ITOCHU
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| ITOCHU Corporation 伊藤忠商事株式会社 |
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| Type | Public KK (TYO: 8001 ) |
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| Founded | December 1, 1949 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo and Osaka, Japan |
| Key people | Uichiro Niwa, Chairman Eizo Kobayashi, CEO Makoto Kato, COO Sumitaka Fujita, CFO |
| Industry | Diversified trading company |
| Employees | 4,052 (2006) |
| Website | www.itochu.co.jp |
ITOCHU Corporation (伊藤忠商事株式会社 Itōchū Shōji Kabushiki-gaisha?), formerly C.ITOCHU, is a Japanese general trading concern based in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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[edit] History
Initially founded as a kimono retail store in 1858 by Chubei Ito, ITOCHU gradually evolved from pure buying and selling to manufacturing, supplying, exporting and investments. After various mergers and acquisitions, it was incorporated in 1949. It now ranks as one of the largest Sogo shosha companies in Japan and among the world's largest companies; it has 1,027 subsidiaries and associated companies operating in over 80 countries.
[edit] Corporate setup
Itochu currently has seven major divisions or business groups, listed below:
- textiles
- foods,grain and canned goods (accounting for nearly 25% of revenue)
- aerospace
- electronics and multimedia
- financial, realty insurance and merchandise services, such as foreign exchange and leasing
- petroleum
- nuclear
[edit] Offices of ITOCHU Corporation
- Osaka office - 1-3, Kyutaromachi Yon-chome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Tokyo office - 5-1, Kita-Aoyama Ni-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
ITOCHU currently has seven Division Companies operating:
Textiles
Machinery
Aerospace, Electronics & Multimedia
Energy, Metals & Minerals
Chemicals, Forest Products & General Merchandise
Food
Finance, Realty, Insurance & Logistics Services
[edit] ITOCHU Group
- Itochu Corporation
- Itochu Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (see also CentGas consortium)
- Itochu Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Itochu Aviation Co., Ltd.
- Itochu Mabis Inc.
- Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. (CTC)
[edit] External links
- ITOCHU Corporation (English)
