ITOCHU

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{{Infobox_Company | company_name = ITOCHU Corporation
伊藤忠商事株式会社 | company_logo = | company_type = Public KK (Template:Tyo) | foundation = December 1, 1949 | location = Tokyo and Osaka, Japan | key_people = Uichiro Niwa, Chairman
Eizo Kobayashi, CEO
Makoto Kato, COO
Sumitaka Fujita, CFO | industry = Diversified trading company | products = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 4,052 (2006) | homepage = www.itochu.co.jp }} Template:Nihongo, formerly C.ITOCHU, is a Japanese general trading concern based in in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Minato-ku, Tokyo.

1 History
2 Corporate setup
3 Offices of ITOCHU Corporation
4 ITOCHU Group
5 External link

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History

Initally 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 the largest Sogo shosha in Japan and among the world's largest companies; it has 1,027 subsidiaries and associated companies operating in over 80 countries.

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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

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