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Is your car at risk from Kobe Steel's potentially sub-par aluminum?
by
Jed Kim
Oct 10, 2017
Kobe Steel in Japan has admitted that some of its employees falsified strength data of some of its rolled aluminum. That metal is used in a lot of things worldwide, like cars, planes and trains. Investigations are underway, but what will the consequences be for the company and the wider Japanese manufacturing sector? Click the […]
Kobe Steel falsified data about the strength of its metals used in planes and cars
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Oct 10, 2017
Copper and aluminum from the Tokyo-based company went into products at about 200 companies.