Sumitomo Forestry

Sumitomo Forestry (Japanese: 住友林業株式会社) is a Japanese logging and processing company. It is also engaged in the construction of houses made of wooden materials. The company is included in the Sumitomo Group keiretsu. At present, the company controls 40,500 hectares of forest in Japan. In addition to logging, the company produces building and finishing materials made of wood, as well as metal and ceramic building materials. Sumitomo Forestry is also active in wooden house construction in Japan, the United States, China, South Korea, and elsewhere. The company is a leader in this segment in Japan. The company also owns Texas-based homebuilder Brightland Homes, formerly Gehan Homes, and Charlotte-based developer Crescent Communities in the US. It is the developer of the proposed wooden skyscraper W350 Project.