Company overview
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI) is a Japanese multinational corporation established in 1878. Initially focused on shipbuilding, the company diversified into a wide range of industries including aerospace, rolling stock, industrial machinery, and energy plants. KHI began as a part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu and later became involved with the DKB Group. The company built aircraft, including combat planes during World War II and later transport and patrol airplanes. It developed technologies for railway systems, supplying trains to the New York subway system. By the 1970s, KHI shifted its focus to motorcycles and jet skis, and later expanded into bridges, tunnel-boring machines, and other industrial equipment. Today, KHI is Japan’s largest manufacturer of rolling stock and produces LNG carriers, container ships, and submarines. It develops gas turbines, industrial robots, and environmental systems for waste recycling. The company operates numerous subsidiaries and affiliates globally, including facilities in China, Europe, North America, and Oceania.
