Kansai Coke and Chemicals Company, Limited
Japanese manufacturer of metallurgical coke for steelmaking and chemical products such as gas and coal tar, headquartered in Amagasaki, Hyogo.
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Overview
Kansai Coke and Chemicals Company, Limited (関西熱化学株式会社) is a Japanese company headquartered in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Its business includes the manufacture and sale of coke for steelmaking and the manufacture and sale of chemical products such as gas and coal tar. The company was established on August 1, 1956, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd. in April 2025.
History
The company was established on August 1, 1956 as Amagasaki Coke Industry Co., Ltd. (尼崎コークス工業株式会社) through joint investment by Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Ltd. (now Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), Kobe Steel, Ltd., and the former Amagasaki Steel Co., Ltd. (later absorbed into Kobe Steel), for the purpose of manufacturing metallurgical coke. In 1963 Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. took an equity stake. In 1976 the company changed to its current name. In 2024 it became a group company of Kobe Steel, Ltd.; in February 2025 Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd. transferred its shares to Kobe Steel, and in April 2025 Osaka Gas transferred its shares to Kobe Steel, making the company a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel.
Products and positioning
Metallurgical coke for steelmaking
Manufacture and sale of coke for steelmaking.
Gas and coal tar chemical products
Manufacture and sale of chemical products such as gas and coal tar.
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