Sumitomo Forestry

Sumitomo Forestry
Native name
住友林業株式会社
Company typeCompany
Founded1691
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area served
  • Japan
  • United States
  • South Korea
  • China
  • Australia
ServicesLumber and housing
Websitesfc.jp/english/

Sumitomo Forestry (Japanese: 住友林業株式会社) is a Japanese logging and processing company. It is also engaged in the construction of houses made of wooden materials. The company is included in the Sumitomo Group keiretsu.

At present, the company controls 40,500 hectares of forest in Japan. In addition to logging, the company produces building and finishing materials made of wood, as well as metal and ceramic building materials.[1] Sumitomo Forestry is also an active player in the market for wooden house construction in Japan, the United States, China, South Korea and others. In this segment in Japan, the company is a leader.[2] The company also owns Texas-based homebuilder Gehan Homes[3] and Charlotte-based developer Crescent Communities[4] in the US.

It is the developer of the proposed wooden skyscraper W350 Project.

History

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Sumitomo began harvesting its own timber in 1691 to meet the needs of the copper smelter.

In 1894, the company began to plant artificial forests for their subsequent harvesting.

The logging business was spun off into a separate department in 1898.

During the Second World War (since 1942), the company began to harvest wood in Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java.

In 1948, the Sumitomo zaibatsu was effectively liquidated and the forestry business was spun off into a separate entity. Sumitomo Forestry itself was formed in 1955 by merging Toho Norin Co., Ltd. and Shikoku Ringyo Co., Ltd.

In 1964, the company starts the business of building real estate from timber.

In 1970, a subsidiary, P.T., was established in Indonesia. Kutai Timber Indonesia. The production of plywood is also organized here.

In 1986, a subsidiary company, Nelson Pine Industries Ltd., was created in New Zealand, where the production of fiberboard was organized.

In 1990, the company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

In 1991, in Indonesia, the company switched to a reforestation scheme.

In 1993, Sumitomo Forestry established the INOS Group to strengthen its position in the timber housing market.

In 2001, Sumitomo Forestry Crest Co., Ltd. was established as a result of the merger of Sumitomo Forestry Crex Co., Ltd., Sumirin Holz Co., Ltd., Sumirin Plywood Industries, Ltd. and Fuji Incombustible Building Materials Industry Co., Ltd.

In 2003, the company entered the US wooden housing market in Seattle. It entered the Chinese market in 2004.

In 2006, the company merged with Ataka Kenzai Co., Ltd. In the same year, it entered the commercial real estate market of South Korea.

Sumitomo Forestry also operates in Australia. In October 2009, the company acquired a 50 per cent stake in home building company Henley Homes before increasing its stake to 69.4 per cent in October 2020.[5][6] Sumitomo Forestry acquired 51 per cent stakes in New South Wales home builder Wisdom Group in August 2016,[7] Western Australian building company Scott Park Group in January 2020[8] and landscaping company Regal Innovations in May 2022.[9] In September 2024, the company announced it would acquire a 51 per cent stake in Australian home builder Metricon for A$115 million.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "SUMITOMO FORESTRY CO., LTD. Company Profile". Dun&Bradstreet.
  2. ^ Російську деревину будуть менше купувати? (in Russian)
  3. ^ Carlisle, Candance (2016-04-05). "Japanese firm buys remaining shares of Gehan Homes; appoints new CEO". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  4. ^ "SUMITOMO FORESTRY AMERICA, INC. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CRESCENT COMMUNITIES KEY BUSINESSES". www.crescentcommunities.com. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. ^ Pallisco, Marc (2009-10-06). "Japan's Sumitomo Forestry Buys Half Share of Henley Homes". realestatesource. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  6. ^ Pallisco, Marc (2020-10-09). "Sumitomo ups Henley Homes stake to 69.4pc". realestatesource. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  7. ^ Lu, Maggie Yueyang (2016-08-01). "Japan's Sumitomo buys stake in NSW home builder Wisdom". The Australian. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  8. ^ Macdonald, Kim (2020-01-13). "The numbers behind Scott Park's sale to Japanese giant". The West Australian. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  9. ^ "Sumitomo Forestry buys landscaping business in Australia". Timberbiz. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  10. ^ Mawby, Nathan (2024-09-30). "Metricon Homes in $115m takeover bid from Japanese firm Sumitomo Forestry - realestate.com.au". www.realestate.com.au. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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