Sumitomo Corporation engages in the general trading business. It operates through Steel; Automotive; Transportation & Construction Systems; Diverse Urban Development; Media & Digital; Lifestyle Business; Mineral Resources; Chemical Solutions; and Energy Transformation Business segments. The company offers steel sheets and tubular products. It also engages in manufacturing, distribution, and financial services for automobiles, automotive components, motorcycles, and tires; ships, aircraft, aerospace, and construction equipment businesses; logistics infrastructure, insurance, social infrastructure and digital infrastructure, and energy transformation businesses; and base station sharing business, as well as development and implementation of solutions. In addition, the company develops office buildings, retail facilities, residences, logistics facilities, hotels, and real estate funds; develops and manages cities and industrial parks; and provides digital AI and chemical solutions. Further, it is involved in the operation of supermarket chains; dealing with food products such as meat, fruits and vegetables, grains, oils, and sugar; managing drugstores, dispensing pharmacies, managed care, clinics, and other; and production of mineral resources such as copper, nickel, aluminium, coal, and iron ore. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan.
