| 1930 |
The 50K electric shovel (1.5m 3), the first such construction machinery is released in Japan. |
| 1934 |
The electric shovel 200K (4.0m 3) is released. |
| 1953 |
The first 10KT (6t) and 20KT (10t) truck cranes are released in Japan. |
| 1954 |
The 220A diesel pile hammer, the first such product is released in Japan. |
| 1955 |
A technical tie‑up is signed with P&H in the United States; crane technology and other technologies are introduced. |
| 1960 |
The Okubo Factory is completed; manufacturing of construction machinery begins. |
| 1962 |
The Kobe Steel Construction Machinery Training Services opens at the Okubo Factory. |
| 1963 |
Yutani Heavy Industries, Ltd. releases the TY45, the first wheel‑type hydraulic excavator in Japan. |
| 1964 |
The 300 series of crawler cranes and truck cranes is released. |
| 1967 |
The H208 (0.3m 3), the first crawler‑type hydraulic excavator produced by using Kobelco’s proprietary technology, is released. |
| 1969 |
The T series (13 to 60t) of hydraulic truck cranes is released. The R150 rough‑terrain crane is released. |
| 1971 |
The K series of diesel pile hammers is released. |
| 1977 |
Yutani Heavy Industries, Ltd. develops a static hydraulic fracturing nibbler. |
| 1978 |
Kobelco International (S) Co., Pte. Ltd., a sales subsidiary, is established in Singapore. |
| 1979 |
"KOBELCO" is adopted as an internationally standardized trademark. |
| 1980 |
Yutani Heavy Industries, Ltd. develops Japan’s first vehicle dismantling machinery equipped with a fixed nibbler. |
| 1980 |
Parts Central warehouse is established in the Okubo Office. |
| 1983 |
Kobe Steel, Ltd. participates in capitalization and management of Yutani Heavy Industries, Ltd. |
| 1984 |
The 7000 series of completely hydraulic crawler cranes is released. |
| 1987 |
"SK-New MARKII" series of hydraulic excavators is released. |
| 1987 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd. is established. |
| 1989 |
The RK70M/RK70, Japan’s first mini rough‑terrain crane, is released. The urban‑type hydraulic excavator "Acera" series is released. The CK series of crawler cranes is released. |
| 1990 |
The F&G2324/2345 "First Class" series of crane/grab vessels is released. |
| 1991 |
The "Panther" series of rough‑terrain cranes is released. |
| 1993 |
The SL13000 super‑large crawler crane (800t) is released. The "Acera Super Version" series of hydraulic excavators is released. |
| 1994 |
"Master‑Tech" 7000 series of crawler cranes is released. |
| 1994 |
Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is established as an excavator manufacturing and sales company in China. |
| 1996 |
Thai Kobelco Construction Machinery Ltd. is established as an excavator manufacturing company in Thailand. |
| 1996 |
The "Beetle" series of short rear tail swing mini excavators is released. |
| 1999 |
The BM‑HD series of crawler cranes for foundation work and city engineering. |
| 1999 |
The Construction Machinery Division of Kobe Steel, Ltd. is merged with Yutani Heavy Industries Ltd. and Kobe Steel Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. to form Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. |
| 1999-10-01 |
Founded : October 1, 1999 |
| 2000 |
The TK series of telescopic boom crawler cranes is released. |
| 2001 |
A global alliance with CNH Global of the Fiat Group is concluded. |
| 2001 |
The MK series of lattice boom wheel cranes is released. |
| 2003 |
Chengdu Kobelco Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd. is established as an integrated sales and service company in Chengdu, China. |
| 2003 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery International Trading Co., Ltd. is established as a sales company for used construction machinery. |
| 2003 |
Kobelco Cranes Europe Ltd. is established in the United Kingdom and Kobelco Cranes North America Inc. is established in the United States. |
| 2003 |
An agreement is concluded with Manitowoc Crane Group in the United States to supply crawler cranes to the US on an OEM basis. |
| 2003 |
Hangzhou Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is established as our second production base in China. |
| 2004 |
Excavator operations and crane operations are split into separate businesses, and Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd. is established (wholly owned by Kobe Steel, Ltd.). |
| 2005 |
An agreement is concluded with Manitowoc Crane Group in the United States to supply crawler cranes to Europe on an OEM basis. |
| 2006 |
Kobelco sprints to the head of the industry by exhibiting an actual hybrid excavator (monitor machine) at INTERMAT 2006, an exhibition in Paris. |
