Lowe’s owns Kobalt, while outside manufacturers make its tools: Chervon is a documented supplier, and Hongkong Sun Rise Trading made specific recalled Kobalt mowers. [1][2][3]

Who makes Kobalt?

Owner
Lowe’s Companies, USA; its annual report lists Kobalt among its private brands. [1]
Made by
Multiple product-specific suppliers: Chervon is documented for Kobalt tools, while the 2017 mower recall names Hongkong Sun Rise Trading. [2][3]
Made in
China is confirmed for Kobalt KM2040X-06 mowers in the 2017 recall. Current factory/country assignments for the entire tool range are Unconfirmed. [3]

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Kobalt supply chain map

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Brand

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Kobalt

Lowe’s owns Kobalt, while outside manufacturers make its tools: Chervon is a documented supplier, and Hongkong Sun Rise Trading made specific recalled Kobalt mowers.

Evidence: [1][2][3]

Text version of the map

  • Kobalt (Brand): Lowe’s owns Kobalt, while outside manufacturers make its tools: Chervon is a documented supplier, and Hongkong Sun Rise Trading made specific recalled Kobalt mowers. [1][2][3]
  • Kobalt → Lowe’s Companies (Owner): Lowe’s Companies, USA; its annual report lists Kobalt among its private brands. [1]
  • Kobalt → Kobalt manufacturing (Manufacturer): Multiple product-specific suppliers: Chervon is documented for Kobalt tools, while the 2017 mower recall names Hongkong Sun Rise Trading. [2][3]
  • Kobalt manufacturing → China — recalled KM2040X-06 mowers (Factory): Hongkong Sun Rise Trading is the named manufacturer; exact factory unnamed. [3]

Who owns Kobalt?

Kobalt is a Lowe’s private brand, not a company that owns every factory behind the products. Lowe’s dates the original mechanics-tool range to 1998 and its subsequent power-tool expansion to 2011. [1][4]

Who actually makes Kobalt products?

Chervon’s October 2020 release identifies Kobalt among the brands it supplies to Lowe’s, alongside SKIL and SKILSAW. That confirms a commercial relationship, but it should not be expanded into “Chervon makes every Kobalt item.” [2]

Where are Kobalt products made?

For a specific manufacturer and country, CPSC’s May 2017 recall identifies Hongkong Sun Rise Trading in China for the affected KM2040X-06 dual-blade mower. The record is historical and model-bounded, not a current origin certificate for Kobalt’s drills, hand tools or cabinets. [3]

Is Kobalt made in China or the USA?

At least some Kobalt products were made in China: the recalled mower is a documented example. These sources do not establish US manufacture for the current assortment or one country for all Kobalt tools. [3][2]

Same factory, different label

CPSC’s same recall names both Kobalt and Greenworks mowers with Hongkong Sun Rise Trading as manufacturer. That is a stronger shared-maker example than visual similarity. It applies to the specified recalled models and does not prove every Greenworks or Kobalt product is identical. [3]

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Ownership timeline

  1. 1998: Kobalt launched as a mechanics-tool line. [4]
  2. 2017-05-26: CPSC named the manufacturer of specific Kobalt and Greenworks mowers. [3]
  3. 2020-10-13: Chervon confirmed its Kobalt supply relationship with Lowe’s. [2]

Frequently asked questions

4 questions about this supply chain, answered from the records above.

Where is kobalt made?

China is confirmed for Kobalt KM2040X-06 mowers in the 2017 recall. Current factory/country assignments for the entire tool range are Unconfirmed.[3]

Who makes kobalt?

Multiple product-specific suppliers: Chervon is documented for Kobalt tools, while the 2017 mower recall names Hongkong Sun Rise Trading.[2][3]

Who manufactures kobalt?

Multiple product-specific suppliers: Chervon is documented for Kobalt tools, while the 2017 mower recall names Hongkong Sun Rise Trading.[2][3]

Who owns kobalt?

Lowe’s Companies, USA; its annual report lists Kobalt among its private brands.[1]

Sources and scope

Year-only source dates denote the report’s coverage year. Dated disclosures establish the facts described at that time. Plant output, contracts and ownership can change; this is a selected map, not a complete supplier census.

  1. [1] Lowe’s annual report 2023 — 2023 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Lists Kobalt among Lowe’s private brands; retail ownership does not identify a single factory.

  2. [2] Chervon named Lowe’s vendor partner of the year — 2020-10-13 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Confirms Chervon supplies Kobalt alongside SKIL and SKILSAW; not a maker for every Kobalt product.

  3. [3] CPSC: Kobalt and Greenworks cordless mowers — 2017-05-26 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Names Hongkong Sun Rise Trading as manufacturer in China for specified Kobalt/Greenworks mower models.

  4. [4] Lowe’s: Kobalt power-tools expansion — 2011-09-22 · Primary source · Reviewed 2026-10-21.

    Dates Kobalt’s 1998 mechanics-tool launch and 2011 expansion; not a current OEM roster.

Unconfirmed

  • Current complete OEM and factory roster, including hand tools and cabinets; whether historical mower contracts continue; exact Chinese plant.