Toyota Tsusho America

What Toyota Tsusho America does

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. (TAI) is the U.S.-incorporated North American subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the trading arm of the Toyota Group, operating across the continent for more than 70 years. The company runs seven business divisions — Metal Plus, Circular Economy, Digital Solutions, Supply Chain, Mobility, Green Infrastructure, and Lifestyle — providing procurement, processing, recycling, logistics, and clean energy services to automotive manufacturers, electronics firms, agribusinesses, and industrial customers. Headquartered in the United States with more than 9,000 employees and over 50 group company locations, TAI generated its largest recent move by completing the $1.34 billion acquisition of Radius Recycling in July 2025, which added metal scrap, end-of-life vehicle, and automotive battery processing capacity to its Circular Economy platform.

Revenue mechanics blend transaction-based metal and commodity trading, recurring supply chain management contracts, and project-based clean energy work via virtual power purchase agreements. The company is anchored by long-term enterprise relationships with Toyota Motor North America and its U.S. manufacturing subsidiaries, including 125 MW and 168-acre solar PPAs supporting Texas and Alabama plants, lithium-ion battery component manufacturing in North Carolina through Fujihatsu Toyotsu, and a battery recycling joint venture with LG Energy Solution. TAI is expanding into EV battery circularity, renewable energy infrastructure, and adjacent mobility verticals while sustaining its multi-decade procurement and supply chain franchise.

Name

Toyota Tsusho America

Legal name

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

Website

http://www.taiamerica.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Toyota Tsusho America is the North American subsidiary of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, providing procurement, processing, recycling, supply chain, and clean energy services across automotive, electronics, and agribusiness sectors with 9,000+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Metal Recycling: Core recycling operations including metal scrap, end-of-life vehicles, and automotive batteries through Radius Recycling acquisition
2. Supply Chain Management: Procurement, processing, and supply chain management services primarily serving the automotive sector
3. Green Infrastructure: Solar power projects and clean energy solutions including virtual power purchase agreements

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Toyota Tsusho America is the North American arm of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, providing procurement, processing, recycling, and end-to-end supply chain management services. It serves automotive, manufacturing, electronics, and agribusiness sectors through divisions covering metal trading, circular economy, mobility/electrification, and renewable energy infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Metal Plus: Metal processing and recycling division
• Circular Economy
• Digital Solutions
• Green Infrastructure
• Mobility
• Supply Chain
• Lifestyle

Products and services

• Metal Plus

Quantifiable outcome

• 8% increase in earnings attributable to shareholders
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Asahi KaseicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Supply chain partnership in North America announced October 2025, strengthening supply chain capabilities for both companies.
• AvantusflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Development of 159MW Norton Solar Project in Runnels County, Texas. Toyota Tsusho America signed a virtual power purchase agreement to sell the project's entire output to Toyota Motor North America. Construction began August 2024 and achieved substantial completion October 2025, creating nearly 250 jobs during peak construction.
• LG Energy SolutioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint venture (GMBI) with LG Energy Solution targeting battery recycling with 13,500 tons annual capacity, expected to be operational in 2026. The partnership focuses on recovering lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earths from spent batteries and manufacturing scrap.
• EnedymminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Toyota Tsusho Canada to deliver next-generation electric powertrain technology for airport ground support equipment.
• Fujihatsu ToyotsucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBattery components manufacturing expansion in North Carolina supporting Toyota's electrification of mobility value chain for lithium-ion battery production.
• Huntsville UtilitiesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner168-acre solar project completed in June 2024 supporting Toyota manufacturing operations.
• Toyota Motor North AmericaflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term virtual power purchase agreement customer for clean energy supply from solar projects supporting Toyota's clean energy goals.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Itochu Corporation: Major Japanese trading company with significant North American operations across automotive parts, metals, and energy. Comparable peer as fellow sogo shosha with diversified industrial trading portfolio and similar automotive supply chain exposure.
• Sojitz Corporation of America: U.S. operations of Sojitz Corporation, a Japanese trading company with automotive, metals, and industrial business in North America. Comparable peer in the sogo shosha space with similar diversified trading business model and OEM-facing operations.
• Hanwha America: U.S. operations of Korean conglomerate Hanwha with comparable automotive, metals, and energy operations. Similar diversified industrial conglomerate with significant North American presence and parallel automotive sector exposure to TAI.
• Marubeni America Corporation: U.S. operations of Marubeni Corporation, another major Japanese trading company with parallel automotive, metals, and resource trading operations in North America. Closely comparable sogo shosha peer with overlapping customer base.
• Sumitomo Corporation of America: U.S. subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation with comparable automotive, metals, and industrial trading operations across North America. Similar diversified trading company model with deep automotive sector exposure and similar customer mix.
• Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas): U.S. operations of Mitsubishi Corporation, another major Japanese trading company with comparable automotive, metals, and energy business portfolios. Directly comparable sogo shosha peer serving similar North American automotive and industrial sectors.
• Mitsui & Co. (USA): U.S. subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., one of Japan's largest sogo shosha (general trading companies). Closest direct peer given parallel automotive supply chain, metals, and chemicals trading operations across North America, serving similar OEM and industrial customer base.

Emerging players

• Redwood Materials: U.S. battery recycling startup with significant North American operations and major OEM backing. Comparable emerging player in the EV battery recycling space where TAI's GMBI JV with LG Energy Solution competes for lithium, cobalt, and nickel recovery.
• Li-Cycle Holdings: Specialized lithium-ion battery recycling company with North American hub-and-spoke network. Comparable emerging player in battery recycling/circular economy where TAI has positioned via the LG Energy Solution GMBI JV, targeting similar OEM and scrap-supply customers.

Broad incumbents

• Commercial Metals Company: Established North American metal recycling and steel manufacturing company. Comparable peer in metal recycling following TAI's Radius Recycling acquisition, though broader in product portfolio with integrated steelmaking that TAI does not operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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