| 2006 |
The ultra-large building demolition machine SK3500D, with a maximum working height of over 63 meters, is registered to the Guinness World Record as the highest in the world at that time. |
| 2006 |
Medium-sized hydraulic excavators undergo a full model change, achieving a 20% reduction in fuel consumption compared to earlier models. |
| 2006 |
The Ogaki Factory is established for manufacturing of mini excavators. |
| 2007 |
Kobelco Construction Equipment India Pvt. Ltd., a sales company, is established in India. |
| 2007 |
Kobelco Cranes South East Asia Pte. Ltd. is established in Singapore. |
| 2007 |
A short rear tail swing hydraulic excavator with a new "iNDr" cooling system is released. |
| 2008 |
Kobelco Cranes Trading Co., Ltd., a dedicated trading company for used construction machinery, is established. |
| 2009 |
Our five domestic sales companies are centralized and restructured to form two sales companies, one in the eastern part and the other in the western part of Japan. |
| 2010 |
Kobelco Cranes India Pvt. Ltd. is established in India. |
| 2010 |
Kobelco takes over the direct sales business of BOMAG JAPAN and becomes the only general distributor in Japan handling importing and sales of BOMAG products. |
| 2010 |
Kobelco Cranes (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is established in Shanghai, China. |
| 2010 |
Chengdu Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd. is established in Chengdu, China. |
| 2011 |
New factories for hydraulic excavator and crawler crane production go into operation in Andhra Pradesh, in the southeast part of India. |
| 2011 |
The G and S series of crawler cranes are released. |
| 2012 |
The SK200H, a hybrid hydraulic excavator in the 20t class, is released. |
| 2012 |
A new factory for crawler cranes goes into operation in Chengdu, China. |
| 2012 |
Gion Factory, a main production base of excavators, moves to Itsukaichi. |
| 2012 |
The global alliance with CNH Global is cnaceled. |
| 2013 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A. Inc. is established as a sales and service company in Houston in the United States. |
| 2013 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe B.V. is established as a sales and service company in the Netherlands. |
| 2015 |
The Kobelco Global Parts Center is established in Singapore. |
| 2015 |
An office is opened in Germany for the purpose of strengthening large-sized crawler crane operations. |
| 2016 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery and Kobelco Cranes merged their management organizations to form Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. |
| 2016 |
A new factory for hydraulic excavator goes into operation in Spartanburg Country, South Carolina, United States. |
| 2016 |
Kobelc Construction Machinery Middle East&Africa FZCO., is established as a sales and service company in the U.A.E. |
| 2017 |
"Dig Nav Job Site Takamatsu", a facility to learn about ICT construction machines, opens in Japan. |
| 2017 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery Southeast Asia Co., Ltd. is established as an integreted manufacture and sales company in Thailand. |
| 2017 |
The TK750G telescopic boom crawler crane is released. |
| 2018 |
A joint research laboratory with Hiroshima University opens and it reinforces the activities for Industry-Academic Collaboration afterwards. |
| 2018 |
An agreement is canceled with Manitowoc Crane Group in the United States to supply crawler cranes overseas. |
| 2018 |
Joint ventures with Chinese investors on business in China are dissolved and restructurd, and 7 subsidiaries are put together into 3 subsidiaries. |
| 2019 |
Our two domestic sales companies (for eastern part and western part) are merged, and Kobelco Construction Machinery Japan Co., Ltd. is established. |
| 2019 |
The new hydraulic excavator in the 7ton class with renewed functionality and comfortability is released. |
| 2020 |
The long-distance remote control demonstration experiment with remote control (K-DIVE CONCEPT) succeeded. |
| 2021 |
The 130-ton class extra-large building demolition machine SK1300DLC is released. |
| 2021 |
The crawler crane Mastertech 7200G NEO is released. |
| 2022 |
The K-DIVE ® CONCEPT is released. |
| 2023 |
A prototype of hydrogen-driven fuel cell electric excavator is developed. |
| 2023 |
The K-D2 ® PLANNER is released. |
| 2023 |
Capacity expansion of Ogaki factory. |
| 2024 |
Kobelco Construction Machinery Total Support Co., Ltd. is established as a rental company. |
