| 1905 |
The general partnership trading company Suzuki Shoten acquired Kobayashi Seikosho and changed its name to Kobe Seikosho. |
| 1911 |
Kobe Steel Works, Ltd. established |
| 1914 |
Kobe Steel Works, Ltd. started a machinery business. |
| 1915 |
Started production of Japan's first high-pressure reciprocating compressor |
| 1956 |
Started production of Japan's first oil-free screw compressor |
| 1960 |
Established a screw compressor production plant in Takasago, Hyogo |
| 1961 |
Started production of oil-cooled screw compressors |
| 1963 |
Started production of Japan's first screw refrigerator |
| 1972 |
Started production of heat pumps |
| 1973 |
Completed a standard compressor production plant in Okubo, Hyogo |
| 1973 |
Fully started the general-purpose compressor business |
| 1987 |
Completed an integrated production plant in Harima-cho, Hyogo |
| 1988 |
Established a compressor production plant in Elkhart, USA (currently KCMI) |
| 1996 |
Started knockdown manufacturing in Singapore (currently KMA) |
| 1997 |
Established KOBELCO COMPRESSORS CORPORATION |
| 1999 |
Established a sales office in Manila in the Philippines (currently KCMP) |
| 2000 |
Established a sales office in Shanghai, China (currently the KCS Group) |
| 2003 |
Established a sales office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (currently KCM) |
| 2004 |
Integrated SHINSHO Corporation's general-purchase compressor business |
| 2004 |
Established a manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China (currently KCMS) |
| 2005 |
Established sales offices in Shenzhen and in Beijing, China (currently KCSG and KCSB respectively) |
| 2011 |
Established a sales office in Hanoi, Vietnam (currently KCV) |
| 2015 |
Established a sales office in Gurgaon (currently called Gurugram), India (currently KCIN) |
| 2015 |
Established a sales office in Bangkok, Thailand (currently KCTH) |
| 2018 |
Concentrated all domestic production operations for general-purpose compressors within the Harima Plant |
| 2021 |
KOBE STEEL, LTD.'s manufacturing operations for general-purpose compressors transferred to KOBELCO COMPRESSORS CORPORATION integrating all general-purpose compressor operations |
| 2022 |
Started capital and business partnership with Miura Co., Ltd. |
| 2022 |
Celebrated the 25th anniversary of the foundation of KOBELCO COMPRESSORS CORPORATION |
| 2025 |
Established a new corporate philosophy structure |
| 2026 |
Completed a new office building at the Harima Plant |
