| About: | Sumitomo Corporation engages in the general trading business. It operates through nine segments: Steel; Automotive; Transportation & Construction Systems Diverse Urban Development; Media & Digital; Lifestyle Business; Mineral Resources; Chemical Solutions; and Energy Transformation Business. It provides steel sheets and tubular products; and manufactures, leases, sells, services, and finances motor vehicles, tires, ships, aircraft, construction equipment, and related components and parts. It is involved in the real estate businesses, such as buildings, retail and logistic facilities, residences, and real estate funds; development and operation of industrial parks; construction material and machinery business, such as cement and industrial facilities; integrated logistics infrastructure business; insurance business; and social infrastructure businesses for transportation, airports, ports, and water. It engages in the digital solution, communications infrastructure, value-added service, 5G related, media, TV shopping, video content-related, and global corporate venture capital businesses, as well as retail businesses, such as supermarkets and brands; food businesses; such as food products, food ingredients, and fresh produce; healthcare businesses, such as drugstores, pharmacies, managed care organizations, and clinics; ship fuel supply and electricity retail; and environmental solutions and storage battery businesses. It is engaged in mining, smelting, and trading of copper, nickel, aluminum, coal, iron ore, and precious metals; infrastructure development, including power generation and plant engineering, and procurement and construction. It develops and trades in organic and inorganic chemicals, silicon wafers, pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, and veterinary drugs; and provides energy and liquefied natural gas, and electronics manufacturing services. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. |