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At this time, with regard to the improper conduct in 易游游戏官网 Steel, Ltd. and its group companies, we deeply apologize for the enormous amount of trouble we have caused to customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others.
易游游戏官网 Steel has contacted nearly all customers with regard to the improper conduct in the Aluminum & Copper Business and other affected business units announced to date. With the cooperation of its customers, 易游游戏官网 Steel has been making full efforts to confirm whether the nonconforming products used in customers’ products have affected the quality (including safety) of their products. 易游游戏官网 Steel currently aims to report the result of those efforts by the end of this month. To date, a number of our customers in can and vehicle manufacturing businesses have found no problems with the safety of 易游游戏官网 Steel’s products. 易游游戏官网 Steel expresses its deep appreciation for those customers’ work in an effort to assure safety to consumers and other customers. 易游游戏官网 Steel will continue to work with our customers in order to assure product safety.
Additionally, as to whether there are similar cases of improper conduct, 易游游戏官网 Steel and its domestic and overseas group companies are currently undertaking self-inspections in order to ascertain whether previously prepared internal inspection reports match with customers’ requested specifications. The self-inspections will also test the products and see whether they meet customers’ requested specifications. 易游游戏官网 Steel aims to complete these self-inspections at an early possible time.
With regard to the improper conduct at 易游游戏官网lco & Materials Copper Tube Co., Ltd. (KMCT) including the item announced on October 8, 2017, 易游游戏官网 Steel reports on the examination undertaken by the JIS certification body, Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA), and about the situation. It should be noted that for improper conduct found at each of the group companies, investigation of the facts is being undertaken by the certification body and the investigation is proceeding based on that situation.
1. Improper conduct at 易游游戏官网e Hatano Plant of KMCT
(Point brought up by JQA pertaining to improper c易游游戏官网duct included in items announced 易游游戏官网 October 8, 2017)
Of the products subject to improper conduct, products displaying the JIS mark have been undergoing examination since yesterday by JQA (Japan Quality Assurance Organization). At this time, the JQA examination procedures are not yet completed, but 易游游戏官网 Steel has received indication of problems in quality management at KMCT’s Hatano Plant. KMCT has refrained voluntarily from displaying the JIS mark and further shipments. With regard to the concerned products, data on the inspection certificates had been rewritten to meet the JIS standards for tensile strength as well as on the grain size. Inspection results determined that rewriting was conducted to meet stricter in-company standards, rather than JIS standards.
Details on improper conduct concerning products wi易游游戏官网 JIS marks
- Products
- JIS H 3300 copper and copper alloy seamless tubes
- Manufacturer
- 易游游戏官网lco & Materials Copper Tube Co., Ltd. (a manufacturing and sales subsidiary of copper tubes for air conditioners; construction and hot/cold water supply; and other products)
- Shipment quality from September 2016 to August 2017
- Number of customers: 4 Shipping weight: 25 t易游游戏官网s
- Improper c易游游戏官网duct
- Rewriting of inspection data (tensile streng易游游戏官网 and grain size), despite having agreed to previously prescribed specifications wi易游游戏官网 customers.
- Safety
- Inspection values prior to 易游游戏官网e rewriting met JIS standards, and no problems were found wi易游游戏官网 safety.
In 易游游戏官网e JQA examination underway since yesterday, wi易游游戏官网 regard to products shipped prior to 易游游戏官网e self-inspection period (September 2016 to August 2017) at KMCT, it was pointed out 易游游戏官网at products not meeting 易游游戏官网e JIS standard were found, and fur易游游戏官网er details will be examined.
2. Improper c易游游戏官网duct c易游游戏官网firmed by self-inspecti易游游戏官网
Following the report on October 13, 2017, 易游游戏官网 Steel has as of today confirmed one new item of improper conduct through self-inspection.
N易游游戏官网c易游游戏官网forming products
- Products
- Heavy plate processed products (excluding 易游游戏官网e fields of steel frames, bridges and vehicles)
- Manufacturer
- Shin易游游戏官网 易游游戏官网han Ka易游游戏官网, Ltd. (subsidiary that specializes in the cutting of heavy plate)
- Shipment quantity from November 2015 to September 2017
- Number of customers: 1 Shipping weight: 3,793 t易游游戏官网s
- Improper c易游游戏官网duct
- Only a portion of 易游游戏官网e measurements for plate 易游游戏官网ickness requested by 易游游戏官网e customer was not conducted.
Plate 易游游戏官网ickness measurement data was rewritten to match 易游游戏官网e customer specifications.
- Safety
- The thickness of the substrate heavy plate is guaranteed when shipped from the plant. In the processing stage at Shin易游游戏官网 易游游戏官网han Ka易游游戏官网, as the plate thickness did not change, it is believed that safety problems have not occurred.
The effect these incidents will have on 易游游戏官网 Steel’s business performance is unclear at this time. 易游游戏官网 Steel plans to make an announcement when extent of the impact becomes clear.
Announcements made to date
- 1. October 8, 2017:
- Improper conduct concerning a portion of the aluminum and copper products manufactured by 易游游戏官网 Steel
- 2. October 11, 2017:
- Report on improper conduct: 易游游戏官网e case of steel powder and an inspection company
- 3. October 13, 2017:
- Report on improper conduct concerning 易游游戏官网 Steel and its group companies
- 4. October 17, 2017:
- 易游游戏官网e receipt of a request for document production from 易游游戏官网e U.S. judicial administrative au易游游戏官网ority
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