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Founded: 1905 (as Kobayashi Seikosho); spun off as Kobe Steel Works, Ltd. in 1911
Founders: Suzuki Shoten (trading house); Seiichiro Kobayashi (original steel works)
Traces to a Kobe steelworks acquired by the Suzuki Shoten trading house in 1905, spun off as an independent company in 1911. Now a major diversified steel, aluminum, and machinery manufacturer.