In the Metals Group, we are building a unified value chain from raw materials upstream to end products downstream, and expanding our business through distribution and investment.

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In the Metals Group, we handle a broad range of products, including iron and steel products, coking coal, thermal coal, raw materials for stainless steel, ferro-alloys, copper, aluminum and precious metals. Other products include non-ferrous metal raw materials, non-ferrous metal products, rare metal, rare earth and automobile parts. The primary markets for these products are the iron and steel, non-ferrous metals, electricity and gas, metal products, machinery, electric equipment, automobiles, and construction industries. We contribute to creating affluent societies in countries around the world by supplying essential materials to these industries.

The Metals Group carries out various kinds of business in the fields of steel products, raw materials for steel, and non-ferrous metals. Our activities are broadly divided into "resource investments" and "trading." These two functions have become inseparable and serve as a significant strength for us. The steel products business is conducted by the Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) business investment, Metal One Corporation, which began operations in January 2003. Mitsubishi Corporation Unimetals Ltd., another MC business investment, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary in March 2008, conducts the non-ferrous metals business.

In recent years, amid significant corporate restructuring in the steel and metal resources industries, major changes have occurred in the overall industry. Operating in this tumultuous industry, we uphold the fundamental principle of "contributing to society through stable supply of quality raw materials, ingredients and products in the global market," which is based on the three corporate principles. Key to staying true to its corporate principles, are the following four points: (1) strengthening of strategic trading; (2) strengthening in the field of metal resources; (3) strengthening of the consolidated management base; and (4) promotion of R&D.

Going forward, we will continue to provide high value-added services through our involvement in the ferrous and non-ferrous metals value chains, from upstream resources to downstream products. While expanding in this way with the metals industry and markets, we aim to reach an even higher level of growth by taking on new challenges.