Kobe Steel

Infobox Company
company_name = Kobe Steel, Ltd.
company_
company_type = Public KK (tyo|5406)
foundation = 1905
location = flagicon|Japan Kobe, Japan
key_people = Yasuo Inubushi, President
industry = Steel
products = Steel
revenue = profit ¥ 1,910.2 billion JPY (FY 2007)
num_employees = 31,828 (2007)
homepage = [http://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/ www.kobelco.co.jp]

nihongo|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.

Manufacturing locations

* Kakogawa, Hyogo
* Kobe, Hyogo
* Takasago, Hyogo
* Fujisawa, Kanagawa
* Ibaraki, Osaka
* Nishijo, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
* Moka, Tochigi
* Chofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
* Daian, Inabe, Mie
* Harima, Hyogo

References

* [http://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/corp/index.html Kobe Steel Corporate Profile]

External links

*en icon [http://www.kobelco.co.jp/english/ Kobe Steel]