About Us
We at the Sumitomo Forestry Group are engaged in various business activities pivoting on trees. The Sumitomo Forestry Group has accumulated technologies and expertise related to wood almost 330 years since our foundation. We use these and demonstrate our unique strengths of customer trust, a network within and outside of Japan and cultivated brand strength, and we will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable and prosperous society through all services related to people’s lifestyles.
Sumitomo Forestry
Group Business Introduction
Achievements
We have built our own value chain, from forest management and forestation businesses around the world to procurement, distribution, manufacturing and processing through a global network, as well as providing all services related to people’s lives such as housing construction.
Timber and Building Materials Business
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Volume of sustainable timber used as primary building material
1,004
thousand m³
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Total production volume at international manufacturing subsidiaries
988.5
thousand m³
(Fiscal 2020)
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Housing and Construction Business
Overseas Housing and Real Estate Business
Environment and Resources Business
Company-owned or -managed forest area
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Japan
48
thousand ha
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Overseas
231
thousand ha
(As of December 31, 2020)
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Lifestyle Services Business
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Number of nursing home management facilities
20
facilities
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Total units of nursing home facilities
1,764
units
(Fiscal 2020)
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has long supported worldwide timber demand. However, the supply and demand situation for natural forest timber has tightened up in recent years, with a decline in forested land and stricter control of illegal logging.
Sumitomo Forestry is working to provide a stable timber supply over the long term by increasing production capacity and through advancing large-scale forestation.
Environment and Resources Business
Timber and Building Materials Business
Overseas Housing and Real Estate Business
East Asia
In line with economic growth in China, the local timber and building materials markets are rapidly expanding, and housing demand is also showing a sudden upsurge. As such, Sumitomo Forestry will take steps to respond to the growing demand for timber, wooden building materials and housing by strengthening its business operations and through regional market development in East Asia.
List of basesOceania
The Australian housing market is continuing to expand along with sudden population surges due to the country's immigration policies. Sumitomo Forestry has entered the local housing market through a tie-up with a local housing builder. We are expanding our business as a housing builder with a combination of high-level construction expertise and stable supply capacity.
Environment and Resources Business
Timber and Building Materials Business
Overseas Housing and Real Estate Business
North America / Europe
Being home to the world's leading timber exporter and large timber and building materials markets, North America is a major presence on the global stage. Sumitomo Forestry made an early entrance into the North American market, establishing a procuring and exporting infrastructure while also selling spec homes in the region.
List of bases
※ The Company has changed its fiscal term end from March 31 to December 31 beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and unified the fiscal year end of our group on December 31. The fiscal year covering the nine months started on April 1, 2020 and ended on December 31, 2020 was the transition period.
Sustainability
We support the development of a sustainable society through businesses that leverage forests and wood.
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