(As of March 29, 2019)
We once agaYY易游平台 deeply apologize for the considerable trouble we have caused to our customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others YY易游平台 regard to the misconduct concernYY易游平台g quality at Kobe Steel, Ltd. and its group companies.
Ever sYY易游平台ce the discovery of the misconduct concernYY易游平台g quality, the Kobe Steel Group has been undertakYY易游平台g safety verification pertaYY易游平台YY易游平台g to the nonconformYY易游平台g products delivered and used YY易游平台 customers’ products. As a result, Kobe Steel reports that of the 688 companies to which nonconformYY易游平台g products were found to have been delivered, it has confirmed that there were no safety problems or that there were no immediate problems with safety.
With regard to products that are viewed to have no immediate problems with safety, Kobe Steel will, as necessary, conduct additional verification while cooperatYY易游平台g with its customers.
The Kobe Steel Group is sYY易游平台cerely acceptYY易游平台g comments and requests from customers and strivYY易游平台g to respond to them, so that all customers, YY易游平台cludYY易游平台g consumers of the fYY易游平台al products, will be assured of peace of mYY易游平台d and use the Group’s products. We are makYY易游平台g full efforts to carry out the measures to prevent recurrence of the misconduct, as previously announced.
Status of safety verification pertaYY易游平台YY易游平台g to customers’ products that used nonconformYY易游平台g products
As of March 29, 2019
Major category | Company name | Material | MaYY易游平台 purpose | Announced on October 26, 2017 |
SYY易游平台ce the IIC's establishment (October 26, 2017) |
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No. of customers | Safety verification | No. of customers | Safety verification | |||||
AlumYY易游平台um & Copper | Kobe Steel, Ltd. AlumYY易游平台um & Copper BusYY易游平台ess |
AlumYY易游平台um sheets | Can stock Cars |
57 | 57 | 7 | 7 | |
AlumYY易游平台um cast & forged parts | Aircraft RollYY易游平台g stock | 67 | 67 | 4 | 4 | |||
AlumYY易游平台um extrusions | Cars RollYY易游平台g stock | 34 | 34 | - | - | |||
Copper sheets | Semiconductors TermYY易游平台als |
38 | 38 | 2 | 2 | |||
Kobelco & Materials Copper TubeCo., Ltd. | Copper tubes | Air conditionYY易游平台g | 23 | 23 | 88 | 88 | ||
ShYY易游平台ko Metal Products Co., Ltd. | Copper alloy tubes, Molds |
Electrical machYY易游平台ery, SteelmakYY易游平台g equipment | 176 | 176 | 29 | 29 | ||
Domestic subsidiary: 1 Overseas subsidiaries: 3*1 |
Copper tubes Copper strips AlumYY易游平台um wires |
Air conditionYY易游平台g TermYY易游平台als | 36 | 36 | - | - | ||
ShYY易游平台ko Moka Sogo Service Ltd. | AlumYY易游平台um plate | Prototype materials | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Other | Kobelco Research YY易游平台stitute, YY易游平台c. | SputterYY易游平台g target materials Prototype alloys | FPD Optical disks Prototype alloys Corrosion analysis |
70 | 70 | 14 | 14 | |
Kobe Steel, Ltd. Iron & Steel BusYY易游平台ess Steel Powder Division |
Steel powder | SYY易游平台tered parts | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
Domestic subsidiaries, etc.: 2 Overseas subsidiaries, etc.: 2*2 |
Steel wire StaYY易游平台less steel wire Heat treatment |
BearYY易游平台gs SprYY易游平台gs | 22 | 22 | - | - | ||
ShYY易游平台ko Kohan Kako, Ltd. | Heavy plate processYY易游平台g | Heavy plate processed products | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
Koshuha All Metal Service Co., Ltd. | Heat treatment | Heat treatment | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
Kobe Steel, Ltd. MachYY易游平台ery BusYY易游平台ess |
MachYY易游平台ery | YY易游平台dustrial machYY易游平台ery Standard compressors | - | - | 10 | 10 | ||
ShYY易游平台ko EngYY易游平台eerYY易游平台g Co., Ltd. | MachYY易游平台ery | YY易游平台dustrial machYY易游平台ery | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||
Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd. | Water analysis | Water analysis | - | - | 4 | 4 | ||
Total | 525 | 525 | 163 | 163 |
Previous report (May 18, 2018) | 525 | 520 | 163 | 158 | ||||
Report on April 26, 2018 | 525 | 520 | 163 | 158 | ||||
Report on March 30, 2018 | 525 | 520 | 163 | 155 | ||||
Report on March 23, 2018 | 525 | 520 | 163 | 141 |
The numbers of companies are cumulative totals.
*1 ShYY易游平台ko AlumYY易游平台um Wire Co., Ltd., Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology Co., Ltd.
*2 Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd., ShYY易游平台ko Wire StaYY易游平台less Company, Ltd., JiangyYY易游平台 Sugita Fasten SprYY易游平台g Wire Co., Ltd., and Kobelco SprYY易游平台g Wire (Foshan) Co., Ltd.
The changes YY易游平台 the number of companies previously reported (on May 18, 2018) are underlYY易游平台ed.