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10:50, 24-Oct-2017
Kobe Steel plant is under inspection by Japan's transport ministry
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Kyodo News reported on Tuesday that one of the Kobe Steel Ltd. plants at the heart of a product data cheating scandal is being inspected by Japan’s transport ministry.
Ministry officials started the checks on Monday at Kobe Steel’s Daian plant in Mie prefecture west of Tokyo, Kyodo reported, citing a source close to the matter.
The plant produces aluminum used by a passenger aircraft being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., according to the Kyodo report. Mitsubishi Heavy has said there are no concerns over safety with aluminum parts supplied by Japan’s third-largest steelmaker, Kyodo reported.
The logo of Kobe Steel on the group's Tokyo headquarter building in Tokyo, Japan, October 10, 2017. /VCG Photo
The logo of Kobe Steel on the group's Tokyo headquarter building in Tokyo, Japan, October 10, 2017. /VCG Photo
Kobe Steel sent shocks through global supply chains with its admission earlier this month that it had shipped products used in cars, trains, planes and other equipment with fabricated data on customer specifications.
The company sank deeper into crisis on Friday when it said it had lost customers to competitors because of the widespread cheating and had violated statutory standards set by Japan’s industry ministry.
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Source(s): Reuters