Idemitsu Kosan
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (出光興産株式会社, Idemitsu Kōsan kabushiki gaisha, stylized in logo as idemitsu) is a Japanese petroleum company. It owns and operates oil platforms, refineries, produces and sells petroleum, oils and petrochemical products, and also operates gas stations under the apollostation brand and until 2023, in its own Idemitsu and Shell brands; the Shell brand being used under the license of Royal Dutch Shell.
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Headquarters in Ōtemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo | |
Trade name | Idemitsu Showa Shell |
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Native name | 出光興産株式会社 |
Romanized name | Idemitsu Kōsan kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Public KK |
Traded as | TYO: 5019 Nikkei 225 component |
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Founded | June 20, 1911 |
| Founder | Sazō Idemitsu |
| Headquarters | Otemachi One Tower, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Takashi Tsukioka (Chairman) Tsuyoshi Kameoka (Vice Chairman) Shunichi Kito (President) |
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| Revenue | US$38.58 billion (2014) |
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Number of employees | 7,503 (2008) |
| Website | www |
Idemitsu is the second largest petroleum refiner in Japan, after Eneos. It was ranked as the 262nd largest company in the world by revenue in Fortune Global 500 (2008). It is number 26 in petroleum refining. Idemitsu Kosan is listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and, since absorbing Showa Shell Sekiyu in 2019, is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 index; however, it is not a constituent of the TOPIX 100 index (instead, it is a constituent of the TOPIX Mid400 index).