Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Sampled claims

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Reports and statements sampled

• Timeline of Key EventsCompany statement, 8 October 2017
• FAQsCompany statement, 18 May 2018
• About the decision on Kobe Steel's violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention ActCompany statement, 13 March 2019
• Conclusion of the Request for Document Production, etc. from the U.S. Judicial Administrative AuthorityCompany statement, 17 July 2019

Responses on record

• Kobe Steel, Ltd., 13 March 2019, on this claim: The company apologized for the trouble and concern caused to customers and pointed to reforms of its structure and culture.^S4

Sources

1. S4Tier B About the decision on Kobe Steel's violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention ActKobe Steel, Ltd.. Company statement. 13 March 2019.Company report of the Tachikawa Summary Court fine. It does not reproduce the judgment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026