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News Releases 2007
December
- Dec. 26, 2007
Capital participation in and business tie-up with PRIME NETWORK INC.- Dec. 25, 2007
Acquisition of 315MW Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station- Dec. 21, 2007
Launch of MOTTAINAI TOUR, a travel program for awareness of environmental problems through on-site activities, together with Globe-Trotter T&E- Dec. 17, 2007
ITOCHU Concludes Capital and Business Tie-Up with U.S. Liquid Lens Development Venture- Dec. 13, 2007
Separation and transfer agreement between ITOCHU Corporation and ITOCHU Non-Ferrous Materials Co., Ltd.
(67KB)- Dec. 6, 2007
Business / Equity Partnership with Convergence CT (USA)- Dec. 5, 2007
Expanded approach to the work-life balance- Dec. 5, 2007
LeSportsac marketing of merchandise in collaboration with Stella McCartney- Dec. 4, 2007
The Manufacture and Marketing of Animal Nutrition & Health Products (Premix for Livestock and Aquaculture)
November
- Nov. 30, 2007
Development of the ELLE en noir Brand- Nov. 30, 2007
ITOCHU Corporation gains ground in the field of Regeneration Therapy- Nov. 16, 2007
Agreement Signed with South African MVELAPHANDA Holdings for a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Concerning Research and Development of Metal, Coal, and Energy Resources- Nov. 16, 2007
Participation in the Offshore Petroleum Exploration Project to the West of the Faeroe Islands (Autonomous Dependency of Denmark) and Shetland Islands (United Kingdom)- Nov. 12, 2007
Conclusion of MOU with Qatar Petroleum International- Nov. 8, 2007
Expansion of the Street Fashion Brand "MAD FOOT!"- Nov. 7, 2007
Audiobook "EL GOLAZO Stadium Series" "Communicate with Brazilian Soccer Players! Portuguese Lessons for Use in Soccer Stadiums" Launch of sales at iTunes® Store
October
- Oct. 30, 2007
Announcement of Semi-Annual Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006- Oct. 30, 2007
Regarding the Devaluation Loss relating to stocks of Orient Corporation
(54KB)- Oct. 10, 2007
The "OTOBOKI" series of audiobooks Launch of sales of “Introduction to Bookkeeping Grade Three” at iTunes® Store- Oct. 10, 2007
The new series of "OTOYOGA" audiobooks Launch of sales of "Surf Yoga" and five other titles at iTunes® Store- Oct. 1, 2007
Launch of "service for settlement of accounts receivable" utilizing "ITOCHU's network" and "Orico's financial functions"
September
- Sep. 25, 2007
Capital and Strategic Alliance with Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. Formed by JapanBridge, a Specialty Pharmaceutical Company Founded jointly by ITOCHU Corporation and MPM Capital- Sep. 20, 2007
Purchase of additional Jamco shares- Sep. 18, 2007
Establishment of company for sales of brakes for industrial machinery and rolling stock based on a joint venture with Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.- Sep. 10, 2007
Capital Participation in the Orico Auto Loan Guarantee Firm- Sep. 10, 2007
Establishment of a knitting mill in Bangladesh- Sep. 6, 2007
ITOCHU Corporation to Dissolve and Liquidate Subsidiary
(54KB)
August
- Aug. 24, 2007
An act of Dishonesty Committed by Former Representative Director of a Subsidiary- Aug. 10, 2007
Upstream oil and natural gas project in Australia- Aug. 6, 2007
Acquisition of resin compound business in Europe
July
- Jul. 27, 2007
Announcement of Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2008- Jul. 17, 2007
Establishment of Suzhou FamilyMart Co., Ltd. and development of FamilyMart business in Suzhou- Jul. 12, 2007
Launch of sales of audiobooks by Globe-trotter
June
- Jun. 27, 2007
Purchase of Solar Depot, the US PV system integrator- Jun. 22, 2007
Heads of Agreement on participation in a refrigerated LPG terminal project in Indonesia and long-term LPG supply to Pertamina- Jun. 20, 2007
