TOYO COTTON CO.

三井物産(株)棉花取引開始

三井物産(株)棉花部設置

Mitsui & Co.'s cotton company 'Southern Products Co.' established in Houston

Headquarters relocated to Dallas

Inheriting Mitsui & Co.'s cotton department and founding Toyo Cotton Co. (later Tomen)

Transfer of U.S. cotton business to Toyo Cotton

Establishment and development of cotton bases in the U.S., Brazil, China, India, and others

Name changed to 'Southern Cotton Co.'

Withdrawal due to war

Recommencement under new name 'Toyo Cotton Co.'

Full-scale entry into the tri-national markets of Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, and Indonesia

Spin-off of Tomen Cotton division and independence as new Toyo Cotton Co.

Toyota Tsusho becomes shareholder due to merger

Toyo Cotton Co. becomes a consolidated subsidiary

Toyo Cotton becomes a shareholder