Lifestyle Division
Major Products and Areas
- Apparel, footwear
- Lifestyle products
- Textile materials, industrial materials
- Nursing care products and services
- Rubber products (tires and conveyor belts)
- Rubber raw materials (natural and synthetic rubber, rubber subsidiary materials)
- Forest plantations
- Wood chips and biomass fuel
- Pulp and waste paper
- Paper, paperboard and hygiene products
- Building & construction materials and wood products
- Various services in the smart devices business
Our Strengths
Network with suppliers of lifestyle-related products, and partners/brands connecting with consumers
Marubeni is developing OEM*1 and ODM*2 businesses centered on apparel products, as well as brand and retail businesses, from upstream to downstream in the supply chain.
*1 OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer; manufacturing of products sold under the name or brand of the contractee.
*2 ODM: Original Design Manufacturer/Manufacturing; an ODM does everything from the development and design to the production of a product that is eventually sold under another firm’s name or brand.
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GRIP SWANY (outdoor brand, Japan) -
GIABORGHINI (women’s shoes brand, Italy) -
Apparel factory operated by overseas subcontractor
Global expansion of operations and trading in tire-related businesses
We are expanding our car maintenance business for general consumers in Thailand, Mexico, Indonesia, and Cambodia, and supplying large tires for mining globally.
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Car Maintenance Business (B-Quik Group) -
Large tires for mining dump trucks
Expansion of Conveyor Belt-Related Businesses and Trade Globally
In the field of conveyor belts, we are developing our conveyor solutions businesses in North America as well as our global trade businesses.
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Conveyor Solutions Business (Viacore Group) -
Conveyor Solutions Business (Canada) -
Conveyor Solutions Business (U.S.)
Supply of Industrial Materials and Consumer Goods Globally
We supply rubber raw materials such as natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and rubber secondary materials, as well as textile materials such as industrial materials, functional materials, consumer goods, housing materials, fabrics, and leather raw materials globally.
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Rubber Raw Materials -
Industrial Materials -
Consumer Goods
Development of eco-friendly businesses through the reuse/recycling of textile products, waste tires, and more
We are developing the "MALOOP PROJECT"*3 in the textile industry as well as the waste tire recycling business.
*3 MALOOP PROJECT: This project aims to tackle environmental issues through multifaceted approaches, including the development of eco-friendly products, the trade of materials and products with minimal environmental impacts, and eco-friendly business investments.
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MALOOP PROJECT -
Textile Recycling Business (Circ, Inc.) -
Waste Tire Recycling Business (RCB Nanotechnologies GmbH, Green Rubber Energy Company Limited)
A diverse value chain and sales network covering various domains, including forest plantations, wood chips, pulp, paper, paperboard products, and wood-based fuel
Marubeni is conducting various businesses related to the use of forest-derived materials ranging from forest plantation, manufacturing of pulp, and manufacturing and trading of paper products. Also, in the biomass fuel business which is expected to have increasing demand, Marubeni will further expand its supply sources. It aims to maximize the value of forest resources by developing environmental forest plantation businesses that pursue economic value through the use of materials and environmental value with an eye toward emissions trading.
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Environmental forest plantation business (India) -
Biomass fuel sales business (Singapore) -
Chip manufacturing, sales, and forest plantation businesses (Australia)
Extensive forest plantations in Indonesia and Australia, related forestry know-how, and manufacturing of pulp and wood chips
We are engaged in the appropriate management of approximately 120,000 hectares of tree plantations in Indonesia and Australia (total project area of approximately 300,000 hectares) as well as pulp manufacturing in Indonesia and chip manufacturing in Australia. We are committed to actively contributing to the realization of a decarbonized society through new environmental afforestation business based on the knowledge we have cultivated through the management of our forest plantation business.
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Forest plantation business (Indonesia) -
Forest plantation business (Australia) -
Hardwood pulp manufacturing and sales business (Indonesia)
Development of containerboard manufacturing and sales businesses in Japan
We are promoting the development of a containerboard business that integrates manufacturing and distribution through the management and operation of containerboard manufacturers in Japan. We will undertake initiatives to actively contribute to the realization of sustainable society through our packaging business.
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Koa Kogyo Co., Ltd. -
Fukuyama paper mill -
Containerboard base paper
Global expansion of the hygiene products manufacturing and sales business in response to the growing market
We have invested in Santher - Fábrica de Papel Santa Therezinha S.A., a Brazilian personal care paper products manufacturer, and are developing our hygiene products manufacturing and sales business. We aim to contribute to the realization of a hygienic environment and safe, comfortable lifestyles through providing high-quality products and services to people around the world.
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Santher products -
Santher factory -
Santher factory
Offering various services in the smart devices business
As a mobile service provider agent, we have developed a nationwide mobile phone retail network and are a leader in the industry. We also provide smart device and related services to corporate customers and promote their reuse by distributing used smart devices towards the development of a circular economy.
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Shop operated by MX Mobiling and ma Telecom -
Promoting the purchase and sale business of smart devices for corporations at Mobile Care Technologies -
At IOSYS, we are operating purchase and sale shops of smart devices for consumers in Japan and an e-commerce business