Organization

As of April 1, 2026

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Energy & Power Solutions Division

The Energy & Power Solutions Division handles trading of general energy-related products, including crude fuel oil, petroleum products, LPG, LNG, natural gas, renewable fuels, and hydrogen. It also engages in related projects and exploration, development, and production operations for oil and gas projects. This division also drives next-generation power businesses, such as solar power generation, biomass power generation, fuel trading and electricity trading, and energy storage cell-related businesses.

Energy Trade & Project Department

This department conducts trading, logistics, wholesale, and retail sales of liquid fuels, including crude oil, petroleum products, LPG, LNG, and renewable fuels, in many regions around the world.

Energy Resources Development Department

This department manages existing business operations and explores new projects for our investments in oil and natural gas energy resources worldwide. It also engages in new low-carbon initiatives such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU), promoting a sustainable and stable energy supply business.

Power Solutions Department

The Power Solutions Department engages in domestic electricity trading operations, renewable energy power generation business development, and drives related trading businesses.
It offers the AI software GridShare for managing the optimal operation of household storage batteries, and delivers industrial storage battery systems, demand for which is growing as a means of power balancing. It is also engaged in the next-generation power network business as a provider of integrated solutions combining power generation and storage. It also operates a community heating supply business through its group company, Aoyama Energy Service Co., Ltd.

Chemicals Division

The Chemicals Division handles trading and promotes business investment involving an extensive lineup of products, including basic chemicals, plastics, semiconductors・electronic materials, and pharmaceuticals.

Basic Chemicals Department

This department primarily engages in worldwide investment, trade, and wholesaling related to upstream products, such as organic basic raw materials, polyester raw materials, methanol, sulfur, and ammonia, with coverage provided by headquarters and overseas bases.

Industrial Chemicals Department

This department encompasses a wide variety of businesses acquired through domestic and overseas investment, including acrylic, nylon and other synthetic fiber raw materials; battery-related materials and components; feed additives and fertilizers formulated to help meet rising food demand; functional chemicals; and pharmaceuticals.

Plastics Department

This department is broadly expanding its global trade, including domestically in Japan—focusing on general-use resins and synthetic rubber—in addition to its sales activities related to various resin additives and plastic products.
In addition, the department engages in robust group management integrated with ITOCHU's world-class operating companies.

Retail & Plastics Materials Department

This department works in cooperation with the headquarters, as well as domestic and overseas affiliates engaging in manufacturing and marketing in downstream fields. This includes the manufacture of disposable plastic lunchboxes and other food packaging material for retail use; high-performance packaging for pharmaceuticals and other products; plastic shopping bags and other store-related materials; umbrellas; and sanitary items and other daily commodities. It also includes the delivery of plastic raw materials for various kinds of packaging.