Hitachi Zosen Corp. engages in the design and construction of environmental systems, industrial plants, industrial machinery, process and infrastructure-related equipment, disaster prevention systems, and precision machinery. It operates through the following segments: Environment, Machinery and Infrastructure, and Other. The Environment segment manages recycling facilities, water and sludge treatment facilities, power generation equipment, biomass utilization systems, and seawater desalination plants. The Machinery and Infrastructure segment offers marine motors and machineries, denitrification catalysts, pressure vessels, plastic machineries, food machineries, pharmaceutical machineries, electronics and control systems, and disaster prevention systems. The Other segment includes transportation, warehousing, and cargo handling businesses. The company was founded by Edward H. Hunter on April 1, 1881 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.