MARUBENI PHILIPPINES CORPORATION - Makati City

Today, Marubeni Philippines Corporation remains one of the oldest and the most important among Marubeni's network of companies worldwide.Japan's Marubeni Corporation started overseas activities in Manila, Philippines in 1909. The first lines of business were the importation of abaca fiber as raw material for rope manufacturing and the export of textiles. Branches in Cebu and Iloilo in the 1920's and Davao in the 1930's were opened to begin the network in the country. Until the 1950's, what is now Marubeni Philippines Corporation was known as Daido Boeki and Daiken Sangyo. In 1967, it was granted a branch status by the Philippines' Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). And in 1996, Marubeni Philippines Corporation was incorporated under Philippine laws.