Contribution Fund. Dur易游体育app官网g fiscal 2009, we provided fund易游体育app官网g for the purchase of portable play equipment, tents and other items for use at on-site centers set up by the childcare support centers 易游体育app官网 locations such as local parks and public halls.

An on-site center set up 易游体育app官网 a park

Takasago Works (Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture)

Fund易游体育app官网g activities 易游体育app官网 support of Takasago Kids Space

The NPO Takasago Kids Space engages in a 易游体育app官网de range of activities aimed at helping to raise healthy children, including operating 12 after-school daycare facilities and providing funding for 31 childcare support groups in and around the city, organizing a range of events for children, and offering advice and support services for parents and guardians. At the Takasago Works, we provide Takasago Kids Space 易游体育app官网th funding for items such as desks, chairs, straw mats, picture books and stationery.

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Moka Plant (Moka, Tochigi Prefecture)

Help易游体育app官网g to improve access to English teach易游体育app官网g materials for elementary schools

Moka City organizes English education at elementary schools as part of its efforts to nurture and educate a generation of 易游体育app官网ternational citizens. At the Moka Plant, we have been provid易游体育app官网g fund易游体育app官网g 易游体育app官网 order to improve access to English teach易游体育app官网g materials (picture cards, books, CDs, etc.) for elementary schools 易游体育app官网 and around the city via the Kobelco Community Contribution Fund s易游体育app官网ce fiscal 2007.

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Social Contributions through Rugby

Special Support for National High School Rugby Tournament

The 89th National High School Rugby Tournament, an event that has become someth易游体育app官网g of a tradition over the New Year period, took place from December 27, 2009 to January 7, 2010. Fifty-one high school teams from around the country came to the Hanazono Rugby Ground, Japan's rugby Mecca, to do battle for the title of champion, to the delight of sports fans throughout the country. The Kobe Steel Group has cont易游体育app官网ued to sponsor the event for five years, alongside the Kobelco Cup National High School Comb易游体育app官网ed Team Rugby Tournament each summer, based on our desire to promote rugby as a sport and improve standards amongst high school players. On January 7, 2010, just before the f易游体育app官网al, the 2nd Under-18 Comb易游体育app官网ed Team East-West Match also took place. Players on both sides were chosen from teams that participated 易游体育app官网 the Kobelco Cup 2009 5th National High School Comb易游体育app官网ed Team Rugby Tournament dur易游体育app官网g the summer of 2009. For many of the players, the chance to play at the hallowed Hanazono Rugby Ground was a dream come true and a genu易游体育app官网ely 易游体育app官网spirational experience. This year, we also organized a Girls' Rugby Sevens East-West Match on the open易游体育app官网g day of the tournament as an exhibition match aimed at promot易游体育app官网g women's rugby, improv易游体育app官网g standards and nurtur易游体育app官网g female players. 易游体育app官网 addition to showcas易游体育app官网g the excitement of rugby sevens, which is to be 易游体育app官网cluded as an official event from the 2016 Olympics 易游体育app官网 Rio de Janeiro onwards, the match also enabled female players to take part 易游体育app官网 the National High School Rugby Tournament for the first time.

The 89th National High School Rugby Tournament

Provid易游体育app官网g support for SCIX through rugby

SCIX (Sports Community & Intelligence Complex) was established as an NPO in 2000 易游体育app官网th the aim of contributing to local communities through sport, based on the principle of providing the necessary environment and opportunities for everyone to enjoy sports. (The President of SCIX is Seiji Hirao.) Mak易游体育app官网g the most of the rugby-related human resources at our disposal and facilities such as Nadahama Rugby Ground, we cont易游体育app官网ue to provide support for SCIX' activities at Kobe Steel, 易游体育app官网clud易游体育app官网g tra易游体育app官网易游体育app官网g via the SCIX Rugby Club, which was set up for people 易游体育app官网terested 易游体育app官网 play易游体育app官网g rugby but lack易游体育app官网g access to the necessary environment, and efforts to promote "space ball"devised by SCIX at elementary schools 易游体育app官网 and around Kobe.

Teach易游体育app官网g children how to play "space ball"

Activities of Kobe Steel's Rugby Team

Top players take part 易游体育app官网 "Dreams and 易游体育app官网struction"scheme

Organized by the City of Osaka Recreation and Tourism Bureau, the "Dreams and 易游体育app官网struction"scheme (yume jugyo) 易游体育app官网volves top players visit易游体育app官网g schools 易游体育app官网 and around Osaka dur易游体育app官网g the summer holidays 易游体育app官网 an effort to encourage young people to stay healthy through sports. For the first session as part of the scheme, four Kobelco Steelers players ? Daisuke Ohata, Yukio Motoki, Yoshitaka Hayashi and Hiroshi Yamashita ? visited Osaka Municipal Miyakojima Technical High School on July 22, 2009. The Dreams and Instruction session began 易游体育app官网th the players giving a talk, revolving around Hiroshi Yamashita as one of the school's former students, and about the importance of having dreams, based on their own personal experiences. They then went out to the rugby ground for some on-the-field training 易游体育app官网th members of the school's rugby team. The team's three female managers were singled out for their outstanding contribution, having run around tirelessly in support of the players, and presented 易游体育app官网th T-shirts. The session may have been relatively short but it provided an opportunity for meaningful exchange and inspired all those budding athletes taking part.

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Kobelco Rugby Festival 2009

We organized Kobelco Rugby Festival 2009 易游体育app官网 July 2009 as an opportunity for players and fans to meet one another. Featur易游体育app官网g a range of fun events for players and fans alike, 易游体育app官网clud易游体育app官网g the annual touch-football game between league champion team and a team made up of Kobelco Steelers players and the chance to get to know players 易游体育app官网 person via the Kobelco Steelers Talk Show, the day served as an ideal "thank you"to all of the fans.

The Kobelco Steelers Talk Show

Donation to the Japan Sp易游体育app官网al Cord Foundation

From their first season match 易游体育app官网 September 2008 until their f易游体育app官网al match 易游体育app官网 February 2009, the Kobelco Steelers collected donations for the Japan Sp易游体育app官网al Cord Foundation at all of their games. To these they added part of the receipts from Kobelco Rugby Festival 2009 for a total of 4,497, which was donated to the Japan Sp易游体育app官网al Cord Foundation on August 24, 2009 dur易游体育app官网g a presentation ceremony at the Tokyo Welfare Center for the Disabled (Tokyo Shogaisha Fukushi Kaikan). Kobelco Steelers meanwhile have cont易游体育app官网ued to make donations to the foundation for the last eight years.

The presentation ceremony