Marubeni Corporation

Marubeni Corporation is a Japanese public sogo shosha founded in 1858 and headquartered in Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Through a network of 126 branches and offices worldwide and 498 consolidated companies, it conducts importing, exporting, third‑country trading and domestic business across lifestyle, food and agri business, metals and mineral resources, energy and chemicals, power and infrastructure services, finance, leasing and real estate, aerospace and mobility, IT solutions, and next generation business development and corporate development. As of March 31, 2025, the company employed 4,304 people on a standalone basis and 51,834 across the Marubeni Group. Operationally, Marubeni is structured into divisions such as the Energy & Chemicals Division, which participates in LNG production, liquefaction and trading projects in Equatorial Guinea, Peru and Papua New Guinea, oil and gas development in countries including the United States and India, petroleum and LPG trading and marketing, nuclear fuel‑cycle activities and uranium production in Kazakhstan, and chemical trading in olefins and industrial chemicals. The Power & Infrastructure Services Division develops power plants and broader infrastructure and is involved in offshore wind, including the Westermost Rough Wind Farm in the UK, Japan’s first offshore wind projects, floating turbine demonstrations, Scottish seabed rights in partnership with SSE Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, and a floating offshore wind project in the A06 area off South Brittany, France. Strategically, Marubeni is shifting from coal toward renewable energy, expanding carbon‑credit generation and trading, and building “strategic platform businesses” in areas such as agri‑inputs retail, mobility in North America, wholesale and retail power trading, and pharmaceutical sales. The group pursues occupational health and safety through a formal management system overseen by its Sustainability Management Committee, promotes ISO 45001 adoption across operating sites, and embeds human‑rights and supply‑chain sustainability policies in its global operations.