Company name
Kansai Coke and Chemicals Company, Limited
Location
· Head office
JRE Amagasaki Front Bldg. 8F, 1-2-6 Shioe, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo, 661-0976 Japan
TEL: +81643005300 (Main Line)
FAX: +81664919680
· Kakogawa Works
7 Kanazawacho, Kakogawa-shi, Hyogo, 675-0137 Japan
TEL: +81794361500
FAX: +81794361506
· Amagasaki Branch / R&D Laboratory
2-30 Ohamacho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo, 660-0095 Japan
Amagasaki Branch
TEL:+81664161331
FAX: +81664192759
R&D Laboratory
TEL: +81664165951
FAX: +81664161186
Date of incorporation
August 1, 1956
Paid-in capital
JPY 6 billion
Line of business
· Manufacturing and sales of coke for steel-making
· Manufacturing and sales of chemical products such as gas and coal tar
Sales revenue
JPY 131.5 billion (as of March 31, 2024)
Representative
President Masanori Tsujikawa
Employees
413
Group companies
· MC Evolve Technologies Corporation ▶︎
· Amagasaki Utility Service Corporation
Shareholders
Kobe Steel, Ltd. 75％
Shinsho Corporation 15％
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. 10％
Main banks
MUFG Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
1956/08
Established as Amagasaki Coke Industry Co., Ltd. through a joint venture between three companies: Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Ltd. (now Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation), Kobe Steel, Ltd., and Amagasaki Steel Co., Ltd. (which later merged into Kobe Steel), in order to manufacture coke for steel-making (capital: JPY 500 million)
1961/04
Capital increased to JPY 1.5 billion
1963/05
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. acquired a stake in the company
1966/11
Began operating the Amagasaki Works coke oven in Ogimachi
1970/05
Built the Kakogawa Works; began operating a coke oven
1970/11
Capital increased to JPY 3 billion
1973/07
Capital increased to JPY 6 billion
1976/08
Changed company name to its current name (20th Anniversary)
1987/05
Began operating Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ) equipment at Kakogawa Works coke oven no. 1 and 2
1989/07
Stopped operating the Amagasaki Works coke oven in Ohama
1994/09
Stopped operating the Amagasaki Works coke oven in Ogimachi
1998/03
Kakogawa Works obtained ISO14001 certification for its environmental management system
1998/10
Began operating CDQ equipment at Kakogawa Works coke oven no. 3 and 4
2002/09
Began operating a Coal Moisture Control (CMC) system
2003/03
Kakogawa Works obtained OHSAS 18001 certification for its occupational health and safety management system
2005/03
Kakogawa Works obtained ISO9001 certification for its quality management system
2006/10
Opened the Museum of Coke History (50th Anniversary)
2008/03
Began running flue dust collectors at Kakogawa Works coke oven no. 1 and 2
2008/03
Shinsho Corporation acquired a stake in the company
2013/02
Cumulative coke production at Kakogawa Works reached 100 million tonnes
2013/09
Began generating solar power in Takehara City, Hiroshima
2018/05
Began running flue dust collectors at Kakogawa Works coke oven no. 3 and 4
2024/10
Became a member of the Kobe Steel Group