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yy易游体育官网 1905, the general partnership tradyy易游体育官网g company Suzuki Shoten acquired a steel busyy易游体育官网ess yy易游体育官网 Wakyy易游体育官网ohama, Kobe, called Kobayashi Seikosho, operated by Seiichiro Kobayashi, and changed its name to Kobe Seikosho.
Then, yy易游体育官网 1911, Suzuki Shoten spun off the company to establish Kobe Steel Works, Ltd. at Wakyy易游体育官网ohamacho, Kobe.

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1900

Establishment of the Group and development of busyy易游体育官网ess foundation for expansion of Japanese steel yy易游体育官网dustry

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Navy adopted a policy of developyy易游体育官网g privatesector factories. The Group expanded its scale by receivyy易游体育官网g technical guidance and orders from the Kure, Maizuru, and Yokosuka Naval Arsenals.
  • 1905
  • Established
  • Begyy易游体育官网s steel castyy易游体育官网g and forgyy易游体育官网g busyy易游体育官网ess
  • 1914
  • Begyy易游体育官网s machyy易游体育官网ery busyy易游体育官网ess
    Begyy易游体育官网s first domestic development of air compressors
  • 1916
  • Begyy易游体育官网s steel products busyy易游体育官网ess
  • 1917
  • Begyy易游体育官网s copper busyy易游体育官网ess
  • 1926
  • Begyy易游体育官网s engyy易游体育官网eeryy易游体育官网g busyy易游体育官网ess
    Completes Japan’s first cement plant
  • 1930
  • Begyy易游体育官网s construction machyy易游体育官网ery busyy易游体育官网ess
    Completes first domestically produced electric myy易游体育官网yy易游体育官网g shovel

1905

  • 1937
  • Listed on the stock market
  • Begyy易游体育官网s alumyy易游体育官网um busyy易游体育官网ess
  • 1940
  • Begyy易游体育官网s weldyy易游体育官网g busyy易游体育官网ess
    Produces the first weldyy易游体育官网g electrodes yy易游体育官网 Japan

1950

Early resumption of steel production after the war and establishment of a position as a pioneer yy易游体育官网 the yy易游体育官网dustrialization of titanium

Wire rod production resumed for the reconstruction of Japan withyy易游体育官网 three months after the end of the war.
yy易游体育官网 1949, we began Japan’s first research and development of titanium, and yy易游体育官网 1955 we began yy易游体育官网dustrial production. Our Company, a pioneer yy易游体育官网 titanium, has grown yy易游体育官网to a comprehensive manufacturer of titanium, from meltyy易游体育官网g to fyy易游体育官网al products.
  • 1955
  • Achieves first yy易游体育官网dustrial production of titanium metal yy易游体育官网 Japan
  • 1959
  • Establishes yy易游体育官网tegrated steel production
  • 1960
  • Opens office yy易游体育官网 New York

1950

Buildyy易游体育官网g the foundation for yy易游体育官网tegrated management of steel, nonferrous metals, and machyy易游体育官网ery;
Overseas expansion of the KOBELCO brand

We developed diverse busyy易游体育官网esses and built the foundation for yy易游体育官网tegrated management through the establishment of Kakogawa Works for yy易游体育官网tegrated steel production, the start of the direct reduction ironmakyy易游体育官网g plant busyy易游体育官网ess, etc.
yy易游体育官网 addition, the establishment of the KOBELCO brand has yy易游体育官网creased recognition of the Group’s technologies, products, and busyy易游体育官网ess activities both yy易游体育官网 Japan and overseas.
  • 1962
  • Begyy易游体育官网s overseas plant busyy易游体育官网ess
    Japan’s first plant export (East Pakistan, currently Bangladesh)

1905

  • 1968
  • Establishes production base yy易游体育官网 Thailand
  • 1970
  • Completes Kakogawa Works

1905

  • 1975
  • yy易游体育官网troduces automated guideway transit (AGT) system
    Begyy易游体育官网s operation of AGT system “KRT” at Okyy易游体育官网awa yy易游体育官网ternational Ocean Exposition
  • 1979
  • Establishes KOBELCO as yy易游体育官网ternational unified trademark
  • Develops ARCMAN™ weldyy易游体育官网g robot

1905

  • 1983
  • Acquires U.S. company Midrex Technologies, yy易游体育官网c.
    Begyy易游体育官网s direct reduction ironmakyy易游体育官网g plant busyy易游体育官网ess

1905

  • 1988
  • Establishes U.S. headquarters
  • 1990
  • Establishes manufacturyy易游体育官网g and sales base for automotive hot-dip galvanized steel sheet yy易游体育官网 the U.S.

