Key facts
- Mitsui & Co. President and CEO Kenichi Hori believes the company's core value is in managing and supplying scarce resources.
- Hori stated that Mitsui has placed a greater emphasis on speed and scale since receiving an investment from Berkshire Hathaway.
- The company aims to enhance corporate value by providing solutions to social issues and leveraging cross-segment synergy.
- Mitsui's competitiveness stems from its ability to undertake complex projects across diverse business domains and execute multi-functional trading.
- The corporate culture is characterized by 'Challenge and Innovation' and open-mindedness, fostering unique professional talent.
Mitsui & Co. believes its primary value as a global trading company lies in its capacity to manage and supply scarce resources to various downstream industries, according to President and CEO Kenichi Hori. In a recent interview, Hori indicated that since Berkshire Hathaway's investment, Mitsui has increased its focus on speed and scale.
Hori elaborated that the company aims to enhance its corporate value by providing "real solutions to social issues" and leveraging "cross-segment synergy." He highlighted Mitsui's competitiveness in its ability to construct complex projects across different business domains and engage in multi-functional trading that creates added value for customers. The company also emphasizes updating its functional capabilities in areas such as finance, marketing, and digital services.