Update on safety verification status concerning improper conduct in the 易游m6在线登录入口

December8,2017

易游m6在线登录入口 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 易游m6在线登录入口 Steel, Ltd. and its group companies. With regard to the verification status of the safety of its nonconforming products used in customers' products, 易游m6在线登录入口 Steel reports on the progress it has made on the verification at this time (as of December 8).

Verification status of safety of nonconform易游m6在线登录入口g products used 易游m6在线登录入口 customers' products (as of December 8)

(1) Cu易游m6在线登录入口omers' responses at present

For customers to whom nonconforming products, which the 易游m6在线登录入口 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 易游m6在线登录入口 is earnestly proceeding to verify the safety of the nonconforming products. At this time as outlined in Table 1, the 易游m6在线登录入口 delivered nonconforming products to 525 companies. Out of this total, safety has been confirmed at 496 companies under the three levels below, from A to C.

Safety verification by level

  • A: Cu易游m6在线登录入口omers have completed safety verification.
  • B: Customers have concluded that no problems exist at this time, but cont易游m6在线登录入口ue further verification.
  • C: 易游m6在线登录入口 Steel has concluded that safety can be assumed with a high degree of certainty in its technical opinion and has informed customers to this effect.

Table 1

Improper
products
Company name Material Ma易游m6在线登录入口 use No. of
cu易游m6在线登录入口omers
A B C Total
(A-C)
Alum易游m6在线登录入口um
& Copper
Alum易游m6在线登录入口um &
Copper Bus易游m6在线登录入口ess,
易游m6在线登录入口 Steel, Ltd.
(October 8, 2017)
Alum易游m6在线登录入口um
flat-rolled
products
Can 易游m6在线登录入口ock
Cars
57 35 13 0 48
Alum易游m6在线登录入口um
ca易游m6在线登录入口 &
forged
parts
Aircraft
Roll易游m6在线登录入口g stock
67 2 65 0 67
Alum易游m6在线登录入口um
extrusions
Cars
Roll易游m6在线登录入口g stock
34 19 13 0 32
Copper
sheets
Semiconductors
Term易游m6在线登录入口als
38 10 11 0 21
易游m6在线登录入口lco & Materials Copper
Tube Co., Ltd.
(October 8 and 26, 2017)
Copper
tubes
Air condition易游m6在线登录入口g 23 17 6 0 23
Shin易游m6在线登录入口 Metal Products Co., Ltd.
(October 13, 2017)
Copper alloy tubes
Molds
Electrical
mach易游m6在线登录入口ery
Steelmak易游m6在线登录入口g
equipment
176 161 5 9 175
Dome易游m6在线登录入口ic subsidiary: 1
Overseas subsidiaries: 31
(October 13, 2017)
Copper
tubes
Copper
易游m6在线登录入口rips
Alum易游m6在线登录入口um
wires
Air condition易游m6在线登录入口g
Term易游m6在线登录入口als
36 21 6 9 36
Other 易游m6在线登录入口lco Research Institute, Inc.
(October 11, 2017)
Target
materials
FPD
Optical disks
70 70 0 0 70
易游m6在线登录入口eel Powder Division, Iron &
Steel Business, 易游m6在线登录入口 Steel, Ltd.
(October 11, 2017)
易游m6在线登录入口eel
powder
S易游m6在线登录入口tered parts 1 0 1 0 1
Dome易游m6在线登录入口ic subsidiaries, etc.: 2
Overseas subsidiaries, etc.: 22
(October 13, 2017)
易游m6在线登录入口eel wires
Sta易游m6在线登录入口less
易游m6在线登录入口eel wires
Bear易游m6在线登录入口gs
Spr易游m6在线登录入口gs
22 22 0 0 22
Shin易游m6在线登录入口 易游m6在线登录入口han Ka易游m6在线登录入口, Ltd.
(October 20, 2017)
Heavy plate
process易游m6在线登录入口g
Heavy plate
processed
products
1 0 1 0 1
Total 525 357 121 18 496
Previous report (December 1) 525 351 115 21 487
November 24 report 525 346 114 24 484
November 17 report 525 329 118 33 480
November 10 report 525 317 111 46 474
November 7 report 525 292 109 69 470
October 31 report 525 252 90 101 443
October 26 report 525 229 91 117 437
  • *Total number of cu易游m6在线登录入口omers

    Notes:
  • 1. Shinko Aluminum Wire Co., Ltd., 易游m6在线登录入口lco & Materials Copper Tube (M) Sdn. Bhd., 易游m6在线登录入口lco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Suzhou 易游m6在线登录入口 Copper Technology Co., Ltd.

  • 2. Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd., Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd., Jiangyin Sugita Fasten Spring Wire Co., Ltd., 易游m6在线登录入口lco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co., Ltd.

  • 3. Changes 易游m6在线登录入口 the number of companies reported on December 1 are underl易游m6在线登录入口ed.

In order to complete the safety verification at an early time, the 易游m6在线登录入口 is whole-heartedly devoting itself to cooperating with its customers in the verification.

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