Our History
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| 1842 | Marubeni's founder Chubei Itoh was born in Shiga Prefecture. |
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| 1858 | Chubei Itoh moved out of the family business and started a linen trading business with his uncle. |
| 1872 | Chobei Itoh, Chubei Itoh's elder brother, opened Itoh Chobei Shoten. Chubei Itoh opened Benchu in Osaka. |
| 1914 | Reorganized the former private business into C.Itoh & Co. |
| 1918 | Sales divisions of C.Itoh & Co. were divided into two incorporated companies, C.Itoh & Co., Ltd and Itochu Shoten, Ltd. |
| 1920 | The overseas trading division of C.Itoh & Co., Ltd. was spun off to establish Daido Boeki Kaisha Ltd. |
| 1921 | Established Marubeni Shoten, Ltd. From the merger of Itochu Shoten, Ltd. and Itoh Chobei Shoten. Chobei Itoh IX was appointed as president. |
| 1933 | Marubeni Shoten formulated The Five Marubeni Precepts. |
| 1941 | Sanko Kabushiki Kaisha Ltd. was established through the merger of C.Itoh & Co., Ltd. and two other companies. |
| 1944 | Daiken Co., Ltd. was established through the merger of Daido Boeki Kaisha Ltd. and two other companies. |
| 1949 | Marubeni Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 1950 | Listed shares on the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 1951 | First overseas subsidiary was established in New York. |
| 1955 | Changed trading name to Marubeni-Iida Co., Ltd. following the merger of Marubeni Co., Ltd. and Iida & Co., Ltd. |
| 1966 | Acquired Totsu Co., Ltd. |
| 1972 | Changed trading name to Marubeni Corporation. |
| 1973 | Merged with Nanyo Bussan Co., Ltd. |
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| 1974 | Received approval for establishing Marubeni Foundation, a social welfare corporation. |
| 1976 | The Lockheed scandals occurred. |
| 1998 | Marubeni Corporate Principles and Marubeni Corporation Code of Conduct were enforced. |
| 1999 | The Restructuring Plan started. |
| 2001 |
Medium-term management plan @ction 21 started. Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. was established. Medium-term management plan @ction 21 was revised and @ction 21 “A” PLAN was announced. |
| 2003 | Medium-term management plan “V” PLAN started. |
| 2006 | Medium-term management plan “G” PLAN started. |
| 2008 | Medium-term management plan SG2009 started. |
| 2010 | SG-12 Medium-term management plan started. |
| 2013 | Achieved a net income of 205.7 billion yen in the fiscal year ending March 2013. Medium-term management plan Global Challenge 2015 started. |
| 2016 | Medium-term management plan Global Challenge 2018 started. |
| 2019 | Medium-Term Management Strategy GC2021 started. |
| 2021 |
Construction of the new Marubeni Building (head office) in Tokyo completed. Marubeni Gallery opened. |
| 2022 | Mid-Term Management Strategy GC2024 started. |
| 2025 | Mid-Term Management Strategy GC2027 started. |
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