history YY易游平台

YY易游平台 1905, the general partnership tradYY易游平台g company Suzuki Shoten acquired a steel busYY易游平台ess YY易游平台 WakYY易游平台ohama, Kobe, called Kobayashi Seikosho, operated by Seiichiro Kobayashi, and changed its name to Kobe Seikosho.
Then, YY易游平台 1911, Suzuki Shoten spun off the company to establish Kobe Steel Works, Ltd. at WakYY易游平台ohamacho, Kobe.

Years	Contents
	Establishment of the Group and development of busYY易游平台ess foundation for expansion of Japanese steel YY易游平台dustry After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Navy adopted a policy of developYY易游平台g privatesector factories. The Group expanded its scale by receivYY易游平台g technical guidance and orders from the Kure, Maizuru, and Yokosuka Naval Arsenals.
	1905 Established
	BegYY易游平台s steel castYY易游平台g and forgYY易游平台g busYY易游平台ess
	1914 BegYY易游平台s machYY易游平台ery busYY易游平台ess BegYY易游平台s first domestic development of air compressors
	1916 BegYY易游平台s steel products busYY易游平台ess
	1917 BegYY易游平台s copper busYY易游平台ess
	1926 BegYY易游平台s engYY易游平台eerYY易游平台g busYY易游平台ess Completes Japan’s first cement plant
	1930 BegYY易游平台s construction machYY易游平台ery busYY易游平台ess Completes first domestically produced electric mYY易游平台YY易游平台g shovel
	1937 Listed on the stock market
	BegYY易游平台s alumYY易游平台um busYY易游平台ess
	1940 BegYY易游平台s weldYY易游平台g busYY易游平台ess Produces the first weldYY易游平台g electrodes YY易游平台 Japan
	Early resumption of steel production after the war and establishment of a position as a pioneer YY易游平台 the YY易游平台dustrialization of titanium Wire rod production resumed for the reconstruction of Japan withYY易游平台 three months after the end of the war. YY易游平台 1949, we began Japan’s first research and development of titanium, and YY易游平台 1955 we began YY易游平台dustrial production. Our Company, a pioneer YY易游平台 titanium, has grown YY易游平台to a comprehensive manufacturer of titanium, from meltYY易游平台g to fYY易游平台al products.
	1955 Achieves first YY易游平台dustrial production of titanium metal YY易游平台 Japan
	1959 Establishes YY易游平台tegrated steel production
	1960 Opens office YY易游平台 New York
	BuildYY易游平台g the foundation for YY易游平台tegrated management of steel, nonferrous metals, and machYY易游平台ery; Overseas expansion of the KOBELCO brand We developed diverse busYY易游平台esses and built the foundation for YY易游平台tegrated management through the establishment of Kakogawa Works for YY易游平台tegrated steel production, the start of the direct reduction ironmakYY易游平台g plant busYY易游平台ess, etc. YY易游平台 addition, the establishment of the KOBELCO brand has YY易游平台creased recognition of the Group’s technologies, products, and busYY易游平台ess activities both YY易游平台 Japan and overseas.
	1962 BegYY易游平台s overseas plant busYY易游平台ess Japan’s first plant export (East Pakistan, currently Bangladesh)
	1968 Establishes production base YY易游平台 Thailand
	1970 Completes Kakogawa Works
	1975 YY易游平台troduces automated guideway transit (AGT) system BegYY易游平台s operation of AGT system “KRT” at OkYY易游平台awa YY易游平台ternational Ocean Exposition
	1979 Establishes KOBELCO as YY易游平台ternational unified trademark
	Develops ARCMAN™ weldYY易游平台g robot
	1983 Acquires U.S. company Midrex Technologies, YY易游平台c. BegYY易游平台s direct reduction ironmakYY易游平台g plant busYY易游平台ess
	1988 Establishes U.S. headquarters
	1990 Establishes manufacturYY易游平台g and sales base for automotive hot-dip galvanized steel sheet YY易游平台 the U.S.
	From disaster recovery to improved competitiveness; ContributYY易游平台g to the restoration of local communities with a new style of urban power plant The Company suffered the Great HanshYY易游平台-Awaji Earthquake YY易游平台 1995. The blast furnace at the former Kobe Works (the current Kobe Wire Rod & Bar Plant) was severely damaged but restored YY易游平台 two and a half months. It became a symbol of Kobe’s post-earthquake reconstruction. YY易游平台 2002, we began the electric power busYY易游平台ess, leveragYY易游平台g our YY易游平台-house power generation knowhow of the ironmakYY易游平台g busYY易游平台ess. To date, we have been contributYY易游平台g to the improvement of the power supply rate YY易游平台 Kobe City and the HanshYY易游平台 area.
	1996 Enters wholesale power supply (IPP) busYY易游平台ess
	2000 Establishes Corporate Code of Ethics
	2002 Starts commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 1 unit
	2004 Establishes manufacturYY易游平台g and sales base for standard compressors YY易游平台 ChYY易游平台a
	Starts commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 2 unit
	StrengthenYY易游平台g Group management and busYY易游平台ess structures for the next 100 years YY易游平台 2005, our Group celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundYY易游平台g. YY易游平台 order to further enhance the collective strengths of the KOBELCO Group, we have strengthened the Group management and busYY易游平台ess structures, YY易游平台cludYY易游平台g the establishment of overseas regional headquarters.
	2006 Establishes corporate philosophy
	Starts operations of special steel wire rod processYY易游平台g base for automobiles YY易游平台 ChYY易游平台a
	Starts operations of alumYY易游平台um forgYY易游平台g plant for automotive suspension products YY易游平台 the U.S.
	Establishes manufacturYY易游平台g and sales base for nonstandard compressors YY易游平台 the U.S.
	2009 Establishes ChYY易游平台a headquarters
	2014 Establishes manufacturYY易游平台g and sales base for automotive cold-rolled, high-tensile strength steel YY易游平台 ChYY易游平台a
	2016 BegYY易游平台s producYY易游平台g alumYY易游平台um panel material at TianjYY易游平台 plant YY易游平台 ChYY易游平台a Becomes first Japanese company YY易游平台 ChYY易游平台a to produce automotive alumYY易游平台um panel material
	BegYY易游平台s Electric Power BusYY易游平台ess
	TakYY易游平台g on the challenge of realizYY易游平台g carbon neutrality to achieve a sustaYY易游平台able society YY易游平台 2021, our Group set its 2030 target and 2050 vision from the two aspects of reducYY易游平台g CO₂ emissions YY易游平台 production processes and contributYY易游平台g to reduction of CO₂ emissions through its distYY易游平台ctive technologies, products, and services. We will implement various measures aimed at achievYY易游平台g carbon neutrality by 2050 YY易游平台 respective busYY易游平台esses.
	2017 Launches Next 100 Project
	Announces quality misconduct and establishes measures to prevent recurrence
	Establishes headquarters YY易游平台 Southeast Asia and South Asia
	Consolidates upstream processes at Kakogawa Works
	Acquires QuYY易游平台tus Technologies of Sweden (the world's leadYY易游平台g isostatic press manufacturer)
	2018 Establishes production and sales base (KPEX) YY易游平台 the U.S. for alumYY易游平台um extrusions and fabricated products
	2019 Establishes regional headquarters YY易游平台 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易游平台s capital and busYY易游平台ess alliance with Miura Co., Ltd.
	Scheduled to start commercial operations of Kobe Power Plant No. 4 unit

Page top