Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau has issued a warning in relation to the safety of metal products manufactured by scandal-hit Japan-based Kobe Steel Group, while it said it has been implementing strict inspections on metal materials and products produced in Japan by Kobe Steel, while also carrying out spot checks on metal materials and products produced in Japan, as reported by Xinhua News Agency.
Xinhua Agency reported that during the period from September 2016 to August 2017 Kobe Steel shipped 451,000 mt of metal products into China via its Shanghai units. Of this total, the specifications of 1,420 mt of aluminum sheet and 116 mt of cooper sheet were found to have been tampered with, Xinhua Agency stated, citing data from Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau.
Bureau officials stated that they are continuing to supervise Kobe Steel’s Shanghai units to protect Chinese customers’ rights.