Sumitomo Corporation · Tokyo Japan ·(Pink Sheets: SSUMY)(Tokyo: 80530)

Sumitomo Corporation makes general trading its specialty. A Japanese sogo shosha (general trading company), Sumitomo imports and exports metals, machinery, electronics, fuels, chemicals, textiles, and food products. It also is active in finance, logistics, and real estate, primarily condominium and office development. The group's top revenue producers are its automobile and construction equipment businesses, as well as its coal and metal products segments. Sumitomo Corporation is part of the Sumitomo keiretsu, a group of companies loosely linked by cross-ownership. Other group companies include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Sumitomo Life Insurance, and electronics maker NEC. To read the full description, subscribe now.