Incorporated in the state of New York in 1966, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Mitsui USA is engaged in business investment, project development and management, and capital goods leasing and technology transfer, in addition to traditional businesses of a Sogo Shosha (general trading company) such as import, export, off-shore trade and domestic wholesale. Mitsui USA operates in 12 business areas including: Iron & Steel Products, Mineral & Metal Resources, Infrastructure Projects, Motor Vehicles & Construction Machinery, Chemicals, Energy, Foods & Retail, Consumer Service Business, IT Business, Financial & New Business, Marine & Aerospace and Transportation Logistics. The Company maintains 10 offices, with a head office in New York City and others in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, Seattle, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C., and has nearly 50 subsidiaries and affiliated companies in various industries across the U.S.