KOBE STEEL, LTD.
Kobe Steel, Ltd.
We once again deeply apologize for the considerable trouble we have caused to our customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others concerning the improper conduct in Kobe Steel, Ltd. and its group companies. With regard to the verification status of the safety of its nonconforming products used in customers' products, Kobe Steel reports on the progress it has made at this time (as of January 19).
After this release, Kobe Steel plans to issue an update when a certain amount of progress has been achieved in safety verification.
(1) Customers' responses at present
For customers to whom nonconforming products, which the Kobe Steel Group found in its self-investigation over the past one year, were shipped and for products other than those delivered directly to customers, the use of these products has been stopped. In addition, at this time Kobe Steel has not confirmed cases that would require immediate product recall.
(2) Current progress of safety verification
Owing to the enormous amount of cooperation from its customers, the Kobe Steel Group is earnestly proceeding to verify the safety of the nonconforming products. At this time as outlined in Table 1, the Kobe Steel Group delivered nonconforming products to 525 companies. Out of this total, safety has been confirmed at 510 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 continue further verification.
- C: Kobe 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 | Main use |
No. of customers | A | B | C |
Total (A-C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aluminum & Copper |
Aluminum & Copper Business, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (October 8, 2017) |
Aluminum flat-rolled products |
Can stock Cars | 57 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 51 |
|
Aluminum cast & forged parts |
Aircraft Rolling stock | 67 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 67 | ||
|
Aluminum extrusions |
Cars Rolling stock | 34 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 32 | ||
|
Copper sheets |
Semiconductors Terminals | 38 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 31 | ||
|
Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube Co., Ltd. (October 8 and 26, 2017) |
Copper tubes | Air conditioning | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 | |
|
Shinko Metal Products Co., Ltd. (October 13, 2017) |
Copper alloy tubes Molds |
Electrical machinery Steelmaking equipment | 176 | 165 | 4 | 7 | 176 | |
|
Domestic subsidiary: 1 Overseas subsidiaries: 31 (October 13, 2017) |
Copper tubes Copper strips Aluminum wires |
Air conditioning Terminals | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 36 | |
| Other |
Kobelco Research Institute, Inc. (October 11, 2017) |
Target materials |
FPD Optical disks | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
|
Steel Powder Division, Iron & Steel Business, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (October 11, 2017) |
Steel powder | Sintered parts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|
Domestic subsidiaries, etc.: 2 Overseas subsidiaries, etc.: 22 (October 13, 2017) |
Steel wires Stainless steel wires |
Bearings Springs | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
|
Shinko Kohan Kako, Ltd. (October 20, 2017) |
Heavy plate processing |
Heavy plate processed products | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 525 | 377 | 123 | 10 | 510 | |||
| Previous report (December 22) | 525 | 362 | 127 | 16 | 505 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial report (October 26) | 525 | 229 | 91 | 117 | 437 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In order to complete the safety verification at an early time, the Kobe Steel Group is whole-heartedly devoting itself to cooperating with its customers in the verification.
Related Pages
- Improper conduct (October 26, 2017)
- safety verification status (October 31, 2017)
- safety verification status (November 7, 2017)
- safety verification status (November 10, 2017)
- safety verification status (November 17, 2017)
- safety verification status (November 24, 2017)
- safety verification status (December 1, 2017)
- safety verification status (December 8, 2017)
- safety verification status (December 15, 2017)
- safety verification status (December 22, 2017)
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