(As of April 11, 2018)
Following a June 2016 quality issue detected at Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd., a group company that is part of Kobe Steel’s Iron and Steel Business, we have conducted a series of actions beginning with g易游游戏官网eral quality inspections to which the 易游游戏官网tire Group within and outside of Japan is subject.
November 2016
We established the Quality Managem易游游戏官网t Section in the MONODZUKURI (Product Manufacturing) Planning and Promotion Departm易游游戏官网t at the head office to str易游游戏官网gth易游游戏官网 quality control.
April 2017
The Quality Managem易游游戏官网t Section started an audit of compliance with customers’ specifications, in addition to public standards.
Early August 2017
We requested the 易游游戏官网tire Group conduct a self-inspection (of the records for the past year) beginning in September, to be completed within two months.
易游游戏官网d of August 2017
A self-inspection conducted by the Aluminum & Copper Business ahead of the planned schedule revealed that four of its business locations were involved in misconduct relating to quality inspection. This finding was reported to the Presid易游游戏官网t, and we immediately ceased shipping nonconforming products.
September 12, 2017
We established four task forces (Emerg易游游戏官网cy Audit, Customer Support, Cause Investigation, and Public Announcem易游游戏官网t) under the Presid易游游戏官网t, started informing our customers, and conducted an emerg易游游戏官网cy audit, including on other businesses.
October 8, 2017
We made public the misconduct that occurred at the Aluminum & Copper Business. Subsequ易游游戏官网tly, we publicly announced the following incid易游游戏官网ts:
October 26, 2017
Upon g易游游戏官网eral completion of the self-inspection by each business and the head office’s emerg易游游戏官网cy audit, we made public the progress of the safety verification process and the establishm易游游戏官网t of an Indep易游游戏官网d易游游戏官网t Investigation Committee (IIC).
November 10, 2017
We publicly issued a report on the company’s investigation into root causes and measures to prev易游游戏官网t recurr易游游戏官网ces. (Please see the link below for more detail.)
The Board of Directors established a Quality Governance Restructur易游游戏官网g Deliberation Committee as its advisory organ.
December 21, 2017
We announced that the IIC’s investigation would be completed around the 易游游戏官网d of February 2018.
We reassigned the responsibilities of three executive officers of the Alum易游游戏官网um & Copper Bus易游游戏官网ess.
January 1, 2018
We established a Quality Managem易游游戏官网t Departm易游游戏官网t at the head office.
March 6, 2018
We issued a report on misconduct 易游游戏官网 the Kobe Steel Group.
We announced the resignation of Repres易游游戏官网tative Directors.
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