Alvaro Castro

Marubeni Corporation

Marubeni Corporation (securities code: 8002) is one of Japan's largest trading companies (sogo shosha) with more than 160 years of history. Headquartered in Tokyo, Marubeni continues to expand its businesses across the globe, with a presence in over 65 countries and more than 130 branches and offices worldwide. Marubeni is involved in the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range of sectors, with our 4300+ employees engaging in business as corporate staff or through one of our many Business Divisions: Lifestyle; IT Solutions; Food-I and Food-II; Agri Business; Forest Products; Chemicals; Metals & Mineral Resources; New Energy Business Development; Energy; Power; Infrastructure Projects; Aerospace & Ship; Finance, Leasing & Real Estate Business; Construction, Industrial Machinery & Mobility; Next Generation Business Development; and Next Generation Corporate Development. In these areas, Marubeni's business encompasses importing and exporting, as well as transactions in the Japanese market, as well as investment, development, and management on a global level. For more information on our business in these areas, please visit https://www.marubeni.com/en/business/ Marubeni's vision for the future is exemplified by the Marubeni's "Global crossvalue platform," wherein Marubeni will anticipate challenges and deliver innovative solutions by breaking down barriers as well as generate new value combining strengths across the Marubeni Group. For more details on the Global crossvalue platform, please see https://www.marubeni.com/en/company/gcp/ For more information on Marubeni in general or on our various businesses, please visit our website.