Partnership with the US firm Fuel Tech in sale of energy-saving technology to Chinese power stations- Jun. 13, 2007
Business and capital tieup with Kanemi Foods- Jun. 8, 2007
Participation in an assembly project in Russia together with SUZUKI- Jun. 4, 2007
Impact on FY 2008 consolidated results from stock consolidation of Orient Corporation
(53KB)
April
- Apr. 27, 2007
Announcement of Financial Statements for the Year Ended March 31, 2007- Apr. 27, 2007
Announcement of FY2008-FY2009 Mid-Term Management Plan
(266KB)- Apr. 24, 2007
Integration of the insurance distribution business of ITOCHU Insurance Service and Orico Trading- Apr. 23, 2007
Contracting for expansion of an LPG plant in Algeria - Apr. 18, 2007
Development of sales under the Luigi Borrelli brand of Italian-made men's wear- Apr. 12, 2007
Brunei Darussalam Methanol Project- Apr. 6, 2007
Investment in Tsukioka Co., Ltd. by Gambare Gifu Fund and Gambare Japanese Company Fund- Apr. 4, 2007
ITOCHU to acquire 20% interest of Kudu gas field in Republic of Namibia- Apr. 2, 2007
Launch of “Globe-Trotter LIVE!,” - Motion video contribution and display service provided jointly with Globe-Trotter- Apr. 2, 2007
Upstream oil and natural gas project in U.S. territory in the Gulf of Mexico
March
- Mar. 28, 2007
Regarding our response to capital restructuring program of Orient Corporation
(72KB)- Mar. 28, 2007
Alliance between ITOCHU Corporation and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in the retail businesses
(33KB)- Mar. 27, 2007
Establishment of a sales financing company in the North American market by ITOCHU, Tokyo Leasing, and Isuzu Motors- Mar. 27, 2007
Development of business in casual wear under the brand of Saucony, the US running shoes manufacturer- Mar. 23, 2007
Determination of investment to increase system capacity of Western Australian iron ore operations- Mar. 19, 2007
Startup of facilities for production of high-purity terephthalic acid in the Daxie development zone of Ningbo, China- Mar. 6, 2007
Partial Sales of Common Stock of an Associate
(27KB)- Mar. 6, 2007
Impact on FY 2007 consolidated forecasts in relation to downward revision of Orient Corporation’s forecast
(65KB)- Mar. 6, 2007
Tie-up with Waseda University in a project for support and growth of students in the field of next-generation web technology- Mar. 1, 2007
Capital tie-up with Shuhou Co., Ltd.
February
- Feb. 27, 2007
Capital participation in and business tie-up with Net Piloting Inc.- Feb. 23, 2007
Development of business under the "U by ungaro" brand- Feb. 21, 2007
Development of business in products related to "Hello Kitty Stump Village," the clay animated features- Feb. 21, 2007
Subscription to an education business fund- Feb. 20, 2007
Exclusive import and sales of jewelry from France under the Dinh Van brand- Feb. 15, 2007
Regarding Orient Corporation
(53KB)- Feb. 7, 2007
Development of business under the US brands "Tracy Reese" and "plenty by Tracy Reese"- Feb. 6, 2007
Exclusive import under the Jovovich-Hawk brand- Feb. 1, 2007
Establishment of Promotion Purposed Joint Venture Company for Fuel Use DME (Di-Methyl Ether)- Feb. 1, 2007
Full participation in the market for construction equipment in India
January
- Jan. 31, 2007
Development of business under the U.S. North Sails brand- Jan. 31, 2007
Announcement of Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2007- Jan. 19, 2007
Opening of a Dean & Deluca store in Taiwan- Jan. 18, 2007
Production of animated features "Sylvanian Families"- Jan. 9, 2007
Capital & business alliance with Utagoe, Ltd. in the field of live video distribution technology- Jan. 9, 2007
Conclusion of an agreement for exclusive import and sales under the Lollipops brand