The Kanematsu Group, founded in 1889 as a pioneer in trade with Australia, marks 136 years of operation this year. Since our founding, we have been guided by a Corporate Principle that aligns with the current SDGs and have conducted our corporate activities with an entrepreneurial spirit, imagination, and ingenuity for the benefit of society and economic development.
As we look to the future, we will continue to innovate and create new businesses as a trading company that builds a sustainable society, aiming to remain the choice of our many customers and business partners.
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the first year of our three-year medium-term management plan, “integration 1.0,” got off to a good start with a record-high profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent company of ¥27.5 billion. This fiscal year, we will continue moving toward our goal of ¥35 billion in consolidated net income in the final year of “integration 1.0” by investing in growth businesses and leveraging our 20,000 business partners to provide solutions that help our customers solve their issues based on DX, GX, and innovation.
Currently, the remarkable pace of technological innovation, including AI, as well as rising trade and geopolitical risks are making the future of the environment surrounding the Group increasingly uncertain. However, I believe that it is in these unpredictable times that the true strengths of trading companies are put to the test. The Kanematsu Group will continue to take on new challenges, united as one, and work together to achieve further breakthroughs, viewing change as an opportunity for new growth.
June 2025
President & CEO
Yoshiya Miyabe
