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Environmental Solutions in Recycling -
New Directions In Medical Healthcare
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Diving in — How Mitsui Entered the water business
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The future of cars: driving growth at Mitsui
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Turning sunlight into sustainable business
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To Russia by rail
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A Leading Player in the Ammonia Business
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Multigrain: Meeting Surging Global Demand for Grain
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Erdos EPM: Mitsui's major new investment in China
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Mitsui's New-Era LNG Project
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Securing stable salt supply
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Rising to the Rail Challenge
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Mitsui's Strategic Alliance with CVRD in Brazil
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Challenge & Innovation
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Metal recycling is high on the global environmental agenda, and Mitsui is pioneering new business models that include urban mining-the latest concept in metal resources management.
As populations age and healthcare demand increases in developed countries worldwide, Mitsui's Medical Healthcare Business Division is creating new business models that contribute to higher quality of life and a better society.
Identifying surging global demand, Mitsui made a bold leap into the water business, becoming a comprehensive water infrastructure services provider with global reach and strong growth potential.
The automotive industry is changing, with environmental issues, social trends and economic conditions stimulating the development of new business models and technologies that herald a very different future. 
With the establishment of a new Renewable Energy Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui") is bringing together its existing experience and capabilities in the promising field of photovoltaic (solar) power generation. In doing so, Mitsui is looking to expand its business along the solar power value chain, and contribute to a new chapter in sustainable power generation and supply.
Mitsui's development of an efficient overland distribution route to Russia and surrounding markets is providing Japanese manufacturers with fast, reliable access to one of the world's most important economic regions.
Mitsui's unique combination of ammonia production capabilities and advanced logistics strengths has established it as a leading player in the global ammonia business and the top ammonia supplier in Asia.
Mitsui's investment in Multigrain AG enables the company to develop this highly promising Brazilian agricultural business to meet global demand for agricultural products, while also contributing to the development of regional economies in Brazil.
Mitsui's approximately ¥19 billion investment in Erdos EPM signifies the latest development the company's long partnership with Erdos Cashmere Group and secures a stable source of ferrous alloys for Mitsui´s customers in the steel industry.
Mitsui's involvement in the Equatorial Guinea LNG Project enables it to serve the United States and Europe for the first time, consolidate its global LNG portfolio, and contribute to the development of Equatorial Guinea.
With surging demand in China for salt for use in the chlor-alkali industry placing greater pressure on salt supply, Mitsui and Co. took two decisive steps forward, making Shark Bay Salt Joint Venture a wholly owned subsidiary in 2005 and acquiring Onslow Salt Pty Ltd. in 2006. 
From small beginnings in 1996, Mitsui's railway transportation leasing business has grown to encompass more than 200 locomotives and 13,000 freight wagons, operating in the United States, Europe and Brazil.
Uniting Alliance Strengths to Realize Synergies in a Range of Businesses
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