Kobe Steel embroiled in deepening quality scandal

Posted on 12 Oct 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

Japanese metals manufacturer Kobe Steel has been embroiled in an ongoing scandal relating to admissions that they had sold products with misstated quality.

Kobe Steel products were reportedly found to be falsely labelled. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. On Sunday, the company reportedly admitted that products were sold to over 200 companies with ‘falsified’ data about their strength and durability. Specifically, the company undertook an internal investigation which found that steel and copper products sold…

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