Factbox: Kobe Steel's data fabrication leaves "Made-in-Japan" champions scrambling

Mitsui E&S

13/10/2017 10:50

(Updates with more companies) 
    TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The revelation that Japan's 
third-biggest steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd  5406.T  fabricated data 
for some of its aluminium and copper and other products has left 
affected manufacturers scrambling to pin down the potential 
impact.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1MO1A1  
    The products were shipped to around 500 companies which 
include some of the world's most recognisable names. 
    The following lists companies that have received falsely 
certified parts or are checking whether they have received them. 
Listed also are companies included in media reports, where 
Reuters has not been able to confirm the status.    
     
    BOEING 
    Boeing Co  BA.N , the world's biggest maker of passenger 
jets, has used Kobe Steel 5406.T products that include those 
falsely certified by the Japanese company, a source with 
knowledge of the matter told Reuters.  nL4N1MN3HF   
    
    AIRBUS 
    Airbus  AIR.PA  does not buy products directly from Japan's 
Kobe Steel but is investigating whether any of its suppliers are 
affected by the cheating scandal, an Airbus spokesman said. The 
Nikkei newspaper had reported earlier that the aircraft maker  
had received Kobe Steel products with falsified specifications. 
     
    TOYOTA 
    Toyota Motor Corp  7203.T , Japan's largest automaker, said 
the compliance breach was a "grave issue", adding that Kobe 
Steel's products were used in vehicle doors and hoods.  
     
    NISSAN  
    Doors and hoods were also affected at Nissan Motor Co 
 7201.T , a spokesman said. 
    The automaker is grappling with its own compliance failures, 
recalling all new cars sold in Japan in the last three years 
after discovering final vehicle inspections were not performed 
by authorised technicians.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1MH0TP 
     
    HONDA, SUBARU 
    Honda Motor Co  7267.T  said doors and hoods were affected, 
while Subaru Corp  7270.T   said vehicles and aircraft were 
affected.  
    Japanese industry ministry officials said Kobe Steel 
materials were used in some defence equipment made by Subaru. 
     
    Other automakers affected by Kobe Steel's announcement are 
Mazda Motor Corp  7261.T  and Mitsubishi Motors Corp  7211.T , 
the companies confirmed. 
     
    MITSUBISHI HEAVY  
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries  7011.T  said Kobe Steel 
products were used on its Mitsubishi Regional Jet and rockets,  
including the H-2A rocket launched on Oct. 10 to put a 
navigation satellite into orbit. The rocket cleared all safety 
checks before launch, the company said. 
    Japanese industry ministry officials said Kobe Steel 
materials were used in some defence equipment made by Mitsubishi 
Heavy. 
 
    IHI  
    Heavy machinery maker IHI Corp  7013.T  said affected 
products were used in its jet engines.  
    IHI is a supplier for engines used on Boeing Co  BA.N  
aircraft and in Japan's defence and aerospace industries. The 
company did not say which engines used the affected products.  
    Japanese industry ministry officials said Kobe Steel 
materials were used in some defence equipment made by IHI. 
     
    KAWASAKI HEAVY 
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd  7012.T  said affected 
materials were used in airplane parts and airplane engine parts 
while it was still investigating to see if there were any other 
products including trains that used affected materials.   
    Japanese industry ministry officials said Kobe Steel 
materials were used in some defence equipment made by Kawasaki 
Heavy. 
     
    JR TOKAI  
    Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai)  9022.T , which 
operates the bullet train line between Tokyo and Osaka, said 
falsely certified products from Kobe Steel were used in some 
train undercarriages. The products do not pose a safety risk and 
will be replaced.  
     
    JR WEST 
    West Japan Railway  9021.T  said it has affected parts from 
Kobe Steel that were falsely certified and will seek 
compensation from the steelmaker. 
     
    TEPCO 
    Fukushima nuclear operator Tokyo Electric Power  9501.T  
(Tepco) said on Oct. 13 it had taken delivery of pipes from Kobe 
Steel that were not checked properly. The pipes were delivered 
to its Fukushima Daini station, located near the destroyed 
Fukushima Daiichi plant, but have not been used, Tepco said.  
Tepco was checking all its facilities. 
     
    DAIMLER 
    Daimler AG  DAIGn.DE  said on Oct. 13 that Kobe Steel is not 
a supplier after the Nikkei business daily reported the same day 
that it had received products from the steelmaker with falsified 
specifications. 
     
    PSA GROUP  
    PSA Group  PEUP.PA  also said on Oct. 13 that Kobe Steel is 
not a supplier after the Nikkei reported it had also received 
products from the steelmaker with falsified specifications. 
         
    The Nikkei also said the following companies have been 
supplied with Kobe Steel products with faked specifications. 
    A Kobe Steel spokesman told Reuters the companies had all 
received parts and components originating from the steelmaker 
but did not confirm whether they had been tampered with. 
    The companies are listed below by sector, separated between 
Japanese and non-Japanese companies.  
     
    Denso Corp  6902.T , Suzuki Motor  7269.T , Yamaha Motor 
 7272.T , Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Takata Corp, Fujitsu 
 6702.T , Yazaki Corp. 
  
    Tesla  TSLA.O , General Motors  GM.N , Renault  RENA.PA , 
Hyundai Motor  005380.KS , Daimler  DAIGn.DE , Valeo  VLOF.PA  
and Volvo  VOLVb.ST . 
 
    Shimadzu Corp  7701.T , Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding 
 7003.T , NEC Corp  6701.T , Yokohama Rubber  5101.T , Komatsu 
 6301.T . 
     
    General Electric  GE.N , Rolls-Royce  RR.L , Korean Air 
Lines  003490.KS . 
     
    Daikin Industries  6367.T , Panasonic  6752.T , Mitsubishi 
Electric  6503.T , Hitachi Ltd  6501.T , Toshiba Corp  6502.T , 
Horiba Ltd  6856.T , Nidec Corp  6594.T . 
     
    Intel Corp  INTC.O  
     
    East Japan Railway  9020.T , Tokyo Metro Co and Hankyu 
Railway  9042.T  
     
 
 
($1 = 111.8900 yen) 
 
 (Reporting by Sam Nussey, Yuka Obayashi, Osamu Tsukimori; 
Editing by Shri Navaratnam) 
 ((sam.nussey@thomsonreuters.com; +81364411596; Reuters 
Messaging: sam.nussey.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) 
 
Keywords: KOBE STEEL SCANDAL/