INTRODUCTION

To respond to widespread expectations toward the collective abilities of its merging partners to enhance social and living infrastructures, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. (SMC) was born on April 1, 2003 charged with the task of nurturing the highly creative construction technologies of its two component companies for society's future enrichment. Today, based on the company's long-cultivated and proven technologies in areas including superskyscrapers, seismic control, pre-stressed concrete and subterranean construction, SMC continues to probe diverse areas as it pursues the development of all-new technologies. Through its construction operations, SMC responds to the diversifying and increasingly sophisticated demands of society as it builds for a richer tomorrow.