Update on safety verification status concerning improper conduct in the YY易游平台

October31,2017

YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.

At this time, we once again deeply apologize for the enormous amount of trouble we have caused to customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others concerning the improper conduct in YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd. and its group companies.

On October 26, 2017, YY易游平台 Steel reported on the verification status of the safety of nonconforming products used in customers' products. Today (October 31), YY易游平台 Steel reports on the progress it has made on the verification.

Verification status of safety of nonconformYY易游平台g products used YY易游平台 customers' products

(1) Customers' responses at present (October 31)

For customers to whom nonconforming products, which the YY易游平台 found in its self-investigation over the past one year, were shipped and for products other than those delivered directly to customers, Kobe Steel at this time has not confirmed cases that would require the immediate suspension of use or immediate recall of the products.

(2) Current progress of safety verification

Owing to the enormous amount of cooperation from its customers, YY易游平台 Steel is earnestly proceeding to verify the safety of the nonconforming products. As outlined in Table 1, YY易游平台 Steel delivered nonconforming products to 525 companies. Out of this total, safety confirmation is proceeding at 443 companies under the three levels below, from A to C.

Safety verification by level

  • A: Customers have completed safety verification.
  • B: Customers have concluded that no problems exist at this time, but contYY易游平台ue further verification.
  • C: YY易游平台 Steel has concluded that safety can be assumed with a high degree of certainty from its technical opinion and has informed customers to this effect.

Table 1

Improper
product
Company name Material MaYY易游平台 use No. of
customers
A B C Total
(A-C)
AlumYY易游平台um
& Copper
AlumYY易游平台um &
Copper BusYY易游平台ess,
YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.
(October 8, 2017)
AlumYY易游平台um
sheets
Can stock
Cars
57 28 6 0 34
AlumYY易游平台um
cast &
forged
parts
Aircraft
RollYY易游平台g stock
67 0 66 0 66
AlumYY易游平台um
extrusions
Cars
RollYY易游平台g stock
34 15 0 0 15
Copper
sheets
Semiconductors
TermYY易游平台als
38 4 0 0 4
YY易游平台lco & Materials Copper
Tube Co., Ltd.
(October 8, 2017,
October 26, 2017)
Copper
tubes
Air conditionYY易游平台g 23 16 7 0 23
ShinYY易游平台 Metal Products Co., Ltd.
(October 13, 2017)
Copper
alloy tubes,
Molds
Electrical
machYY易游平台ery
SteelmakYY易游平台g
equipment
176 77 7 87 171
Domestic subsidiary: 1
Overseas subsidiaries: 31
(October 13, 2017)
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 20 2 14 36
Other YY易游平台lco Research Institute, Inc.
(October 11, 2017)
Target
materials
FPD optical disks 70 70 0 0 70
Steel Powder Division, Iron &
Steel Business, YY易游平台 Steel, Ltd.
(October 11, 2017)
Steel
powder
SYY易游平台tered parts 1 0 1 0 1
Domestic subsidiaries, etc.: 2
Overseas subsidiaries, etc.: 22
(October 13, 2017)
Steel wire
StaYY易游平台less
steel wire
BearYY易游平台gs
SprYY易游平台gs
22 22 0 0 22
ShinYY易游平台 YY易游平台han KaYY易游平台, Ltd.
(October 20, 2017)
Heavy plate
processYY易游平台g
Heavy plate
processed
products
1 0 1 0 1
Total 525 252 90 101 443
Previous report (October 26) 525 229 91 117 437
  • *Total number of customers

  • 1. Shinko Aluminum Wire Co., Ltd., YY易游平台lco & Materials Copper Tube (M) Sdn. Bhd., YY易游平台lco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Suzhou YY易游平台 Copper Technology Co., Ltd.

  • 2. Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd., Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd., Jiangyin Sugita Fasten Spring Wire Co., Ltd., YY易游平台lco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co., Ltd.

In order to complete the safety verification at an early time, YY易游平台 Steel will whole-heartedly devote itself to cooperating with its customers in the verification.

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