Omoto says trading house needs 10-fold expansion to capture consumer, industrial demand

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Marubeni President and CEO Masayuki Omoto aims to replicate the trading house’s successful U.S. model in India. (Source photos by Nikkei)

SATOSHI IWAKI

November 5, 2026 07:33 JST

NEW DELHI — Japanese trading house Marubeni needs its India business to be “10 times its current size in 10 years” to fully capitalize on the South Asian country’s growth, said President and CEO Masayuki Omoto, who sees the market as the next North America in terms of its potential.