
{"id":10339,"date":"2019-10-28T18:40:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T18:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synergymediaspecialists.com\/?p=10339"},"modified":"2022-06-09T05:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T05:55:11","slug":"itochu-working-hand-in-hand-with-turkey-towards-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/itochu-working-hand-in-hand-with-turkey-towards-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"ITOCHU: Working hand in hand with Turkey towards growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Focused on the international trade of various goods such as textiles, machinery, metals, minerals, energy and chemicals, ITOCHU has engaged in expanding multinational trading, as well as construction and infrastructure pro jects in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23717\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-696x696.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TR19-ITOCHU-photo-840x840.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Toshiyuki Abe<\/strong>, General Manager of ITOCHU Corporation Turkey&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;Synergy Media Specialists<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a country that prioritizes advancement in infrastructure and technology, Turkey has been working on several projects with ITOCHU since 1966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTurkey has always been a nation that focuses on the improvement of its social infrastructure,\u201d said Toshiyuki Abe, general manager of ITOCHU Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cITOCHU aims to further strengthen its relationship with the country and improve its reputation among Turkish business societies and contractors in both the public and private sectors by making valuable contributions to well-known and large-scale projects,\u201d said Abe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn order to succeed in Turkey, we select projects by determining where it could best showcase our capabilities and where our clients could better appreciate what we have to offer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While ITOCHU continues to engage in social infrastructure projects, the company is now further exploring investment and export opportunities as they utilize Turkey as a business hub for the region with better access to surrounding markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are expanding our export trade business, mainly focusing on Europe, CIS (the Commonwealth of Independent States) and the Middle East \u2014 areas where our Turkish partners goes,\u201d Abe said. Based on revenue, ITOCHU sees great potential for growth in this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn average, half of our yearly earnings comes from trading with the other half coming from our projects,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ITOCHU also sees huge potential in the field of energy and social infrastructure. Thanks to Turkey\u2019s strategic location, the country acts as an effective channel in the energy market between Europe, Middle East, North Africa and CIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>In order to succeed in Turkey, we select projects by determining where it could best showcase our capabilities and where our clients could better appreciate what we have to offer<\/p><cite><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"> <strong>Toshiyuki Abe<\/strong>, General Manager of ITOCHU Corporation Turkey <\/mark><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itochu.co.jp\/en\/about\/network\/middle_east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/itochu-corporation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23806\" width=\"-86\" height=\"-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/itochu-corporation.png 394w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/itochu-corporation-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/itochu-corporation-150x24.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the company continues to move forward, Abe\u2019s vision for the future of ITOCHU involves working closely with the neighboring countries around Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur vision is to be able to find more projects and more opportunities where we could show our various technical capabilities and expertise. Our long-term goal is to study and fully understand the potential of Turkey and the region in order to achieve long-term success,\u201d Abe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itochu.co.jp\/en\/about\/network\/middle_east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.itochu.co.jp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For over half a century, ITOCHU Corp. has contributed to Turkey\u2019s economic growth through trade, investment and contributions to major social infrastructure 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