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News Releases 2008

December

Dec. 19, 2008: Social Contribution Programs to Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of ITOCHU's Foundation
Dec. 18, 2008: FUEL DME PROMOTION PLANT IS READY TO MAKE ITS FIRST DELIVERY IN JANUARY 2009
Dec. 12, 2008: ITOCHU Participates in Project to Produce and Sell Bioethanol in Tocantins, Northern Brazil
Dec. 1, 2008: US Gulf of Mexico, Entrada Oil/Natural Gas Project (32KB)

November

Nov. 25, 2008: Decision on Investment to Expand Supply Capacity in West Australian Iron Ore Operations
Nov. 21, 2008: Itochu Announces Establishment of New Company
Nov. 20, 2008: Agreement to be signed with Miyazaki Prefecture Concerning Emergency Assistance
Nov. 20, 2008: Investment in holding company of Ting Hsin Group, a major food/distribution group in China and Taiwan, and restructuring Group business
Nov. 17, 2008: Expanding “Kitson,” a hip fashion shop originating from Los Angeles in the United States
Nov. 12, 2008: ITOCHU(Tyr Energy, Inc )has jointly formed and capitalized American Renewables,LLC
Nov. 6, 2008: ITOCHU entries into exploration business looking ahead to the future
Nov. 5, 2008: Contract with New Sublicensee for Yamawarau Brand New Series of Travel Products Launched

October

Oct. 31, 2008: The basic agreement of establishment of LPG integrated company
Oct. 30, 2008: Announcement of Consolidated Financial Results for the First Half of Fiscal 2009, year ending March 31, 2009
Oct. 29, 2008: ITOCHU Corporation Announces Full-Scale Entry into Pharmaceutical Marketing Assistance by Acquiring 41% of Stock of Medical Collective Intelligence Co., Ltd., a Marketing Assistance Provider for Pharmaceutical Companies
Oct. 28, 2008: ITOCHU Starts Selling Environmentally-Friendly Agricultural Produce
Oct. 27, 2008: Launching the MOTTAINAI Relax iPhone Application For Enjoying Sounds of Nature, Music and Photos
Oct. 27, 2008: New Product for the MOTTAINAI Brand Sales of the DOGGY BAG Launched Container for Carrying Leftover Food
Oct. 20, 2008: ITOCHU Corporation Forms Business Alliance with Skype
Skype™ Credit Prepaid Coupons to be Sold at Convenience Stores
Oct. 17, 2008: Japanese and Korean consortium announces basic agreement with CSN to acquire stake in Brazilian iron ore mining business (225KB)
Oct. 17, 2008: Regarding Press Coverage in Today's Newspapers (30KB)
Oct. 16, 2008: MOTTAINAI Flea Market 2008 October 25 (Saturday) and 26 (Sunday), 2008 Yokohama International Festa 2008 with Mini-Dagashiya Gakko Held Concurrently
Oct. 10, 2008: Interim Report on Discovery of Delays in Payments of Receivables under Tri-nation Trade Transactions and the Uncovering of Financial Assistance Scheme Disguised as Sales Transactions (39KB)
Oct. 3, 2008: Renewal of Agreement with Ishikawa Prefecture on Mutual Cooperation and Collaboration

September

Sep. 26, 2008: ITOCHU Makes Sankei Consolidated Subsidiary
Sep. 25, 2008: ITOCHU Corporation Forms Capital and Business Alliance with Goodman
Sep. 24, 2008: ITOCHU Participates in Project to Produce and Sell Bioethanol in Brazil
Sep. 22, 2008: Investment in an Italian Photovoltaic Power System Integrator Greenvision Ambiente Photo-Solar
Sep. 18, 2008: Establishment of new subsidiary named Cyber Defense Institute Inc. by corporate separation (61KB)
Sep. 9, 2008: Four companies of UNY Group and ITOCHU Group renew product lineups for joint "Karada Smile Project" Calorie labels enlarged and brought forward based on consumer marketing research findings
Sep. 8, 2008: ITOCHU Corporation Takes Stake in U.S. Venture That Develops and Manufactures Thin-Film Thermoelectric Conversion Elements

August

Aug. 27, 2008: Corporate Competition! MOTTAINAI Mt. Fuji Clean-up Competition '08 at Mt. Fuji
Saturday, September 27, 2008 At Aokigahara Forest, Mt. Fuji
Aug. 14, 2008: Investment in MoMo Alliance Co., Ltd. Marks Full-Scale Entry into the LED Light Business
Aug. 13, 2008: Itochu Concludes Exclusive License Agreement for Logistics and Packaging Markets in Asia-Pacific Region and Middle East with EconCore N.V., a Leuven (in Belgium) Catholic University-Launched Spin-off Venture
Aug. 6, 2008: Launch of a Bread Baking Business in China First Volume Bread Production in China
Aug. 4, 2008: Memorandum of Understanding for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Signed with China's Largest Food-Related Company COFCO

July

Jul. 31, 2008: Announcement of Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2009
Jul. 30, 2008: Release of Audiobook Titles in the Nikkei Entertainment! Audiobook Award Series at iTunes® Stores in 22 Countries
Jul. 22, 2008: A Recall of Britax-Romer's Baby Strollers for Inspection and Repair
Jul. 11, 2008: Major Reduction in Exhaust Fumes and a 10% Improvement in Fuel Economy Successful Development of New Emulsion Fuel Manufacturing Equipment to Go Commercial this Summer
Jul. 7, 2008: Foundation of a Sales Financing Company for Suzuki Motorbikes in Thailand
Jul. 3, 2008: Capital and Business Alliance with Japan MDM Inc.
Jul. 1, 2008: Itochu Corporation, Waseda University and Keio University form a Joint Partnership to Promote a Student Support and Development Program for Future Entrepreneurs in the Next Generation Web Technology Field

