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To our dearest readers of Kobelco Welding Today:
Half a year has quickly passed since we hailed the Year 2000 with you as a turning point to a new
era. The business environment surrounding our welding industry is undergoing a rapid
transformation. In various parts of the world, big businesses are buying other companies or merging.
Huge amounts of money are invested to create gigantic enterprises called "mega-companies."
However, we Kobeico Welding Group will follow our own management philosophy that places the interest of the customers and shareholders before every thing else. For this end, we are firmly determined to unwaveringly continue investment in the fields of manufacturing facility, research and development and human resources. I am convinced that, in the 21st century, welding technology will achieve further development along with technical innovation in base metals as seen in the development of enhanced high strength steel. As a manufacturer, we will go on with research for new welding consumables and development of new welding procedures worthy of the new era. Thus, we will continue our efforts to keep on supplying welding consumables and related goods that will satisfy our customers. I wish all the dearest readers, their family and friends every piece of luck and prosperity.
Tetsuo (Tom) Konohira |
General Manager International Operations Department Welding Company Kobe Steel, Ltd. |
