, operating worldwide under the brand Kobelco, is a major Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chuo-ku

Chuo-ku, Kobe

is one of 9 wards of Kobe City in Japan. It has an area of 28.37 km², and a population of 119,768 .The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku.-Related matters:*Port of Kobe*Port Island...

, Kobe

Kobe

, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...

. Kobe Steel also has a stake in Osaka Titanium Technologies

Osaka Titanium Technologies

is a Japanese non-ferrous metal manufacturing company based in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the world's second largest producer of titanium sponge after VSMPO-Avisma...

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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

Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers

Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd., and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-4 season...

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Manufacturing locations

• Kakogawa, Hyogo
  Kakogawa, Hyogo
  is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on June 15, 1950.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 268,565 and a population density of 1,940 persons per km². The total area is 138.51 km²...
  
  
• Kobe, Hyogo
• Takasago, Hyogo
  Takasago, Hyogo
  is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1954. It lies between the cities of Kakogawa 加古川 to the east and Himeji 姫路 to the west, which is known for its castle....
  
  
• Fujisawa, Kanagawa
  Fujisawa, Kanagawa
  is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 407,731 and a population density of 5,870 people per km². The total area is 69.51 km²-Geography:...
  
  
• Ibaraki, Osaka
  Ibaraki, Osaka
  is a city located in Osaka, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka city and a part of Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Literally Ibaraki in English means Wild Trees or Thorny trees....
  
  
• Nishijo, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
  Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
  is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and so also forms a commuter town of Hiroshima....
  
  
• Mooka, Tochigi
  Mooka, Tochigi
  is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 66,988 and the density of 599.39 persons per km²...
  
  
• Chofu, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
  
  
• Daian, Inabe, Mie
  Inabe, Mie
  , is a city located in the northernmost tip of Mie Prefecture in Japan along the border with Gifu and Shiga prefectures. The city was formed on December 1, 2003 from the merger of the towns of Inabe, Hokusei, Daian and Fujiwara, all from Inabe District....
  
  
• Harima, Hyogo
  Harima, Hyogo
  is a town located in Kako District, Hyōgo, Japan. The town shares its name with Harima Province, one of the old provinces of Japan. Harima was known as Ae village until April 1962...
  
  
• Calhoun, Georgia
  Calhoun, Georgia
  Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650. The city is the county seat of Gordon County.-Geography:Calhoun is located at , along the Oostanaula River....
  
  
• Hayward, California
  Hayward, California
  Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in...
  
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