Kobe Steel's Copper Coil Slitting Company in China to Start Up.Tokyo, Japan, Oct 25, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Kobe Steel Kobe Steel, Ltd. (株式会社神戸製鋼所 , Ltd. announces that its copper coil slitting slit n. A long, straight, narrow cut or opening. tr.v. slit, slit·ting, slits 1. To make a slit or slits in. 2. To cut lengthwise into strips; split. company, Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology Co., Ltd., will formally open in China tomorrow. Suzhou Kobe slits coiled copper sheet, which is used in electronic materials. The company is based in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, west of Shanghai. An opening ceremony will be held in Suzhou tomorrow morning. Approximately 100 people are to attend, including customers and local government officials. From Kobe Steel, Senior Managing Director Hiroyuki Nakayama, who is also president of Kobe's Aluminum & Copper Company, and other executives will participate in the event. Established in May 2005, Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology began the slit processing of copper coils in July this year. Kobe Steel's copper sheet business specializes in copper sheet for semiconductor leadframes and automotive terminals and connectors. Demand for copper sheet for electronic materials is growing in China, particularly in East China including Shanghai, Suzhou and Hanzhou. Semiconductor manufacturers are setting up plants, creating a need for leadframes. Car production is rising sharply, furthering demand for electrical terminal and connector parts. By the end of 2006, Suzhou Kobe expects to process 160 metric tons of copper coil per month. In fiscal 2008, it anticipates processing 340 metric tons per month. Until now, Kobe Steel made master copper coils in wide widths and slitted them at its Chofu Plant in Japan. The slit coils were then shipped to customers in China. Now that it is in operation, Suzhou Kobe keeps an inventory of wide-width coils on hand for slitting to customer specifications. The China operation enables Kobe Steel to improve delivery and technical services. About Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology Co., Ltd. Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Suzhou Industrial Park The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (中国——新加坡苏州工业园区, SIP) is an industrial park built in Suzhou, China with significant Singaporean input. , Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in China. A 100-percent-owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Suzhou Kobe is capitalized at $4.7 million. The president is Minoru Uehara. Approximately 30 people are employed by Suzhou Kobe. Covering 4,000 square meters Noun 1. square meter - a centare is 1/100th of an are centare, square metre area unit, square measure - a system of units used to measure areas on property of 20,000 square meters, the plant has a slitter slitter see teat slitter. line, a mini traverse traverse - traversal machine, and packing and inspection equipment. About Kobe Steel, Ltd. Kobe Steel is one of Japan's top manufacturers of aluminum and copper products. It is also a leading steelmaker in Japan. Other businesses include welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. consumables, industrial machinery, engineering, construction equipment, and electronic materials. More information is available at: www.kobelco.co.jp Source: Kobe Steel, Ltd. Contact: Gary Tsuchida Tokyo, Japan Tel +81-(0)3-5739-6010 E-mail www-admin@kobelco.co.jp Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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