Instrument NameItochu CorpInstrument Symbol(ITOCF)

Instrument ExchangeOTC US

Itochu Corp was incorporated on December 1, 1949. The Company is engaged in domestic trading, import-export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, information and communications technology, realty, general products, insurance, logistics services, construction, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas. Its operating segments include Textile, Machinery, Metals & Minerals, Energy & Chemicals, Food and ICT, General Products & Realty. The Textile segment is engaged in all stages of the textile business from rough material, thread and textile to the final products for garments, home furnishings and industrial materials. In addition, the segment promotes brand businesses, development of high technology, and retail operations of TV and Internet shopping. The Machinery segment is engaged in business activities for projects and related services and production of equipment for plants, bridges, railways and other infrastructures; Ipp and water resources and environment-related equipment; trading of ships, aircraft, automobiles, construction machinery, industrial machinery, machine tools, environmental equipment, electronic device and related equipment; environmental business activities such as renewable and alternative energy businesses. In addition, the segment provides medical device and pharmaceuticals transactions and related services in medical and health-related business area. The Metals & Minerals segment is engaged in metal and mineral resource development, processing of steel products, solar power generation / solar thermal power generation business, environmental business including trading in greenhouse gas emissions, and trading in iron ore, coal, pig iron and ferrous raw materials, non-ferrous and light metal, steel products, nuclear fuels and solar power generation / solar thermal power generation in Japan and overseas. The Energy & Chemicals segment is engaged in business activities such as energy resource development, trading of oil, petroleum products and gas in Japan and overseas as well as business and trading in basic chemicals, fine chemicals, plastics and inorganic chemicals. The Food segment pursues efficiency-oriented operations from production and distribution to retail in all areas of food from raw materials to finished products both domestically and abroad. The ICT, General Products & Realty segment is engaged in business and trading of various consumer products such as lumber, pulp, paper, rubber, tire, cement and ceramics. In addition, the segment is engaged in business such as IT solution, internet-related services, non-store retailing, energy management, venture capital business, distribution of mobile phone devices and related services, telecommunication and media business, agency, broker and consulting services of insurance, reinsurance third-party logistics, warehousing, trucking and international intermodal transport. In addition, the segment is engaged in sale of real estate, real estate securitization, operation of real estate, pFI related service and real estate consulting, debt/equity financing business and financial services. The Company is subject to a various laws and regulations both domestically and overseas due to the vast array of products and services it provides.