About Us Our Business Sustainability & CSR Press Room Investor Relations 日本語 English 中文 Home > About Us > Corporate History Corporate History Corporate History In 1954 the new Mitsubishi Shoji was founded, and that same year was listed on both the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges. In 1967, the company announced its first management plan. In 1968, the company committed to a large project in Brunei to develop LNG (liquefied natural gas). This was its first large-scale investment. Not content with mere trade-based activities, the company began expanding its development and investment-based businesses on a global scale, as evidenced by iron-ore and metallurgical coal projects in Australia and Canada, and salt field business in Mexico. In 1971, the company made “Mitsubishi Corporation” its official English name. MC needed to construct new systems to generate profits. The company began streamlining its established businesses and developing more efficient operations. In 1986 the company firmly entrenched a new policy, shifting its focus from operating transactions to profits. That same year a new management plan was drawn up. In 1989, MC was listed on the London Stock Exchange. In 1992, MC announced a new management policy, namely to reinvent the company as a “Sound, Global Enterprise.” MC began placing greater focus on its consolidated operations and increasing the value of its assets. More efforts were made to globalize the company's operations and its people. In 1998, MC established “MC2000” which introduced a “Select & Focus” approach to business, strengthened strategic fields, and emphasized customer-oriented policies. The new plan was instrumental in shoring up the company's foundations and paving the way to a prosperous future. In 2001, MC introduced “MC2003”, an aggressive new blueprint for growth, involving an expansion of the company's value chains, a strengthening of its profitability, and focused strategies to create new businesses. In 2004, “INNOVATION 2007” was unveiled which sought to establish MC as a “New Industry Innovator,” with an aim to open up a new era and grow hand in hand with society. In 2007, MC newly established the Business Innovation Group and Industrial Finance, Logistics & Development Group. Then, in 2008, MC announced its management plan, “INNOVATION 2009.” In 2009, MC systematically reorganized the Business Innovation Group and established its Corporate Development Section. In April, 2010, MC reorganized and enhanced this section through the establishment of two new Groups, the Global Environment Business Development Group and Business Service Group. In July 2010, MC announced a new management plan, “Midterm Corporate Strategy 2012,” which sought to strengthen our management platform based on the diversification of business models. A new corporate strategy, “New Strategic Direction – Charting a new path toward sustainable growth” was released in May 2013, and outlined an image of the MC Group circa 2020 in which we reinforce our portfolio by increasing earnings from non-resource businesses. Midterm Corporate Strategy 2018 was released in May 2016. Midterm Corporate Strategy 2021 was released in November 2018. Mitsubishi Corporation Head OfficeAccess Details & Map Corporate Profile Video Corporate Brochure Mitsubishi Corporation 2021 (Revised Edition) PDF (PDF:17.7MB) Integrated Report 2021 About Us Message from President and CEO Fact Sheet Philosophy and Principles Midterm Corporate Strategy 2021 Human Resource Management Directors & Officers Global Network (Countries and Regions) History Approaches to Corporate Governance Approaches to Internal Control System Compliance Crisis Management / Business Continuity Management MC Library Our Business Natural Gas Group Industrial Materials Group Petroleum & Chemicals Solution Group Mineral Resources Group Industrial Infrastructure Group Automotive & Mobility Group Food Industry Group Consumer Industry Group Power Solution Group Urban Development Group Sustainability & CSR The UK Modern Slavery Act Press Room 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Announcements Investor Relations What's New Financial Statements Midterm Corporate Strategy 2021 ESG Information Library About MC IR Calendar Share-related Information Legal Notice Privacy Policy FAQs Requests for Printed Materials Site Map © Copyright 2021 Mitsubishi Corporation. All Rights Reserved.