Overview

Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd is a foreign owned unlisted public company, that derives its revenue from exporting, importing and investing in resource entities and the provision of finance to related entities. The company has operations across Australia and is administered by its head office in Melbourne. 

Mitsui & Co (Australia) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co Ltd, a Japanese-based general trading, and investment company. 

Mitsui & Co (Australia) Ltd manages business portfolios and exports natural resources and agricultural commodities. The company’s investments and businesses primarily focus on the following sectors:

• Mineral and Metal Resources - Investments in iron ore projects located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

• Energy - Investment in oil and gas investments, including the North West Shelf LNG project with Mitsubishi Corporation via its Mitsui Coal Holdings and Mitsui E&P Australia subsidiaries. The company is also engaged in the Callide Oxyfuel Project located in Central Queensland.

• Infrastructure - Investments in a wide range of Australia's power industry. 

• Chemicals - Importing and supply of chemicals to chemical companies and industries such as the food and agriculture, packaging, pharmaceutical and plastics industry.

• Food - Exporting of agricultural crop products such as wheat, meat and dairy products into Asia, and an ownership stake in Plum Grove Pty Ltd, a grain accumulation, and export business.

• Steel - Provider of steel for manufacturing, infrastructure, and major resource project use.

• Transportation, Construction and Mining Machinery - Investment in Komatsu Marketing Support Australia Pty Ltd, Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd, Komatsu Australia Corporate Finance and Penske Automotive Group.