Sumitomo Corporation

Sumitomo Corporation is one of the world's leading traders and distributors playing a key global role in the exchange of a wide range of goods, services and technologies among nations and cultures, operating 132 overseas offices in 73 countries. Over the years, the scope of its business has expanded from that of a trader to become investor, financier, and expediter of ideas. For financial year ended March 2004, Sumitomo Corporation had total trading transactions of 9,197 billions of yen, gross profit of 501 billions of yen and net income of 66,612 millions of yen respectively.