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Is your car at risk from Kobe Steel’s potentially sub-par aluminum?

Jed Kim Oct 10, 2017
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Is your car at risk from Kobe Steel’s potentially sub-par aluminum?

Jed Kim Oct 10, 2017
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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?

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