ITOCHU (Thailand) Ltd.

The History of ITOCHU is derived from 1858, when Chubei Ito, ITOCHU's founder, commenced linen trading operations at the age of 15.

C.Itoh & Co., Ltd. (predecessor of ITOCHU) Bangkok representative office was established.

C. Itoh & Co., Ltd. restored after World War II.

American affiliate established.

C.Itoh & Co., Ltd Bangkok Branch was established.

C.Itoh & Co., Ltd Bangkok Branch was established

Business with China started.

Siam Associated Trade Co., Ltd. (SATCO) was established.

Siam Associated Trade Co., Ltd. was change the company name to CI (Thailand) Ltd.

C.Itoh & Co., Ltd was changed the company name to ITOCHU Corporation.

Ci (Thailand) Ltd. was changed the company name to ITOCHU (Thailand) Ltd.

Department company system introduced.

Acquired shares in Family Mart Co., Ltd.

"Executive Officer" system introduced.

Capital participation in Seibu Department Stores, Ltd. and Yoshinoya D&C Co., Ltd.

Announced to establish Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc.

ITOCHU Management (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established.

Signed agreement with China's Shandong Province.

Compliance system restructured.

Gambare Japanese Company Fund established.

Comprehensive alliance with National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.

ITOCHU's consolidated net income exceeds 100 billion yen.

ITOCHU forms a capital and business alliance with Orient Corporation.

ITOCHU begins the ITOCHU DNA Project, a project for business process reengineering.

ITOCHU acquires a stake in a Brazilian iron ore mining business.

ITOCHU announces the social contribution programs commemorating 150th anniversary.

ITOCHU announces the ITOCHU Mission, Values & 5 self-tests as new Company policy.

ITOCHU Enterprise (Thailand) Ltd. was established.