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Marubeni

Marubeni is a Japanese multinational trading and investment conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo. The company operates across a diverse range of sectors including energy, metals and minerals, chemicals, food, agriculture, forest products, textiles, materials, infrastructure, aerospace, finance, logistics and information technology. Marubeni is one of Japan's largest sōgō shōsha, or general trading companies, with operations spanning more than 60 countries worldwide. The company is publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index. Marubeni's business model centres on trading, distribution, financing and investment activities, acting as an intermediary in global supply chains while also taking equity stakes in operating businesses. The company employs tens of thousands of people globally and generates annual revenues exceeding $60-billion. Key business divisions include power generation and infrastructure development, grain trading and agribusiness, resource development and metals trading, and machinery and equipment distribution. Marubeni-Komatsu is a joint venture between Marubeni and construction equipment manufacturer Komatsu, distributing Komatsu machinery in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company was founded in 1858 as a textile trading house and has evolved through mergers and diversification into one of Japan's most prominent trading houses.

Marubeni News


Steel rolls
Posco gets final approval for $3bn low-carbon iron plant
19th October 2026 By: Bloomberg

The Australian government has approved South Korean steelmaker Posco Holdings' plans to develop a low-emissions iron-ore processing plant at a major export hub. The project at Port Hedland in... 


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Copi critical minerals project, Australia
7th August 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

RZ Resources Limited's Copi project will produce titanium minerals, including rutile, leucoxene and ilmenite, premium zircon and rare-earth elements, including monazite and xenotime.  


Japan’s Marubeni acquires TiAuto
10th July 2026 By: Irma Venter

Japan-based trading and investment company Marubeni Corporation has acquired South African automotive retail and services group TiAuto Investments. Founded in 1967, TiAuto is an automotive... 


Aluminium
Japan Q3 aluminium premiums soar to highest since 2015 on Mideast supply squeeze
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Japanese aluminium buyers agreed to pay premiums of $395 a ton for shipments between July and September, the highest since 2015, as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezed supply, five sources involved... 


Titanium mineral sands in hand
RZ Resources gets Australian gov approval to build Copi titanium minerals mine
27th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia-based critical minerals miner RZ Resources has been granted approval by New South Wales' Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to proceed with first production from the Copi... 


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Australia, Japan strengthen critical minerals ties
4th May 2026 By: Reuters

Australia and Japan have beefed up their cooperation around critical minerals amid a State visit by Japan's prime minister, with the countries providing A$1.67-billion, or $1.20 billion, in support... 


Hudbay, Jogmec and Marubeni expand Flin Flon exploration partnership
23rd January 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Toronto-listed Hudbay Minerals has signed an amended and restated option agreement with Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security (Jogmec) and Marubeni to expand their existing exploration... 


JX unit sells stake in Peruvian mine to Glencore
17th December 2025 By: Reuters

Japan's JX Advanced Metals on Tuesday said its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit sold its entire stake in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to Swiss trader and miner Glencore for an... 


Komatsu Europe Announces Strengthened Distribution Network in the UK
Komatsu Europe Announces Strengthened Distribution Network in the UK
25th November 2025

Komatsu Europe International N.V. is pleased to announce an important step forward in its commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction in the United Kingdom. As part of its ongoing growth and... 


Japan's Marubeni to invest in Australian critical minerals project
Japan's Marubeni to invest in Australian critical minerals project
10th November 2025 By: Reuters

Japan's Marubeni said on Monday it will invest in a mineral sands project of Australia's RZ Resources, following in the footsteps of compatriot JX Advanced Metals which struck a similar deal with... 


Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
Hancock to merge Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under new banner
12th June 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is consolidating its two iron-ore businesses – Roy Hill and Atlas Iron – into a single entity named Hancock Iron Ore, in a move the company says will combine the... 


Coal stockpiles
Anglo completes sale of minority interest in Jellinbah for A$1.6bn
29th January 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner Anglo American has concluded the sale of its 33.3% minority interest in Jellinbah Group, a joint venture (JV) that owns a 70% interest in the Jellinbah East and Lake Vermont... 


Rio Tinto completes sale of Lake MacLeod to Leichhardt
Rio Tinto completes sale of Lake MacLeod to Leichhardt
3rd December 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified mining group Rio Tinto on Monday completed the sale of Dampier Salt’s Lake MacLeod operation to Perth-based Leichhardt Industrials Group. The transaction, which was first announced in... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad.
Anglo agrees terms for sale of minority interest in coal mines for billion dollars-plus
4th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Copper-, iron-ore- and crop-nutrient-focused Anglo American reported on Monday that it expects to complete the sale of a minority interest it holds in an Australian steelmaking coal business in the... 


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