Company Overview
| Name | CZL LTD. |
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| Location | Seifun Kaikan 2F, 15-6 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026 （see map） |
| Capital | ¥30 million |
| Shareholder composition | CHS Inc. 51 percent, ZEN-NOH (National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations) 49 percent |
| Sales | ¥96.4 billion (as of September 2024) |
| Established | March 27, 1997 (name changed from AZL to CZL on April 12, 2012) |
| Description of Business | 1. Business operations related to the export/import, sale and purchase of the following products: （1）Barley, wheat, etc. （2）Feed ingredients such as corn, sorghum and others （3）Oilseeds （4）Agricultural byproducts 2. All ancillary business operations related to the above |
| Representative | President and CEO Hiroaki Tsumagari
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| Overseas representative offices | Seattle (USA) Portland (USA) Vancouver (Canada) Melbourne (Australia) |
| Major trading banks | The Norinchukin Bank (head office), Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (Yaesudori branch) Mizuho Bank (head office) |
Organizational Chart
Company History
| March 1997 | The company is established as a joint venture between the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) and ZEN-NOH |
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| April 1997 | The Business Operations Division is established |
| November 1997 | The Grain Division is established |
| December 1997 | The Canada Representative Office is established |
| December 1997 | The Australia Representative Office is established |
| January 1998 | Harumi Kubota replaces Simon R.J. Burgess as representative director |
| May 1999 | The company acquires MAFF license to import wheat and barley into Japan |
| January 2001 | Fumitake Kurata replaces Harumi Kubota as representative director |
| December 2001 | The Seattle Representative Office is established |
| February 2003 | The head office is relocated to 1-2-9 Hatchobori |
| December 2005 | Toru Haneda replaces Fumitake Kurata as representative director |
| June 2006 | The company’s name is changed AZL LTD. |
| February 2009 | Tsukasa Takahashi replaces Toru Haneda as representative director |
| September 2011 | The head office is relocated to Seifun Kaikan, 15-6 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho |
| April 2012 | CHS Inc. acquires a 51 percent share of the company The company’s name is changed CZL LTD. |
| April 2016 | Toshio Endo replaces Tsukasa Takahashi as representative director |
| October 2019 | The Portland Representative Office is established |
| June 2020 | Hiroaki Tsumagari replaces Toshio Endo as representative director |