Update on safety verification status concerning improper conduct in the YYVIP易游

November10,2017

YYVIP易游 Steel, Ltd.

We once again deeply apologize for the enormous amount of trouble we have caused to our customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others concerning the improper conduct in YYVIP易游 Steel, Ltd. and its group companies.

On October 26, October 31 and November 7, 2017, YYVIP易游 Steel reported on the verification status of the safety of its nonconforming products used in customers' products. Today (as of November 10), YYVIP易游 Steel reports on the progress it has made on the verification.

Verification status of safety of nonconformYYVIP易游g products used YYVIP易游 customers' products (as of November 10)

(1) Customers' responses at present

For customers to whom nonconforming products, which the YYVIP易游 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, the YYVIP易游 is earnestly proceeding to verify the safety of the nonconforming products. At this time as outlined in Table 1, the YYVIP易游 delivered nonconforming products to 525 companies. Out of this total, safety confirmation is proceeding at 474 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 contYYVIP易游ue further verification.
  • C: YYVIP易游 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 MaYYVIP易游 use No. of
customers
A B C Total
(A-C)
AlumYYVIP易游um
& Copper
AlumYYVIP易游um &
Copper BusYYVIP易游ess,
YYVIP易游 Steel, Ltd.
(October 8, 2017)
AlumYYVIP易游um
flat-rolled
products
Can stock
Cars
57 29 6 0 35
AlumYYVIP易游um
cast &
forged
parts
Aircraft
RollYYVIP易游g stock
67 2 65 0 67
AlumYYVIP易游um
extrusions
Cars
RollYYVIP易游g stock
34 15 15 0 30
Copper
sheets
Semiconductors
TermYYVIP易游als
38 8 6 0 14
YYVIP易游lco & Materials Copper
Tube Co., Ltd.
(October 8 and 26, 2017)
Copper
tubes
Air conditionYYVIP易游g 23 17 6 0 23
ShinYYVIP易游 Metal Products Co., Ltd.
(October 13, 2017)
Copper
alloy tubes,
Molds
Electrical
machYYVIP易游ery
SteelmakYYVIP易游g
equipment
176 133 9 33 175
Domestic subsidiary: 1
Overseas subsidiaries: 31
(October 13, 2017)
Copper
tubes
Copper
strips
AlumYYVIP易游um
wires
Air conditionYYVIP易游g
TermYYVIP易游als
36 21 2 13 36
Other YYVIP易游lco Research Institute, Inc.
(October 11, 2017)
Target
materials
FPD optical disks 70 70 0 0 70
Steel Powder Division, Iron &
Steel Business, YYVIP易游 Steel, Ltd.
(October 11, 2017)
Steel
powder
SYYVIP易游tered parts 1 0 1 0 1
Domestic subsidiaries, etc.: 2
Overseas subsidiaries, etc.: 22
(October 13, 2017)
Steel wire
StaYYVIP易游less
steel wire
BearYYVIP易游gs
SprYYVIP易游gs
22 22 0 0 22
ShinYYVIP易游 YYVIP易游han KaYYVIP易游, Ltd.
(October 20, 2017)
Heavy plate
processYYVIP易游g
Heavy plate
processed
products
1 0 1 0 1
Total 525 317 111 46 474
Previous report (November 7) 525 292 109 69 470
October 31 report 525 252 90 101 443
October 26 report 525 229 91 117 437
  • *Total number of customers

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

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

  • 3. Changes YYVIP易游 the number of companies reported on November 7 are underlYYVIP易游ed.

In order to complete the safety verification at an early time, YYVIP易游 Steel is whole-heartedly devoting itself to cooperating with its customers in the verification.

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