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Mitsui CEO Hori says company's role is managing scarce resources

Mitsui & Co. CEO Kenichi Hori said the trading house's core value is managing scarce resources for downstream industries.

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In an interview on 2026-08-31, Mitsui & Co. President and CEO Kenichi Hori stated that the company's value resides in its ability to manage and supply scarce resources to downstream industries. [1] Mitsui & Co. aims to raise net profit through cross-segment synergy enabled by artificial intelligence, as stated in the article. [2] Berkshire Hathaway holds an investment in Mitsui & Co., a fact referenced to explain his shift in focus. [3] In the same interview, Kenichi Hori said that Mitsui & Co. now places a greater emphasis on speed and scale in its operations following Berkshire Hathaway's investment. [4] A $16 billion gas-fired power plant in Anderson County, Texas, is in the permitting process to supply AI data centers and heavy manufacturing. [5] Analyst Rusty Braziel of RBN Energy estimates that data centers coming online through 2030 will add roughly 4 billion cubic feet per day of incremental gas demand. [6] By 2030, new LNG export capacity is projected to pull an additional 11 to 12 billion cubic feet per day of gas demand, which is nearly three times the demand from data centers. [7] The Texas power plant project is part of a US-Japan trade agreement where Japanese capital is underwriting American artificial intelligence infrastructure. [8]
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  1. In an interview on 2026-08-31, Mitsui & Co. President and CEO Kenichi Hori stated that the company's value resides in its ability to manage and supply scarce resources to downstream industries. · Nikkei Asia
  2. Mitsui & Co. aims to raise net profit through cross-segment synergy enabled by artificial intelligence, as stated in the article. · Nikkei Asia
  3. Berkshire Hathaway holds an investment in Mitsui & Co., a fact referenced to explain his shift in focus. · Nikkei Asia
  4. In the same interview, Kenichi Hori said that Mitsui & Co. now places a greater emphasis on speed and scale in its operations following Berkshire Hathaway's investment. · Nikkei Asia
  5. A $16 billion gas-fired power plant in Anderson County, Texas, is in the permitting process to supply AI data centers and heavy manufacturing. · Forbes
  6. Analyst Rusty Braziel of RBN Energy estimates that data centers coming online through 2030 will add roughly 4 billion cubic feet per day of incremental gas demand. · Forbes
  7. By 2030, new LNG export capacity is projected to pull an additional 11 to 12 billion cubic feet per day of gas demand, which is nearly three times the demand from data centers. · Forbes
  8. The Texas power plant project is part of a US-Japan trade agreement where Japanese capital is underwriting American artificial intelligence infrastructure. · Forbes
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