Sojitz Machinery Corporation is a specialized industrial machinery trading company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, one of Japan's major general trading companies (sogo shosha). Established in its current form on April 1, 2021, through the integration of several machinery-related entities within the Sojitz Group, it traces its origins to companies founded as early as 1981.
The company engages in the trading, import, export, and domestic sales of plants, equipment, materials, and components across diverse industrial sectors, including steel and non-ferrous metals, chemicals and petrochemicals, power generation, automotive manufacturing, electronics, food processing, and environmental technologies. Its five main business divisions cover Environment & Lifestyle Industrial Systems, Heavy Industries & Marine, Mobility, Energy Solutions & Public Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Management.
Operating primarily from its headquarters in Tokyo with additional offices across Japan, Sojitz Machinery leverages the global network of its parent company to serve over 2,000 clients worldwide. It provides comprehensive support for equipment introduction, overseas expansion, and project execution, including supply chain services and technical solutions.
In the context of decarbonization efforts, the company participates in collaborative projects such as the development of ammonia-fired burners for naphtha cracking furnaces under Japan's NEDO Green Innovation Fund, contributing to technologies that reduce CO2 emissions in the petrochemical industry. As part of the Sojitz Group, it plays a key role in the machinery segment, focusing on value-added trading and innovation in industrial equipment.
Also known as NITEC Corporation.
New ammonia-fired burners enabled a world-class 85% heat-input co‑firing rate in a test naphtha cracking furnace while keeping NOx comparable to current furnaces.
