KCIN staff

To capture a share of the Indian market, Kobe Steel saw the need for a local presence and formed KCIN. KCIN has now begun full-scale sales activities and is marketing the Kobelion series of screw compressors, which are noted for their high efficiency and energy-saving features. In Japan, the Kobelion series has gained a 30-percent share of the market and is highly regarded for its reliability.

Kobe Steel has built up a global network to market and service its standard compressors. Kobe Steel currently has manufacturing locations in three countries: Japan, the United States and China.

Sales locations have been established in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. The addition of KCIN will also further improve access to the Middle East and enhance marketing and after-sales service in the region.

In addition, Kobe Steel is the only comprehensive compressor manufacturer in the world that can supply centrifugal, reciprocating and screw compressors. Kobe Steel has an estimated 50-percent share of the world market for these nonstandard screw compressors, or custom-engineered process compressors.

Details of the New Indian Company

Name: Kobelco Compressors India Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Capital: Rs120 million (About 230 million yen)
Equity shareholding: Kobe Steel, Ltd. 97.5%, Kobelco Machinery Asia Pte. Ltd. 2.5%
Established: September 2015
Representative: Shozo Okada, Managing Director
Employees: 7 (including 2 Japanese)
Business: Marketing, sales and after-service of standard compressors in India
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