2-1, Ohtemachi 1-Chome
Tokyo, Japan
+81-3-3285-1111
http://www.mitsui.com
Nikkei 225
#270 in
FT Global 500 (July 2012)
Part of a network of companies that was founded by a samurai centuries ago, Mitsui & Co. now does battle in the marketplace. Mitsui & Co. spearheads the Mitsui Group, one of Japan's largest keiretsu (companies loosely connected through cross-ownership). A leading Japanese general trading firm (sogo shosha), Mitsui & Co. has about 320 subsidiaries in a wide range of industries. Its major business units are engaged in the production and sale of chemicals, electronics and information, energy, foods, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, textiles, and machinery. The company's largest revenue generators are its trading activities in the energy and chemical sectors.