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Kobe Steel USA Inc history
Kobe Steel USA Inc company history timeline
October 1988 Kobelco Compressors (America), Inc. (currently Kobelco Compressors Manufacturing Indiana, Inc.) is established in Indiana, USA to make standard compressors.
In 1988, this office becomes Kobe Steel USA Inc., the United States headquarters of Kobe Steel.
In 1988 Kobe Precision Incorporated began producing aluminum substrates for magnetic computer discs.
In 1988 the Kobe Steel Europe Research Laboratory in Surrey, England, was opened.
In 1988 Kobe Steel America was reorganized into a holding company, Kobe Steel USA Inc., to manage Kobe's growing number of diversified United States holdings, which now numbered 15 companies.
Kobe Copper Products, a United States subsidiary, made copper tubing for cooling systems, and in 1989 Stewart Bolling Company, a United States rubber and plastics firm, was acquired.
In 1989 USX, the largest United States steelmaker, formed a 50-50 partnership with Kobe to produce steel bars for Japanese automakers, who were now locating their plants inside the United States.
Later in 1990 the Aluminum Company of America entered a 50-50 joint venture with Kobe to produce aluminum can stock in Japan.
In 1990 the Singapore office was incorporated as Kobe Steel Asia Pte Ltd.
In June 1992 they created Kobe Alcoa Transportation Products Ltd. and Kobe Alcoa Transportation Products Inc. to produce and market transportation-industry aluminum sheet products in Japan and the United States, respectively.
They established KAAL in July 1993 to manufacture aluminum can stock in Japan.
June 1994 Kobelco Welding of Europe B.V. is established in the Netherlands to produce welding consumables.
January 1995 Kobe Steel's rugby club wins the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship seven times in a row.
On April 1, 1995, Kobelco America Inc. (KAI) and Kobelco Construction Machinery (United StatesA.) Inc. (KCM), two of Kobe Steel's construction subsidiaries based in the United States, merged to form Kobelco America Inc.
Also in 1995 Kobe Steel began its venture into the electricity business.
August 1997 Kobe CH Wire (Thailand) Co., Ltd. is established in Thailand to make CHQ wire.
The company set its sights on completely recovering from the loss within two years, and most of its goals were, in fact, met by the beginning of 1997.
October 2000 Kobelco Compressors (Shanghai) Corporation is established in China to sell standard compressors.
March 31 2001 Kobe Steel forms global alliance with CNH Global.
April 2002 IPP business begins.
1 Power Plant at Shinko Kobe Power Station in 2002 and the No.
2 Power Plant starts up in 2004.)
September 2005 Kobe Steel celebrates its 100th anniversary.
April 2006 The corporate mark KOBELCO becomes the unified brand of the Kobe Steel Group.
November 2006 Expanding into India.
April 2010 Medium- to Long-Term Business Vision KOBELCO VISION "G" is launched and Kobe Steel actively expands overseas.
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