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December

Dec. 24 , 2008	Sojitz Enters Into a Long-term Bio-ETBE Sales Contract with Braskem, the Largest Petrochemical Company in Brazil - Biofuel chain established to combine with its bioethanol business -
Dec. 9 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :20KB]

November

Nov. 25 , 2008	MALLAGE SHOBU’ Large-scale Shopping Center in Saitama Prefecture, Developed by the Sojitz Group, is Scheduled for its Grand Opening on November 28, 2008
Nov. 13 , 2008	Sojitz Subsidiary NextGen Revises Full-Year Forecasts [PDF :83KB]

October

Oct. 29 , 2008	Announcement of Financial Results (Second Quarter ending September 30, 2008)
Oct. 29 , 2008	Sojitz Revises The 2nd Quarter and Full-year Forecasts for Fiscal 2008 [PDF :13KB]
Oct. 22 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Oct. 22 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Oct. 17 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Oct. 10 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :16KB]
Oct. 3 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Oct. 3 , 2008	Sojitz to Make Investment in US-based Membrane Product Manufacturer - Strengthening its functional materials business -
Oct. 2 , 2008	The Sojitz Group Receives Order for Monorail System for Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea - South Korea’s first urban transit monorail system -
Oct. 2 , 2008	Sojitz has increased its resource in Western Australia - Sojitz expands its resource base of the integrated project from mining to pellet production, which targets Japan, Asia and Middle East market -

September

Sep. 30 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Sep. 16 , 2008	Acquisition of Exclusive Sales Rights for the US Surf Brand ‘REEF’ - The world’s best selling beach sandals -
Sep. 8 , 2008	Sojitz Begins Development of Tuna that Can Prevent Adult-Onset Diseases −Component of Rice Bran Added to Feed Project Undertaken in Cooperation with Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology−

Augst

Aug. 29 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Aug. 15 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Aug. 7 , 2008	Sojitz Receives Order for the Largest Cement Plant in Angola - Aggressive development of industry promotion support as part of its African strategy -
Aug. 4 , 2008	Sojitz Pla-Net and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Receive Order for Photovoltaic Power Generation System from South Korea-based Company - Expansion of global environmentally friendly new energy business -
Aug. 1 , 2008	Sojitz Commences Verification Test utilizing Marine Asset Tracking Tag System (MATTS) - Supporting improvement of marine transport security, with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the United States Department of Homeland Security -

July

Jul. 30 , 2008	Announcement of Financial Results (First Quarter ended June 30, 2008)
Jul. 17 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
July 17 , 2008	Sojitz Invests in Automobile Part Checking Fixtures Manufacturer - To strengthen its upstream automobile business in China -
Jul. 8 , 2008	Sojitz Acquires US-based Petrochemical Manufacturer - Expansion of its chemicals business through aggressive business investment -

June

Jun. 27 , 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF :13KB]
Jun. 19 , 2008	Sojitz to Establish Potato Flake Production Company in China - Entering material production in the expanding Chinese potato chip market -
Jun. 12 , 2008	Sojitz Machinery Forms Comprehensive Business Alliance with Fine Particle Production Technology Venture Company Beryu
Jun. 4, 2008	Sojitz Establishes Suzuki Dealership in South Africa - Expansion of Suzuki four-wheel vehicle sales in Africa's largest market -

May

May. 28, 2008	The Sojitz Group, jointly with Korea-based Hyundai Rotem Company, Receives 19 Billion Yen Order for Multi-Level Passenger Coaches for Boston, U.S.A.
May. 27, 2008	Sojitz Machinery Undertakes Sale of Small, Fast-response, High-sensitivity Metal Detection Unit - Detection without missing microscopic metallic foreign bodies -
May. 16, 2008	Sojitz acquired stake in 160MW Independent Power Producer ("IPP") in Thailand - Siam Power generation Co., Ltd is to commence a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant from October 2010 -
May. 13, 2008	Aid Efforts for Earthquake-stricken Areas in China
May. 13, 2008	Notice Regarding Revision of Conversion Price of 1st Series Class III Preferred Shares [PDF :60KB]
May. 7, 2008	Sojitz to Enter into Production and Sale of Drainpipes in the Caofeidian Industrial Zone, One of the Largest Industrial Cities in Asia - Addressing infrastructure development and environmental issues in China -
May. 7, 2008	Aid Efforts for 'Cyclone-hit Myanmar'

April

Apr. 30, 2008	Announcement of Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2008
Apr. 30, 2008	Notice Regarding Fiscal 2007 Year-end Dividend [PDF :28KB]
Apr. 24, 2008	Sojitz Acquires Stake in Oil and Gas Fields off Victoria, Australia - Promotion of its global resources development -
Apr. 10, 2008	Sojitz Subsidiary Nissho Electronics Revises Full-year Forecasts [PDF :39KB]
Apr. 7, 2008	New Plant Establishment in Russia by Sojitz, Isuzu Motors and OJSC Severstal-auto -Elabuga Plant to commence full-scale operations from August-

March

Mar. 27, 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF : 15KB]
Mar. 19, 2008	Nippon Sharyo and Sojitz Receive Order from Russia for Railway Freight Car Production Facility -Entry into Russia's Railway-related Market-
Mar. 12, 2008	Sojitz and Fuji Electric Systems awarded contract for the World's Largest Aluminium Smelter

February

Feb. 29, 2008	Sojitz to Underwrite New shares Issued through Third-party Allocation of A-type Shares by JAL - Enhancing aviation-related businesses and cooperation with JALUX -
Feb. 29, 2008	Notice Regarding Change of Representative Director [PDF : 17KB]
Feb. 14, 2008	Notice Regarding Dissolution of Subsidiary [PDF : 13KB]
Feb. 8, 2008	Recall Notice for 81 bags of 'Beef Tongue Jerky' <Safety measures for product not subject to recall by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare>
Feb. 4, 2008	(Correction) February 3 notice concerning 'Announcement made today by Hyogo Police'
Feb. 3, 2008	Notice concerning Announcement made today by Hyogo Police
Feb. 1, 2008	Sojitz to Develop New Oil Field in Offshore Block 1 in Southeastern Qatar -Project to double oil production-

January

Jan. 31, 2008	Notice Concerning Products made by Tianyang Food Plant
Jan. 30, 2008	Announcement of Financial Results (Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2007)
Jan. 25, 2008	Sojitz Advances into Data Center Operation Segment -Investment in Industry Leader to Become Top Shareholder-

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