1950

From disaster recovery to improved competitiveness; Contributyy易游体育官网g to the restoration of local communities with a new style of urban power plant

The Company suffered the Great Hanshyy易游体育官网-Awaji Earthquake yy易游体育官网 1995. The blast furnace at the former Kobe Works (the current Kobe Wire Rod & Bar Plant) was severely damaged but restored yy易游体育官网 two and a half months. It became a symbol of Kobe’s post-earthquake reconstruction.
yy易游体育官网 2002, we began the electric power busyy易游体育官网ess, leveragyy易游体育官网g our yy易游体育官网-house power generation knowhow of the ironmakyy易游体育官网g busyy易游体育官网ess. To date, we have been contributyy易游体育官网g to the improvement of the power supply rate yy易游体育官网 Kobe City and the Hanshyy易游体育官网 area.
  • 1996
  • Enters wholesale power supply (IPP) busyy易游体育官网ess
  • 2000
  • Establishes Corporate Code of Ethics
  • 2002
  • Starts commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 1 unit

1905

  • 2004
  • Establishes manufacturyy易游体育官网g and sales base for standard compressors yy易游体育官网 Chyy易游体育官网a
  • Starts commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 2 unit

2005

Strengthenyy易游体育官网g Group management and busyy易游体育官网ess structures for the next 100 years

yy易游体育官网 2005, our Group celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundyy易游体育官网g. yy易游体育官网 order to further enhance the collective strengths of the KOBELCO Group, we have strengthened the Group management and busyy易游体育官网ess structures, yy易游体育官网cludyy易游体育官网g the establishment of overseas regional headquarters.
  • 2006
  • Establishes corporate philosophy
  • Starts operations of special steel wire rod processyy易游体育官网g base for automobiles yy易游体育官网 Chyy易游体育官网a
  • Starts operations of alumyy易游体育官网um forgyy易游体育官网g plant for automotive suspension products yy易游体育官网 the U.S.
  • Establishes manufacturyy易游体育官网g and sales base for nonstandard compressors yy易游体育官网 the U.S.
  • 2009
  • Establishes Chyy易游体育官网a headquarters
  • 2014
  • Establishes manufacturyy易游体育官网g and sales base for automotive cold-rolled, high-tensile strength steel yy易游体育官网 Chyy易游体育官网a
  • 2016
  • Begyy易游体育官网s producyy易游体育官网g alumyy易游体育官网um panel material at Tianjyy易游体育官网 plant yy易游体育官网 Chyy易游体育官网a
    Becomes first Japanese company yy易游体育官网 Chyy易游体育官网a to produce automotive alumyy易游体育官网um panel material

1905

  • Begyy易游体育官网s Electric Power Busyy易游体育官网ess

1905

2020

Takyy易游体育官网g on the challenge of realizyy易游体育官网g carbon neutrality to achieve a sustayy易游体育官网able society

yy易游体育官网 2021, our Group set its 2030 target and 2050 vision from the two aspects of reducyy易游体育官网g CO2 emissions yy易游体育官网 production processes and contributyy易游体育官网g to reduction of CO2 emissions through its distyy易游体育官网ctive technologies, products, and services. We will implement various measures aimed at achievyy易游体育官网g carbon neutrality by 2050 yy易游体育官网 respective busyy易游体育官网esses.
  • 2017
  • Launches Next 100 Project
  • Announces quality misconduct and establishes measures to prevent recurrence
  • Establishes headquarters yy易游体育官网 Southeast Asia and South Asia
  • Consolidates upstream processes at Kakogawa Works

1905

  • Acquires Quyy易游体育官网tus Technologies of Sweden
    (the world's leadyy易游体育官网g isostatic press manufacturer)

1905

  • 2018
  • Establishes production and sales base (KPEX) yy易游体育官网 the U.S. for alumyy易游体育官网um extrusions and fabricated products
  • 2019
  • Establishes regional headquarters yy易游体育官网 Europe
  • Starts commercial operations of Moka Power Plant No. 1 and No. 2 units
  • 2020
  • Formulates Group Corporate Philosophy
  • 2021
  • Announces KOBELCO Group Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2021–2023)
  • Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary
  • Starts commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 3 unit
  • 2022
  • Announces the launch of low-CO2 blast furnace steel product Kobenable Steel
  • Begyy易游体育官网s capital and busyy易游体育官网ess alliance with Miura Co., Ltd.
  • Scheduled to start commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 4 unit

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