Update on safety verification status concerning improper conduct in the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group

December15,2017

デュエルビッツ 出金el, Ltd.

We once again deeply apologize for the considerable trouble we have caused to our customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others concerning the improper conduct in デュエルビッツ 出金el, Ltd. and its group companies. With regard to the verification status of the safety of its nonconforming products used in customers' products, デュエルビッツ 出金el reports on the progress it has made on the verification at this time (as of December 15).

デュエルビッツ 出金 of safety of nonconforming products used in customers' products (as of December 15)

(1) Customers' responses at present

For customers to whom nonconforming products, which the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group found in its self-investigation over the past one year, were shipped and for products other than those delivered directly to customers, デュエルビッツ 出金el at this time has not confirmed cases that would require the immediate suspension of use or immediate recall of the products.

(2) Current progress of デュエルビッツ 出金erification

Owing to the enormous amount of cooperation from its customers, the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group is earnestly proceeding to verify the safety of the nonconforming products. At this time as outlined in Table 1, the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group delivered nonconforming products to 525 companies. Out of this total, safety has been confirmed at 500 companies under the three levels below, from A to C.

デュエルビッツ 出金erification by level

  • A: Customers have completed デュエルビッツ 出金erification.
  • B: Customers have concluded that no problems exist at this time, but continue further verification.
  • C: デュエルビッツ 出金el has concluded that safety can be assumed with a high degree of certainty in its technical opinion and has informed customers to this effect.

Table 1

Improper
products		 Company name Material Main use No. of
customers		 A B C Total
(A-C)
Aluminum
& Copper		 Aluminum &
Copper Business,
デュエルビッツ 出金el, Ltd.
(October 8, 2017)		 Aluminum
flat-rolled
products		 Can stock
Cars		 57 35 15 0 50
Aluminum
cast &
forged
parts 		Aircraft
Rolling stock 		67 2 65 0 67
Aluminum
extrusions 		Cars
Rolling stock 		34 19 13 0 32
Copper
sheets 		Semiconductors
Terminals 		38 11 12 0 23
Kobelco & Materials Copper
Tube Co., Ltd.
(October 8 and 26, 2017) 		Copper
tubes 		Air conditioning 23 17 6 0 23
Shinko Metal Products Co., Ltd.
(October 13, 2017) 		Copper alloy tubes
Molds 		Electrical
machinery
Steelmaking
equipment		 176 162 5 8 175
Domestic subsidiary: 1
Overseas subsidiaries: 31
(October 13, 2017) 		Copper
tubes
Copper
strips
Aluminum
wires 		Air conditioning
Terminals		 36 21 6 9 36
Other Kobelco Research Institute, Inc.
(October 11, 2017) 		Target
materials 		FPD
Optical disks 		70 70 0 0 70
Steel Powder Division, Iron &
Steel Business, デュエルビッツ 出金el, Ltd.
(October 11, 2017) 		Steel
powder 		Sintered parts 1 0 1 0 1
Domestic subsidiaries, etc.: 2
Overseas subsidiaries, etc.: 22
(October 13, 2017) 		Steel wires
Stainless
steel wires 		Bearings
Springs 		22 22 0 0 22
Shinko Kohan Kako, Ltd.
(October 20, 2017) 		Heavy plate
processing 		Heavy plate
processed
products 		1 0 1 0 1
Total 525 359 124 17 500
Previous report (December 8) 525 357 121 18 496
Initial report (October 26) 525 229 91 117 437

  • *Total number of customers

    Notes:

  • 1. Shinko Aluminum Wire Co., Ltd., Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (M) Sdn. Bhd., Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Suzhou Kobe Copper Technology Co., Ltd.

  • 2. Nippon Koshuha Steel Co., Ltd., Shinko Wire Stainless Company, Ltd., Jiangyin Sugita Fasten Spring Wire Co., Ltd., Kobelco Spring Wire (Foshan) Co., Ltd.

  • 3. Changes in the number of companies reported on December 8 are underlined.

In order to complete the safety verification at an early time, the デュエルビッツ 出金el Group is whole-heartedly devoting itself to cooperating with its customers in the verification.

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