| Hitachi, Ltd. provides diversified products and services worldwide. The company operates in seven segments: Information and Telecommunication Systems (ITS), Electronic Devices (ED), Power and Industrial Systems (PIS), Digital Media and Consumer Products (DMC), High Functional Materials and Components (HFM), Logistics and Services (LS), and Financial Services (FS). ITS segments products and services include integration, software, hard disk drives, disk array subsystems, servers, mainframes, personal computers, computer peripherals, and telecommunications equipment. ED segments products and services comprise liquid crystal displays (LCD), semiconductor manufacturing equipment, test and measurement equipment, and medical electronics equipment. PIS segments products and services include nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, plant engineering and construction, industrial machinery and plants, air-conditioning equipment, construction machinery, railway vehicles, elevators, escalators, and automotive products. DMC segments products include optical disk drives, televisions, mobile phones, LCD projectors, room air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, batteries, and information storage media. HFM segments products and services comprise Wires and cables, copper products, malleable cast-iron products, forged and cast-steel products, specialty steels, magnetic materials, chemical products, electrical insulating materials, synthetic resin materials and products, carbon products, printed circuit boards, and ceramic materials. LS segments services include general trading, transportation, and property management. FS segments services comprise loan guarantees, leasing, and insurance services. The companys customers include industrial companies, financial institutions, utilities, governments, and individual customers. It offers its products and services through its direct sales force, independent dealers, overseas sales subsidiaries, joint venture companies, and unaffiliated distributors. The company markets its products primarily in North America, Japan, Europe, and rest of Asia. Hitachi was founded by Namihei Odaira in 1910 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. |
