Toyota Tsusho Corporation (豊田通商株式会社, Toyota Tsūshō Kabushiki-gaisha, TYO: 8015, based in Nagoya and Tokyo) is a sōgō shōsha (trading company), a member of the Toyota Group. Toyota Tsusho has a worldwide presence through its many subsidiaries and operating divisions, including over 150 offices, and 900 subsidiaries and affiliates around the world. Its main business is supporting Toyota Motor's automobile business and other Toyota Group companies, but Toyota Tsusho's business is very diverse, spanning industrial, commercial, and consumer sectors. Business areas run the gamut, including industrial raw materials, agricultural products, and high technology.
Toyota established Toyoda Kinyu Kaisha (トヨタ金融株式會社) in 1936 to provide sales financing for Toyota cars. The dissolution of the Toyota zaibatsu in 1948 led to the trading division of Toyota Finance being spun off to a new company called Nisshin Tsusho Kaisha, Ltd. (日新通商株式会社) This company was renamed "Toyoda Tsusho" in 1956.
Toyota Tsusho began exports of Toyota cars in 1964, starting with exports to the Dominican Republic. By the 1980s it had expanded its business to include overseas production for the Toyota Group, and had established a second head office in Tokyo. Toyota Tsusho merged with Kasho Company, Ltd. in 2000. Kasho was a trading company focused on the Southeast Asia markets and dealt in rubber, paper, food, chemicals and general merchandise. Toyota Tsusho then acquired Tomen Corporation, another Japanese trading company, on April 1, 2006. This acquisition expanded Toyota Tsusho's food, textiles, chemicals and energy business and caused it to leapfrog Sojitz to become the sixth-largest general trading company in Japan. Tomen had been founded in 1920 as Toyo Menka Kaisha (東洋棉花株式會社) from the cotton trading business of Mitsui & Co. and was active in grain processing, power generation, agrochemicals and other business areas worldwide. These acquisitions together expanded Toyota Tsusho's business beyond its historical automotive focus.
Toyota Tsusho's businesses are divided into 7 business sections:
Metals: Processing, logistics and storage of various metals including steel, aluminum and rare earths. The metals business is a major supplier of materials for Toyota and also engages in the recycling of scrapped vehicles. It is the largest of the seven segments in terms of sales, assets and income.
Global Parts & Logistics: A 23-country network for the development, production, procurement and sale of automotive and aircraft parts.
Automotive: Export, production and distribution of Toyota and third-party automobiles, with investments in 85 countries.
Machinery, Energy & Project: Design and implementation of automobile production plants, energy plants and other infrastructure. Recent projects include a thermal power plant in St. Charles, Maryland, a thermal power plant overhaul in Salem Harbor, Massachusetts, and construction and commissioning of the two largest geothermal power plants in Africa. In 2015, Toyota Tsusho announced a $1.5 billion investment in gas exploration and renewable energy in Egypt.
Chemicals & Electronics: Trading in petrochemicals, semiconductors and electronic components, as well as systems integration and other IT services.
Food & Agribusiness: Trading in grains and other foodstuffs and related processing and catering businesses. In 2014, Toyota Tsusho teamed up with Sapporo Holdings to acquire U.S. fruit juice manufacturer Country Pure Foods.
Consumer Products & Services: Includes insurance brokerage and agency businesses, apparel production and trading, health care and nursing care sales and services, and real estate development and operation. It is the smallest of the seven segments.
Nagoya head office - 9-8, Meieki 4-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Tokyo head office - 3-13, Konan 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Osaka branch - 3-11, Minamisenba 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Major subsidiaries and affiliates
CFAO
Toyotsu Machinery Corporation
Tomen Electronics Corporation
Tomen Devices Corporation
Elematec Corporation
Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation
Fukuske Corporation
First Baking Co., Ltd.
Lilycolor Co., Ltd.
Biscaye Holdings Co.,LTD.
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
Toyota Tsusho Canada, Inc.
Toyota Tsusho De Venezuela, C.A.
S.C. Toyota Tsusho do Brasil Ltda.
Toyota Tsusho Argentina S.A.
C.I. Toyota Tsusho de Colombia S.A.
Toyota Tsusho Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A.
Toyota Tsusho ID Systems GmbH (TTID), Germany
Toyota Tsusho U.K. Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho Nordic Oy
Toyota Tsusho Africa Pty. Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho East Africa Limited
Tomen Iran Limited Liability Company
Toyota Tsusho Korea Corporation
Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (Dubai Branch)
Toyota Tsusho Philippines Corporation
Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (H.K.) Corporation Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (India) Pvt.Ltd.
Kasho International (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
P.T. Toyota Tsusho Indonesia
Toyota Tsusho Vietnam Company Limited
Myanmar Toyota Tsusho Co., Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho India Pvt. Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (Australasia) Pty. Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho (N.Z.) Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd
KDDI China Corporation
Makita France SAS
Lao-Japan Airport Terminal Services Company Limited
Nagayama IP Holdings, LLC
EDWIN ASIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Toyota Tsusho Electronic (Thailand) Co.,Ltd
Toyota Tsusho Network Integration Thailand Co.,Ltd
Toyota Tsusho Network Integration Asia Pte. Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho Network Integration India Pvt Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Perú)
Indus Motors Company, Pakistan
Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Ecuador)
Toyotsu Rare Earths India Pvt. Ltd.(INDIA)
Toyota Jamaica Ltd.
Toyota Tsusho Kenya Ltd.
(as of March 31, 2012)
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