Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI) (川崎重工業株式会社, Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is also active in the production of industrial robots, gas turbines, pumps, boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder, Shōzō Kawasaki. KHI is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI. Prior to the Second World War, KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu, which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen. After the conflict, KHI became part of the DKB Group (keiretsu).
KHI's Kobe headquarters in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo | |
Native name | 川崎重工業株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Company type | Public KK |
Traded as | TYO: 7012 |
| Industry | Heavy equipment Automotive Defense |
| Founded | 15 October 1896 |
| Founder | Shōzō Kawasaki |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yoshinori Kanehana (Chairman) Yasuhiko Hashimoto (president & CEO) |
| Products | Rolling stock, aerospace, shipbuilding, construction, automobiles |
| Brands | Kips (K) OTR.ind.2016 Kawasaki motor corps |
| Revenue | $1.500 trillion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) |
| ¥45.805 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) | |
Net income | ¥23.985 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) |
| Total assets | ¥2.022 trillion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) |
| Total equity | ¥444.262 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022) |
Number of employees | 34,010 (as of 31 March 2013) |
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| Website | www global |