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Kobe Steel to Launch Aluminum JV With China’s Baowu Steel
08 August 2024 - Kobe Steel is forming a joint venture around its Chinese automotive aluminum business with China Baowu Steel Group Corp. Ltd., Kobe has announced.
KOBE Steel Achieves 25% Reduction of CO2 Emissions From Blast Furnace
19 October 2023 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. announced this week that a demonstration test at its Kakogawa works has successfully reduced CO2 emissions by 25% from a large blast furnace.
Kobe Steel Unveils Low-CO₂ Blast Furnace Steel
17 May 2022 - Japan's Kobe Steel is launching a branded line of steel with significantly reduced carbon emissions, the company announced today.
Primetals Technologies Supplying Plate Mill for Kobe Steel
16 September 2021 - This summer, Primetals Technologies received an order for a steel plate finishing mill from Kobe Steel Ltd., the supplier has announced.
Kobe Steel Looks to Cut Carbon Emissions
13 May 2021 - Kobe Steel Ltd. has become the latest steelmaker to publicly announce an emissions reduction goal, saying it will look to reduce CO2 output by 30% to 40% by 2030 from 2013 levels, reports the Reuters news service.
Using Existing Tech, Kobe Steel Makes Big Carbon Reductions in BF Trial
18 February 2021 - Kobe Steel Ltd. was able to significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions from a blast furnace by packing it with hot-briquetted iron and managing furnace operations with AI tools, the company has reported.
Midrex, Kobe Steel Agree to Metallics Collaboration
13 July 2020 - Kobe Steel and its Midrex Technologies subsidiary have agreed to work with two other companies on providing green iron metallics and ironmaking solutions to the global steel industry.
Japan's Steelmakers Raise Mandatory Retirement Age
09 April 2019 - Japan’s aging population has created ever-present labor shortages for employers, but four Japanese steelmakers have found one workaround: keep the employees they have longer.
Kobe Steel Targets Increased Wire Rod Processing Capacity in China
17 December 2018 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s joint-venture wire rod processing business in China will invest 900 million yen (about US$8 million) to expand capacity there, its fifth such capacity expansion since 2009.
Kobe Steel Plans New Annealing Line
04 April 2018 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. said it will expand its capacity to make ultrahigh-strength steel through the equivalent of a US$470.5 million investment at its Kakogawa Works, the steelmaker announced Wednesday.
Kobe Steel Executive Tapped for CEO Role
12 March 2018 - Kobe Steel has named a company veteran to its helm following the resignation of chief executive Hiroya Kawasaki, who is stepping down as a result of the quality control scandal that has shaken the Japanese steelmaker.
Quality Control Problems Prompt Kobe Steel CEO, Other Executives to Resign
06 March 2018 - Kobe Steel chairman and chief executive Hiroya Kawasaki said he’ll resign at month’s end because of the quality control scandal that affected more than 600 customers.
Report: Kobe Steel Chairman to Step Aside
05 March 2018 - Kobe Steel chairman and chief executive Hiroya Kawasaki reportedly is preparing to resign his post over the quality control problems that have shaken the company and left customers scrambling to verify safety of their products, reports the Nikkei Asian Review.
U.S. Government Makes Inquiry Into Kobe Steel Scandal
18 October 2017 - The Kobe Steel quality-data scandal has caught the attention of the U.S. Justice Department, which has requested records related to any defective material sold in the U.S., according to The New York Times.
Kobe Steel Crisis Worsens With New Disclosure
13 October 2017 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s product-quality data scandal worsened on Friday as the company disclosed that some steel products were shipped despite failing to meet customer specifications and that more customers had been affected by the overall problem than first thought.
Fake Quality Data Could Cost Kobe Steel More than Money
11 October 2017 - About a third of the value in Kobe Steel Ltd. shares has been wiped out after the Japanese steelmaker disclosed that some employees falsified inspection certificates on copper and aluminum products and may have falsified data on powdered iron.
U. S. Steel to Expand Ohio Galvanizing Plant
26 September 2017 - United States Steel Corp. and joint venture partner Kobe Steel Ltd. are investing US$400 million in a new continuous galvanizing line to meet rising demand for advanced high-strength steels.
Kobe Steel Sets Up Southeast Asia Subsidiary
27 July 2017 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. has established a new subsidiary serving south and southeast Asia and will open its regional headquarters in Thailand next month, the company has said.
Kobe Steel Completes Expansion of Wire Rod Processing Plant
11 July 2017 - Kobe Special Steel Wire Products (Pinghu) Co. Ltd. has started up new pickling unit at its cold-heading quality wire plant in the Chinese province of Zhejiang.
Kobe Steel Adds Caster and Expands Bloom Mill Capacity at Kakogawa Works
27 January 2017 - Kobe Steel Ltd. has installed a new continuous caster and expanded a bloom mill at its integrated Kakogawa Works in western Japan, enabling a 65.5 billion yen consolidation (US$570 million) of its steelmaking operations.
