Marubeni's president, Masumi Kakinoki, a major trading company, reiterated the company's policy of not conducting new transactions in Russia, including energy-related products, at a press conference on the 6th.
Marubeni announced the financial results of the entire group last year on the 6th.
According to this, the final profit was 424.3 billion yen, which is 1.9 times that of the previous year, which was the highest ever due to the rise in resource prices.
On the other hand, in response to the situation in Ukraine, an American subsidiary that handles aircraft leasing posted a loss of 10.7 billion yen in the settlement of accounts last year, saying that it is difficult to collect some aircraft in Russia and Ukraine. ..
In addition, the company has invested in SODECO = Sakhalin oil and gas development, which participates in the oil and natural gas development project "Sakhalin 1" in the Far East of Russia, but considering the possibility that the selling price of crude oil produced in Russia will drop in the future. , The asset value of stocks has been reduced by 11.8 billion yen.
President Kakinoki, who had a press conference online, said, "It is impossible to start a new business in Russia with regard to energy," and will freeze new transactions related to Russia and reduce existing transactions. I showed the policy again.
On the other hand, regarding Sakhalin 1, "We have to follow the government's policy of not withdrawing, considering the impact on Japan's energy situation."