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Transport Projects in Asia and North America Pick up
Conceptual rendering of the ordered monorail system
Sojitz Korea Corporation, a Korean subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, and Hitachi Ltd. received an order from Korea’s Public Procurement Service for a straddle-type monorail system in Daegu Metropolitan City in September 2008. The order is for monorail vehicles and core systems including the signaling system. This will be the first urban transit monorail system introduced in South Korea.
Sojitz Active in Hyundai Assembly and Wholesale Business in Thailand
A Hyundai (Thailand) showroom.
Sojitz operates Hyundai Motor (Thailand) Co. Ltd., an import and sales company that handles Hyundai vehicles from South Korea in Thailand, where growth in the automobile industry is remarkable in Asia. The company has performed well since its establishment in 2007, with sales volumes increasing at a pace that exceeds growth in the Thai automobile market. By using its past achievements as a foothold, Sojitz will expand its automobile business in rapidly-growing Asian markets.
Imports and Sale of Hyundai Vehicles in Latin American Markets
The Hyundai Puerto Rico headquarters
Sojitz imports Hyundai vehicles from South Korea and sells them through dealers in rapidly-growing markets in Latin America. Shortly after establishment in Puerto Rico, Sojitz’s sales volumes and market share increased rapidly, contributing to higher profits. In Argentina, Sojitz held a Fan Park event with Hyundai, an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, raising Hyundai’s brand recognition and contributing to a higher market share.
Sojitz Active in Electric Power Projects Around the World
Construction of the Riyadh PP 11 Project
Sojitz is currently participating in electric power projects in countries around the world including Vietnam, Mexico, and Sri Lanka. In 2010, Sojitz received orders for three major projects: the Riyadh IPP (1,7120 MW) in Saudi Arabia and the Barka 3 (744 MW) and Sohar 3 (744 MW) in Oman. The majority of these projects are for thermal power plants that operate on natural gas, and the projects form electric power assets that are expected to generate stable and well-balanced income in various regions. Sojitz will actively seek new projects with a focus on regions in Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf where it has strengths. Sojitz will also form alliances with ideal partners for electric power facility (generation, transformation, and distribution) EPC and equipment supply and provide added value in the form of setting up financing to expand business, particularly in the Middle East and Asia.
Bearing Business pursuing global expansion built on the strength of a unique operating base
Sojitz continues to expand its bearing operations on a global scale
The greatest strength of Sojitz’s Bearing Business is the unique development of a dealer network for product sales extending throughout China and a supply chain for the supply of components required in bearing production. Besides the development of a sales network as a trading company function, we also play a role in the production field as a base for the production of parts for bearing manufacturing plants worldwide through collaboration with partners possessing distinctive component processing technology. Taking advantage of this operating platform, we intend to continue expanding globally into the BRICs countries and other emerging markets in the fields of both products and parts.
Polyester Synthetic Fiber Plant Business Remains Brisk
Polyester plant winders
Sojitz received an order for 18 lines with 692 sets of draw-texturing machines manufactured by TMT Machinery for use in polyester fiber plants by the Zhejiang Tiansheng Holding Group in May 2010. Demand for polyester is rising rapidly in China, and Shaoxing Yifeng Chemical Fiber Co. Ltd, a Zhejiang Tiansheng Group company, has already installed 800,000 tons of synthetic fiber equipment. A new contract has now been signed for a new plant to be constructed in the Binhai Industrial Park in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, which is expected to start operating in 2011. TMT Machinery was established in 2002 through joint investment by three of Japan’s leading synthetic fiber equipment manufacturers (Toray Engineering Co., Ltd., Murata Machinery, Ltd., and Teijin Seiki Co., Ltd. (now, Nabtesco)) and has thus far built up an extensive track record of introductions primarily in China but also in Brazil (CITEPE) and other countries.
Global Development of Electronic Component SMT Equipment and Related Businesses
Fuji Machine SMT equipment
Sojitz is developing its sales and service subsidiaries in China, Southeast Asia, Brazil and India specializing in SMT equipment produced by Fuji Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd., which boasts the world’s leading share of industrial robots used for semiconductor mounting. Through these subsidiaries, Sojitz offers related sales and service mainly to clients in the PC, mobile phone, automotive, and semiconductor fields. In addition, Sojitz is eyeing investment in businesses engaged in the development and manufacture of related products as it takes steps to expand its scope of operations. At the same time, Sojitz aims to build a value chain that supplies components (kits) to clients and also handles products in order to become a total solutions provider in the SMT equipment industry.
