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- Toyota Tsusho Corporation Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TYO:8015) operates as a diversified sogo shosha, or general trading company, within the Toyota Group, engaging in trading, manufacturing, logistics, and investment activities across metals; global parts and logistics; automotive; machinery, energy, and projects; chemicals and electronics; food and consumer services; and Africa-focused operations. The company provides steel sheets, non-ferrous metals, rare earth resources, and metal recycling; automotive parts, vehicle assembly, after-sales services, spare parts supply, used car sales, and leasing; industrial machinery, construction equipment, renewable energy development including wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass, energy infrastructure such as LNG and biodiesel, and power plants; chemicals like detergents, solvents, iodine, bio-plastics, and plastic recycling alongside electronics components and software; grain, food products, insurance, and lifestyle services; headquartered in Nagoya, Japan with a Tokyo head office, founded in 1948, and conducting business in over 150 countries through approximately 900 subsidiaries and affiliates including CFAO and Toyota Tsusho America. Recent developments include the completion of its $1.34 billion acquisition of U.S.-based Radius Recycling Inc. in July 2025, making it a wholly owned subsidiary to bolster closed-loop recycling and decarbonization efforts in North America; acquisition of a 25% stake in LG Chem's cathode active materials plant in September 2025 to strengthen battery materials supply under the U.S. IRA framework; capital increase in Toyota Tsusho Mobility Ghana via subsidiary CFAO in 2025 for mobility business expansion in Africa; and upward revision of its full fiscal year profit forecast to 360 billion yen in October 2025 driven by supply chain and African operations growth, alongside a higher dividend payout.