FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Mitsui to Expand Capacity at Western Australian Iron Ore
Joint Ventures with BHP Billiton
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of March 23, 2007
Commission File Number 09929
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
2-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004 Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Date: March 23, 2007
| MITSUI & CO., LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Kazuya Imai | |
| Name: | Kazuya Imai | |
| Title: | Executive Director | |
| Senior Executive Managing Officer | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
March 23, 2007
For immediate release:
To Whom It May Concern
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Mitsui to Expand Capacity at Western Australian Iron Ore
Joint Ventures with BHP Billiton
Tokyo, March 23, 2007–Mitsui & Co., Ltd.(“Mitsui”) announced today that it will spend approximately A$190 million (17 billion yen) through its Australian subsidiaries to increase the capacity of iron ore operations in Western Australia, jointly operated with BHP Billiton and Itochu Corporation, to 155 million tons per annum (Mtpa).
Staged expansion program has been implemented to comply with strong global demand for iron ore, and the capacity expansion to 129 Mtpa is currently underway. The announced expansion today is to further increase the capacity by 26 million Mtpa to 155 Mtpa, mainly by enhancing Mt. Newman operation. The initial production is expected to commence in the first half of CY2010. The capital expenditure for the expansion will total approximately A$2.7 billion (250 billion yen).
Mitsui is engaged in the business through three iron ore joint ventures, namely, Mt. Newman, Yandi and Mt. Goldsworthy. The participating interests of BHP Billiton, Itochu and Mitsui in these joint ventures are 85%, 8% and 7%, respectively.
For further information, please contact:
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Investor Relations Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7910
Corporate Communications Division
Tel: +81-3-3285-7562
Notice:
This press release includes forward-looking statements about Mitsui. These forward-looking statements are based on the current assumptions and beliefs of Mitsui in light of the information currently available to it, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause Mitsui’s actual results, performance, achievements or financial position to be materially different from any future results, performance, achievements or financial position expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The risks, uncertainties and other factors referred to above include, but are not limited to, those contained in Mitsui’s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release is published in order to publicly announce the specific facts stated above and does not constitute a solicitation of investments or any similar act inside or outside of Japan regarding the shares, bonds or other securities issued by us.