Annual Report 2002 [PDF/1.6MB]

Domestic SteelOverseas SteelTerre Armée Civil EngineeringRaw Materials, Fuels & ChemicalsFoodsMachineryElectronicsAerospaceAdditional business ventures include an alliance withthe trading company Itochu Corporation in March2000. Together, we formed K & I TubularCorporation with the aim of promoting export salesof special steel pipes.Overseas Steel Processing CentersLinked By A NetworkAs in Japan, steel processing centers are amainstay of our overseas operations. Our overseassteel processing center business began in 1975with the establishment of Kawarin Enterprise Pte.Ltd., in Singapore. Thereafter, we went on toestablish nine companies in seven Asian nations.The addition of Kawasho Steel de Mexico, S.A. deC.V., in 1999 brings the total to ten companies ineight countries.The main purpose of the steel processing centers isto supply Japanese electrical and automobilecompanies overseas with processed steel such aselectrical steel sheet, flat rolled steel sheet,stainless steel and other essentials.In keeping with Kawasaki Steel Corporation'soverseas business strategies, we intend to link steelprocessing centers in the above countries via anetwork, promote sharing of steel inventoryinformation and further boost efficiency of businessdevelopment as we work towards building a salesorganization that satisfies the require-ments of anexpanding customer base.Zhejiang Kawaden Steel Products Co., Ltd.( Pinghu City Zhejiang Province, China)Dongguan Kawasho & Kawadenji Steel Products Co., Ltd.(Guangdong Province, China)Qingdao Samkyung Kawasho Precision Steel Products Co.,Ltd.(Shandong Province, China)Central Metals (Thailand) Ltd.Kawasho Steel Processing Centre Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)Kawarin Enterprise Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)Major Products HandledShipbuilding steel, thick steel plate, processed steelfor ships and bridges, hot-rolled steel sheet, coldrolledsteel sheet, electrical steel sheet, coated steelsheet, steel plate, stainless steel, special steel,galvanized sheet, tin plate, steel pipes, special steelpipes, treated steel pipes, iron powder, hot charge,steel piles, wire, H-beam, lightweight shaped steelplate, regular shaped steel plate, reinforced products,columns, semi-finished steel products (slabs etc.),civil engineering products, construction materials,housing materials, other products, civil engineering,constructionKuo Gee Industrial Co., Ltd. (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)P.T. Kawasho Steel Processing Center IndonesiaKawasho Steel Philippines, Inc.Kawasho Steel de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.13