- CEO
- Kosuke Uemura
- Full Time Employees
- 26,789
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Steel
- Address
- 1-1, Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome Tokyo TY Japan 100-8691
- IPO Date
- Apr 1, 2003
- Business
- Sojitz Corporation operates as a diversified general trading company, engaging in manufacturing, importing, exporting, and investing across a broad spectrum of industries worldwide. The company structures its operations through seven key divisions: Automotive, offering wholesale, retail, financing, and services for vehicles in mature and emerging markets; Aerospace, Transportation & Infrastructure, providing aircraft sales consulting, leasing, defense systems, railcar MRO and leasing, marine vessels, airport management, and urban development; Energy Solutions & Healthcare, delivering infrastructure PPP projects, renewable and downstream energy solutions, and healthcare services; Metals, Mineral Resources & Recycling, handling coking coal, steel, metal resources, and circular economy initiatives; Chemicals, trading methanol, plastic resins, rare earths, industrial salts, and environmental life science products via subsidiaries like Sojitz Pla-Net and Pla Matels; Consumer Industry & Agriculture, encompassing fertilizer manufacturing, animal feed, livestock, biomass fuels, building materials, and regional revitalization; and Retail & Consumer Service, focusing on food distribution, aquaculture, shopping centers, real estate, and digital retail marketing. Sojitz maintains extensive global operations with over 80 overseas offices and 394 international subsidiaries, primarily targeting industrial, consumer, and infrastructure sectors in Japan, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, Asia, and beyond; the company traces its roots to 1862 and maintains headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 2768.T. Recent strategic expansions include the December 2025 agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Australia's UGL Transport from CIMIC Group for entry into rail O&M, complementing existing EPC projects in Asia and North America; the January 2025 acquisition of Capella Capital Partnership from Lendlease for JPY 47 billion to bolster PPP infrastructure development in energy, social, and transport sectors across Australia and globally; the December 2024 acquisition of Pinergy, an Irish energy retailer, to enhance renewable supply capabilities in Europe; the April 2025 joint venture with EFM to launch a USD 200 million U.S. forestry fund for carbon credits; a November 2025 memorandum with Auna S.A. for Latin American healthcare ventures in Mexico; and November 2025 establishment of Sojitz Australia Transport with A$300 million capital for transport investments, alongside ongoing initiatives like heavy rare earth imports from Australia and gallium production studies.