Idemitsu Kosan
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Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (出光興産株式会社, Idemitsu Kōsan kabushiki gaisha, stylized in logo as idemitsu) is a Japanese petroleum company. It owns and operates oil platforms, refineries, produces and sells petroleum, oils and petrochemical products,[3] and also operates gas stations under the apollostation[lower-alpha 1] brand and until 2023, in its own Idemitsu and Shell brands; the Shell brand being used under the license of Royal Dutch Shell.
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Native name | 出光興産株式会社 |
Romanized name | Idemitsu Kōsan kabushiki gaisha |
Company type | Public KK |
TYO: 5019 Nikkei 225 component | |
Industry | Oil and gas |
Founded | June 20, 1911; 112 years ago (1911-06-20)[1] |
Founder | Sazō Idemitsu |
Headquarters | Otemachi One Tower, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Takashi Tsukioka (Chairman) Tsuyoshi Kameoka (Vice Chairman) Shunichi Kito (President) |
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Revenue | US$38.58 billion (2014) |
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Number of employees | 7,503 (2008)[2] |
Website | www |
Idemitsu is the second largest petroleum refiner in Japan, after Eneos.[4] It was ranked as the 262nd largest company in the world by revenue in Fortune Global 500 (2008).[2] It is number 26 in petroleum refining.[5] Idemitsu Kosan is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and, since absorbing Showa Shell Sekiyu in 2019, is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index; however, it is not a constituent of the TOPIX 100 index (instead, it is a constituent of the TOPIX Mid400 index).[6]