About Hitachi

Hitachi, Ltd. engages in manufacturing and selling information and telecommunication systems, social infrastructure and industrial systems, and electronic systems and equipment. The company conducts business in Japan, Asia, North America, and Europe. The company’s businesses have been divided into four fields, such as Power and Energy; Industry, Distribution and Water, including industrial products and solutions business; Urban, including smart life and ecofriendly systems and automotive systems in addition to railway and building systems; and Finance, Public and Healthcare, focused on IT. Segments Information & Telecommunication Systems This segment offers systems integration, consulting, cloud services, servers, storage, software, telecommunication and network and ATMs. Social Infrastructure & Industrial Systems This segment offers industrial machinery and plants, elevators, escalators, railway systems, thermal, nuclear and renewable energy power generation systems, and transmission and distribution systems. Electronic Systems & Equipment This segment offers semiconductor processing equipment, test and measurement equipment, advanced industrial products, medical electronics equipment and power tools. Construction Machinery This segment offers hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders and mining machinery. High Functional Materials & Components This segment offers semiconductor and display related materials, circuit boards and materials, automotive parts (molded plastics, etc.), energy storage devices, specialty steels, magnetic materials and components, high grade casting components and materials and wires and cables. Automotive Systems This segment offers engine management systems, electric powertrain systems, drive control systems, and car information systems. Smart Life & Ecofriendly Systems This segment offers air-conditioning equipment, room air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines. Others This segment offers optical disk drives, property management and others. Financial Services This segment offers leasing and loan guarantee services. Strategy The company’s business strategy seeks to build its business portfolio and achieve a stable and profitable business structure mainly by strengthening its Social Innovation Business, which supplies advanced social infrastructure supported by information and communication technology. Research and Development The company’s R&D expenditures were ¥323.9 billion for the year ended March 31, 2017. History Hitachi, Ltd. was founded in 1910.