Marubeni Corporation - Marubeni

Japanese: 丸紅[株] - まるべに

Founded by Ito Chubei in 1858, this trading company developed as a textile wholesaler. It is one of the top five trading companies and is the core company of the Fuyo Group. During World War II, it was merged with Sanko and Daiken Sangyo, and in 1949 it separated to form Marubeni, which merged with Takashimaya Iida in 1955 and became Marubeni Iida. In 1972, the company changed to its current name. After the war, it strengthened its metal and machinery divisions and became a general trading company. It is strong in fields such as paper and pulp, machinery, plants, and chemicals. It also entered the retail electricity business after it was liberalized in 2000. Headquarters in Tokyo and Osaka. Capital in 2011 was 262.6 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 9.204 trillion yen. Sales breakdown (%) is energy 27, food 20, metals 10, chemicals 9, transportation equipment 8, paper and pulp 6, and other 20.
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Japanese:

1858年伊藤忠兵衛が創業，繊維問屋として発展した商社。５大商社の一角を占め，芙蓉グループの中核企業。第２次大戦中三興，大建産業に統合され，1949年分離して丸紅設立，1955年高島屋飯田と合併し丸紅飯田と称した。1972年現社名に変更。戦後，金属・機械部門などの強化を図り総合商社化。紙パルプ，機械，プラント，化学などの分野で強い。2000年自由化された電力の小売り事業にも参入。本社東京・大阪。2011年資本金2626億円，2011年３月期売上高９兆204億円。売上構成（％）は，エネルギー27，食料20，金属10，化学品９，輸送機８，紙パルプ６，その他20。
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