Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KOBELCO) is a major Japanese materials and industrial manufacturer founded in 1905. The company operates across Iron & Steel, Welding, Aluminum & Copper, Machinery, Engineering, Construction Machinery, and Power Supply. Its portfolio spans steel plate and wire rod, aluminum and copper rolled products and extrusions, welding consumables and systems, compressors, and a wide range of industrial and construction equipment. Kobe Steel serves automotive, shipbuilding, energy, construction, and electronics markets, with manufacturing and service operations in Japan and worldwide.
For the chemical and energy sectors, Kobe Steel provides materials and engineered equipment used in plants and infrastructure, including process and gas compressors, heat-transfer and pressure-related components, welding solutions, and plant engineering services. The company also operates independent power generation and pursues technologies to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in metals production and industrial operations.
Low-carbon ammonia from India will be supplied to Japan for power, chemical and industrial use; certification enables price-gap support under the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act.
The deal secures 250,000 tonnes of low-carbon ammonia annually for Japan, supporting decarbonization goals and aiming to establish a global low-carbon ammonia market by 2030.
