Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Type	Public KK (TYO: 5406)
Founded	1905
Headquarters	Kobe, Japan
Key people	Yasuo Inubushi, President
Industry	Steel
Products	Steel
Revenue	▲ ¥ 1,910.2 billion JPY (FY 2007)
Employees	31,828 (2007)
Website	www.kobelco.co.jp

Kobe Steel, Ltd. (株式会社神戸製鋼所, Kabushiki-gaisha Kōbe Seikō-sho^?, TYO: 5406), operating worldwide under the brand Kobelco, is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Kobe.

It was formed in 1905. Its location in a major city port was useful for importing and exporting iron ore and coal.

Kobe Steel is the owner of the rugby team Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers.

[edit] Manufacturing locations

• Kakogawa, Hyogo
• Kobe, Hyogo
• Takasago, Hyogo
• Fujisawa, Kanagawa
• Ibaraki, Osaka
• Nishijo, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
• Mooka, Tochigi
• Chofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
• Daian, Inabe, Mie
• Harima, Hyogo
• Calhoun, Georgia

[edit] References

• Kobe Steel Corporate Profile

[edit] External links

• (English) Kobe Steel

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