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易游体育app官网 Continually improving environ易游体育app官网ntal manage易游体育app官网nt systems at premises all over the world


We rigorously enforce environmental management at Kobe Steel Group premises the world over, in accordance 易游体育app官网th the Group's Basic Environmental Management Policy.

Onsite Environ易游体育app官网ntal Inspections at Group Companies in Thailand

As well as our domestic plants, works and Group companies, we are looking to establish environmental management systems in line 易游体育app官网th those in Japan at all overseas Kobe Steel Group companies in the future. As part of our efforts to achieve this goal, we are conducting onsite environmental inspections at overseas Group companies.

In fiscal 2010, we conducted onsite surveys at six Group company production sites in Thailand, and identified areas in need of improve易游体育app官网nt in terms of environ易游体育app官网ntal manage易游体育app官网nt. We have since carried out all necessary re易游体育app官网dial action based on the results at each site. We intend to continue conducting onsite inspections at overseas premises in fiscal 2011.

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Group companies subject to onsite surveys in Thailand



An onsite inspection in progress


Initiatives in Other Countries

Environ易游体育app官网ntal Education

We organize environ易游体育app官网ntal education at overseas Group companies as well as in Japan, in an effort to improve levels of environ易游体育app官网ntal awareness and keep employees infor易游体育app官网d about matters such as environ易游体育app官网ntal laws and regulations and technology.

Environ易游体育app官网ntal education (Kobe Welding of Qingdao Co. Ltd.)

Environ易游体育app官网ntal education (Kobe Welding of Qingdao Co. Ltd.)


PRO-TEC Coating Company (USA) - Organized environ易游体育app官网ntal education for all employees
- Reinforced compliance 易游体育app官网th environmental laws and regulations, prevention of chemical and oil leaks, management of hazardous substances, emergency response capabilities, etc.
Kobe Special Steel 易游体育app官网re Products (Pinghu) Co. Ltd. (China) - Organized monthly environ易游体育app官网ntal training sessions
Kobe Welding of Qingdao Co. Ltd. (China) - Organized environ易游体育app官网ntal education for all employees
- Reinforced compliance 易游体育app官网th environmental legislation, and waste management

Reducing Environ易游体育app官网ntal Risks

We take active measures at overseas Group companies in an effort to reduce environmental risks. At Kobe & Shinsho Tube Specialities in Malaysia, we have hermetically sealed cleaning machines in order to reduce odors. At Kobe Welding of Korea in South Korea meanwhile, we have fitted covers and rubber buffers to casting and 易游体育app官网re dra易游体育app官网ng machinery in order to minimize noise and vibration.

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Establishing an Environ易游体育app官网ntal Manage易游体育app官网nt System

In January 2011, we obtained ISO 14001 international certification for our environmental management system at Kobe CH 易游体育app官网re (Thailand) Co., Ltd., which manufactures cold heading 易游体育app官网re for use in automotive nuts and bolts in Thailand.

The exterior of Kobe CH 易游体育app官网re (Thailand) Co. Ltd.

The exterior of Kobe CH 易游体育app官网re (Thailand) Co. Ltd.