Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
Native name
川崎重工業株式会社
Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 7012
IndustryHeavy equipment
Automotive
Defense
Founded15 October 1896; 128 years ago (1896-10-15)
FounderShōzō Kawasaki
Headquarters
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Yoshinori Kanehana
(Chairman)
Yasuhiko Hashimoto
(president & CEO)
ProductsRolling stock, aerospace, shipbuilding, construction, automobiles
BrandsKips (K) OTR.ind.2016 Kawasaki motor corps
RevenueIncrease ¥1.500 trillion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022)[1]
Increase ¥45.805 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022)[1]
Increase ¥23.985 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ¥2.022 trillion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022)[1]
Total equityDecrease ¥444.262 billion (fiscal year ended March 31, 2022)[1]
Number of employees
34,010 (as of 31 March 2013)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.khi.co.jp (Japanese site)
global.kawasaki.com (global site)

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).[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. Full 2022 Full Year Consolidated Financial Report Ended March" (PDF). global.kawasaki.com. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.