Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Japanese: 川崎重工業[株] - かわさきじゅうこうぎょう

A representative shipbuilding company since the early days of the private shipbuilding industry, it began with a shipyard in Tsukiji, Tokyo, established by Kawasaki Shozo in 1878, and expanded after receiving the lease (later sold off) of the government-run Hyogo Shipyard in 1886. It was established as a joint-stock company in 1896, with Matsukata Kojiro as its first president. It is the parent company of the Kawasaki Group, which was formed by separating Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Kawasaki Steel. In 1969, it merged with Kawasaki Sharyo and Kawasaki Aircraft to become a comprehensive heavy machinery manufacturer. It is strong in railroad cars, a leader in LNG carriers, and has also developed aircraft. It is a major manufacturer of industrial robots. Head office in Kobe, factories in Kobe, Sakaide, and others. Capital in 2011 was 104.4 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 1.2269 trillion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is ships 10, vehicles 11, aerospace 16, gas turbines 17, plants 7, motorcycles 19, precision machinery 11, and others 9. Overseas sales ratio 55%.
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Japanese:

民間造船業草創期以来の代表的造船会社で，1878年川崎正蔵が興した東京築地の造船所に始まり，1886年官営兵庫造船所の貸与（のち払下げ）を得て発展。1896年株式会社として発足。初代社長に松方幸次郎が就任。川崎汽船・川崎製鉄などを分離した川崎グループの母体企業である。1969年川崎車両，川崎航空機を合併し総合重機械メーカーとなる。鉄道車両に強く，LNG船で先行，航空機も育成。産業用ロボットの大手。本社神戸，工場神戸，坂出ほか。2011年資本金1044億円，2011年３月期売上高１兆2269億円。売上構成（％）は，船舶10，車両11，航空宇宙16，ガスタービン17，プラント７，二輪車19，精機11，その他９。海外売上比率55％。
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