Steel and metals

Organizations

• Kobe Steel, Ltd.Japan. 5 claims, 2 cases.

Claims

• Supported3
• Partly supported1
• Unverifiable1

• Supported62
  Kobe Steel said in July 2019 that the US Justice Department confirmed it required no further documents in its investigation of the misconduct.
  Kobe Steel, Ltd.Company statement, 17 July 20192 records citedCorporate status
• Supported74
  Kobe Steel was fined 100 million yen in March 2019 for violating Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act over its product misconduct.
  Kobe Steel, Ltd.Company statement, 13 March 20191 record citedFraud
• Unverifiable31
  A 2018 press report said Kobe Steel's data fraud had lasted nearly five decades.
  Kobe Steel, Ltd.Press report, July 20181 record citedProduct claims
• Partly supported53
  Kobe Steel said in 2018 that its safety verification had found no cases requiring immediate suspension of use or recall of customers' products.
  Kobe Steel, Ltd.Company statement, 18 May 20182 records citedSafety
• Supported79
  Kobe Steel disclosed in October 2017 that its Aluminum & Copper Business had shipped products that did not meet customer specifications with falsified inspection data.
  Kobe Steel, Ltd.Company statement, 8 October 20173 records citedProduct claims