Kubota processes various materials, using diverse forming techniques to supply products⎯mainly cast metal products, from which Kubota's business began⎯for different applications. Kubota's steel-related products include super heat-resistant refractory linings and rolling-mill rolls; paper production/machinery/nonferrous metal products are exemplified by suction roll shells and spools; cracking coils are designed to produce ethylene, a basic petrochemical material; energy and shipbuilding-related products include cargo oil pipelines used in tankers. These products underpin social and industrial infrastructure. Of particular note is the growing demand for cracking coils, which are manufactured in Japan, Saudi Arabia, China and Canada, and are used in many pyrolytic furnaces around the globe. Meanwhile, Kubota has commercialized TXAX (potassium titanate fiber used as automobile brake pad material) and other cutting-edge materials such as ceramics, cermets and composite materials. Thus, Kubota remains committed to developing materials of ever-higher added value that meet the diverse and increasingly complex needs of society, while improving quality/productivity and reducing labor.
