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Kobe Steel says data tampering scandal caused steel order cuts, but not aluminium

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Reuters TOKYO
Last Updated : Apr 27 2018 | 2:05 PM IST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Kobe Steel Ltd said that its data tampering scandal resulted in some cuts for orders for its steel products, but has not affected aluminium sales, Kobe Steel Managing Executive Officer Kazuaki Kawahara told a news conference.

The company has slowed the production of aluminium products as it needed to make sure all the specifications were met, he added.

($1 = 109.3700 yen)

(Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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First Published: Apr 27 2018 | 1:54 PM IST

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