Kobe Steel
Kobe Steel, Ltd. (株式会社神戸製鋼所, Kabushiki-gaisha Kōbe Seikō-sho?), operating worldwide under the brand Kobelco, is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chuo-ku, Kobe. Kobe Steel also has a stake in Osaka Titanium Technologies.
It was formed on September 1, 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.
Read more about Kobe Steel: Manufacturing Locations
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—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)