Sojitz Machinery Corporation Advocates Environmental Management
Infrared rotary drum enables quick drying and boasts a compact design
In light of the worsening situation with regard to global warming and depleted resources, Sojitz Machinery Corporation is advocating environmental management throughout its businesses. Based on the concept of preserving the global environment, the company will constantly develop and propose production line manufacturing equipment that is simple, slim, and compact, and supply equipment with low energy consumption. These measures will lead to an increase in the company’s competitiveness and drive its growth while contributing to cost reductions, cuts in CO2 emissions, and higher productivity at client companies in a wide range of industrial fields, including automobiles, steel and nonferrous metals, chemicals, and semiconductors.
Enterprise Solutions Business
HP BladeSystem, a next-generation blade server
Nissho Electronics Corporation provides optimized solutions and seamlessly-integrated services ranging from consulting to system construction, maintenance, and operation relating to cutting-edge IT infrastructure to the manufacturing and logistics industries. The company also supports various cloud services created using the latest cloud and network technologies including virtualization and automation. Based on its business expertise and many years of experience building information systems for financial institutions and information service companies, Nissho Electronics also provides highly specialized applications and systems such as operations solutions.
Telecommunication Carrier Solutions Business
Juniper ultra-high-speed Internet backbone routers
Based on its track record as an established industry leader, Nissho Electronics caters to a variety of customer needs, supplying telecommunication carriers and service providers with distinctive products and reliable technical support in the areas of backbone routers, high-end switches, optical communications, VoIP (Voice over IP) and IPTV systems. “Green IT solutions” is the theme that guides the company’s efforts in network construction.
Advanced New Technology Service Center
The NETFrontier Center
The NETFrontier Center is Nissho Electronics Corporation’s new technology service Center for providing ICT solutions support to customers. More than 200 engineers provide commended technology support and maintenance services. The Center also has facilities that customers can use for verification and training. The Center provides 24-hour, 365-day network solution failure response services, one-stop maintenance services for IT infrastructure solutions, system operation and monitoring that complies with the ITIL international standards, and other IT outsourcing services.
Internet Data Center Business
Rendering of the Ishikari Data Center, which is to be completed in the fall of 2011
Sakura Internet Inc. operates one of Japan’s largest-capacity and highest-speed backbones and its own data centers. The company offers high-quality and high-cost performance rental servers and other hosting services and housing services for server rental and Internet connection. Sakura Internet has gained the support of many popular content providers that enjoy high hit levels including blogs, social networking services, and content distributors for its distribution capabilities.
The Boeing Company/Bombardier Inc.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner manufactured by Boeing
Sojitz has engaged in civil aircraft sales activities with Boeing for more than half a century, capturing more than 85% of the domestic market. The B787 aircraft, which incorporates the latest technology, has been adopted by All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. In the regional aviation segment, Sojitz conducts intensive marketing of the Bombardier CRJ series and the Dash-8 series to domestic carriers and sales of special-purpose models from the Dash-8 series to the Japanese government-related customers.
Business Jet Operations Expected to Grow
The newly opened base of operations for business jets at the Subic Free Trade Zone
The business aircraft is a high-growth segment that is attracting considerable attention. Sojitz sells all Boeing and Bombardier business aircraft models in Japan and has invested in Aviation Concepts Inc., the only company in Asia that has an American charter license, with the aim of expanding business and becoming a leading company for business aircraft in Asia.
Sojitz Marine & Engineering
Ballast water treatment equipment for ships manufactured by Ecochlor of the United States
Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation has comprehensive capabilities to meet customer needs in all aspects of the marine transport and shipbuilding industries. Business activities range from sale and purchase of new and used vessels, charters, vessel management, and construction supervision to sale of large engines, equipment designed specifically for LNG carriers, cast and forged steel products, and shipbuilding equipment. The company is undertaking strategic sales of ballast water treatment equipment manufactured by Ecochlor, Inc. of the United States as a means of protecting the global marine environment.
Ship Ownership Operations
The Solar Africa (58,000 ton freight vessel), owned by Sojitz, was completed in March 2011.
Sojitz has been involved in the ship ownership business with a focus on highly-adaptable small and medium bulk carriers for more than 40 years. Based on a complementary relationship and synergy effects generated through accumulating and sharing information and expertise of Sojitz Marine & Engineering Corporation, Sojitz has enhanced its presence as a leading player in the shipping business. Sojitz plans to add four new vessels to its fleet in 2011 and is steadily developing its fleet with an eye towards five and 10 years into the future.