June

Jun. 30, 2008: Acquisition of Exclusive Rights to Import and Sell “Albino D'Amato” in Japan
Jun. 30, 2008: Observatory Opened in Sendai City
Jun. 30, 2008: Roadside Stations Nationwide Begin Selling Local Products on Yahoo! Auctions
Adding Zest to Local Economies through Collaboration with the "Michi Club"
Jun. 27, 2008: Formation of a Credit Risk Liquidity Scheme for Small or Mid-Sized Companies
Jun. 26, 2008: The Launch of the FIGHTERS Casual Brand "FWITH"
Jun. 23, 2008: Mottainai Music Event “Otodama Loves Mottainai” to be held in Collaboration with Otodama Sea Studio, the Closest Music Club to the Sea in Japan
Jun. 20, 2008: Notification concerning the Allocation of New Shares to Third Parties by Yanase & Co., Ltd.
Jun. 20, 2008: Corrections of Consolidated Financial Results for Fiscal 2008 (38KB)
Jun. 5, 2008: MOTTAINAI TOUR, the Eco-friendly Travel Program, has begun Eco-tours incorporating Carbon Offset for Aircraft Flight Distance and CO₂ Emissions, the First of their Kind in the Industry
Jun. 4, 2008: New Launch of MOTTAINAI "MOT from MOTTAINAI" Project; The First Move is a Collaboration with IENA / EDIFICE from BAYCREW'S

May

May 29, 2008: Investment in the Norwegian Solar Power System Integrator Scatec Solar AS
May 16, 2008: Announcement of Stock Acquisition of DESCENTE, LTD. (38KB)
May 14, 2008: ITOCHU Corporation becomes Sales Agent for the Sale of ATR Turboprop Aircraft in Japan
May 13, 2008: Beginning of Product Test Sales Promotion Service in the Chinese Market
May 2, 2008: Contributing to Preventing Global Warming through Methane capture and combustion from swine manure treatment
May 1, 2008: Decision to Expand Western Australian Alumina Refining Project

April

Apr. 30, 2008: Announcement of Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2008
Apr. 30, 2008: Notice Regarding Dividend for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008 (41KB)
Apr. 23, 2008: Mixed Shipment of U.S. Beef
Apr. 22, 2008: Production Underway at ACG Deepwater Gunashli Oil Field in the Caspian Sea at Azerbaijan
Apr. 8, 2008: ITOCHU Participates in Mottainai Earth Day Tokyo 2008 Earth Day Mottainai Flea Market Held
Apr. 8, 2008: Establishing a Joint Venture for Evian
Apr. 8, 2008: Regarding accounting treatment concerning the announcement on March 27th 2008 (45KB)

March

Mar. 27, 2008: ITOCHU takes stake in Suzuki Malaysia Automobile
Mar. 27, 2008: Improper Accounting Treatment by a Former Employee (53KB)
Mar. 24, 2008: Investing in Narendra, a Leading Plastic Film Manufacturer in India
Mar. 21, 2008: Licensing for "Yokohama Port Opening 150th Anniv."
Mar. 14, 2008: A Notice Concerning Sales in Japan of Evian Natural Mineral Water
Mar. 14, 2008: Master Agreement on the Succession of the Petroleum Product-Related Businesses of ITOCHU Corporation and ITOCHU Petroleum Japan Ltd. by Itochu Enex Co., Ltd. (111KB)
Mar. 5, 2008: Introduction of Products Featuring the New MOTTAINAI Brand Design
Mar. 3, 2008: Japanese Audiobooks Go Global Six Titles of Shinichi Hoshi – English/Japanese Editions of ‘The Whimsical Robot’ Collection – are Released at iTunes® Store in 22 Countries and 4 Online Stores in Japan
Mar. 3, 2008: Audiobooks The Oto FP, Oto Sys-Ad and Oto Takken Series Released at Five Online Stores including iTunes® Store

February

Feb. 27, 2008: Comedy Audiobooks The ‘Prescription for Stress Release "Waraoto™"’ Series is Released at Five Online Stores, Including iTunes Store
Feb. 21, 2008: Start of Investigation into Restructuring and Merging LPG Operations
Feb. 20, 2008: A Disaster Assistance Agreement Signed with Fukuoka Prefecture
Feb. 18, 2008: Incident involving former Defense Vice Minister Moriya
Feb. 13, 2008: US Gulf of Mexico Upstream Oil / Natural Gas Operations
Feb. 8, 2008: Launching the Environmentally-Friendly Mottainai School Uniforms
Feb. 7, 2008: Market Release of the Flutect® Net, Designed as Protection against Avian Flu
Feb. 7, 2008: ITOCHU Corporation to Dissolve and Liquidate a Subsidiary (55KB)
Feb. 7, 2008: Business assignment to ITOCHU Corporation (62KB)
Feb. 4, 2008: Decision on Upfront Investment to Expand Supply Capacity in the West Australian Iron Ore Operations

January

Jan. 31, 2008: Strengthening of the partnership with DESCENTE, LTD. (40KB)
Jan. 31, 2008: Announcement of Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2008
Jan. 10, 2008: Start of a health promotion project by five companies of the UNY Group and ITOCHU Group, for providing health conscious food products
Jan. 8, 2008: Transfer of Management Rights for Tommy Hilfiger Japan

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