Japan Kobe Steel Ltd Plan to Increase car Chassis. Parts Aluminum Product Output

Tokyo, Dem. 3—Kobe Steel Ltd. Plan to raise 30% of car chassis part aluminum wrought products output in 2008 fiscal year. Rise from 6.1 million to 6.3 million. Strengthen its leading place in Japan and America. Aluminum parts price is 30% higher than steel parts, but more than 30% lighter than steel parts. Therefore, car producers are preferred to use aluminum. America subsidiary company of Kobe Steel Ltd KAAP is mainly producing aluminum wrought car chassis parts.