Kanematsu Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale, import, and export of IT related equipment; food; products derived from life science; energy related petroleum and chemicals; steel related products and plants; and machinery, equipment, and related materials primarily in Japan and other parts of Asia, Europe, and North America. Its IT related products include semiconductors; semiconductor/LED manufacturing equipment; optical communication; electronic components and mechanized parts; computers/network systems; mobile communication terminals/mobile phones; and aircraft/aircraft parts. The companyâs food products comprise canned/frozen/dried fruits, coffee, cocoa, sugar, sesame, peanuts, various beans, wines, meat, seafood, feed, fertilizer, soybeans, barley, wheat, rice, processed foods, and pet foods. Its steel products include stainless steel, surface-treated steel plates, seamless piping, coking coal, precision forged products, automobile parts, various plants, automobiles, maritime equipment, ODA projects, telecommunications projects, optical fiber, electric power projects, machine tools, and industrial machinery. The companyâs energy related products consist of crude oil, petroleum products, and LPG; and life science products comprise battery materials, fertilizer materials, adhesive materials, solvents, functional food materials, stolle milk, nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical intermediates. Its textile products include cotton/knit cut-and-sew clothing, dresses, casual shirts, sports clothes, sports shoes, and denim items, as well as various types of woven items, knitting yarn, and cotton/synthetic woven goods/functional materials for non-apparel uses. The company was founded in 1889 as Fusajiro Kanematsu Shoten and changed its name to Kanematsu Shoten Company in 1918. Further, it changed its name to Kanematsu and Company in 1943 and to Kanematsu Corporation in 1990. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
