STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is a Korea-based company mainly engaged in the shipbuilding and offshore business. The company operates in five segments: merchant vessel, cruise, offshore and specialized vessel (OSV), vessel apparatus and other segment. The merchant vessel segment engages in the manufacture of liquefied natural gas (LNG) /liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers, container ships, tankers, very large ore carriers (VLOCs), bulk carriers as well as pure car and truck carriers. The OSV segment engages in the manufacture of offshore patrol vessels, corvettes and training ships. The vessel apparatus segment…
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Key Stats Founded: 1941 in Kalamazoo, Michigan Headquarters: Portage, Michigan, United States CEO: Kevin Lobo (since 2012) Employees: 53,000 NYSE Ticker Symbol: SYK Stryker Corp ranks among the largest medical technology companies worldwide. The company develops and manufactures innovative products for orthopedic surgery, medical and surgical equipment, and neurotechnology applications. Stryker operates through two primary business segments: MedSurg and Neurotechnology, and Orthopaedics and Spine. Products serve doctors, hospitals, and healthcare facilities across approximately 75 countries. The medical technology giant generated $22.6 billion in revenue for 2024. Stryker products help treat over 150 million patients annually through joint replacements, surgical equipment,…
Stora Enso Oyj history, profile and corporate video Stora Enso Oyj is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of newsprint, book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board, industrial packaging and wood products. Its products provide a climate-friendly alternative to many products made from competing non-renewable materials, and have a smaller carbon footprint. The company was founded 1998 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.” “Stora Enso History Stora Enso was formed by the merger of Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora and Finnish forestry products company Enso-Gutzeit Oy in 1998. In line with this, Stora Enso expanded its operations by acquiring…
Key Stats Revenue: $13.27 billion (2024) Market Cap: $20.3 billion (November 2025) Employees: 49,602 worldwide (2024) Founded: June 1987 Headquarters: Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland STMicroelectronics stands as Europe’s largest semiconductor manufacturer by revenue. The company designs, develops, and manufactures a broad range of semiconductor products for automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and telecommunications applications. Formed through the merger of Italian SGS Microelettronica and French Thomson Semiconducteurs in 1987, STMicroelectronics operates manufacturing facilities across Europe, Asia, and Africa. The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext Paris, and Borsa Italiana. STMicroelectronics serves over 200,000 customers worldwide with products including microcontrollers, sensors,…
Steel Authority of India Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Steel Authority of India Ltd. manufactures and markets steel and steel products. The company produces basic and special steel and its allied products for the domestic construction, engineering, power, railway, automotive and defence industries. It also manufactures and sells a broad range of steel products, which includes hot and cold rolled sheets and coils, galvanised sheets, electrical sheets, structurals, railway products, plates, bars and rods, stainless steel and other alloy steels. Steel Authority of India was founded on January 19, 1954 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.” “Steel Authority of India Background…
Western Union Company history, profile and history video The Western Union Company (Western Union) is engaged in money movement and payment services. The Company’s business payments service provides consumers and businesses with options for making one-time or recurring bill payments, including business-to-business payment transactions, which are primarily cross-border, cross currency transactions. Its segments are consumer-to-consumer and global businesspayments. Its other businesses not included in these segments primarily consist of Western Union money order and prepaid services available through a network of third-party agents. In April 2011, the Company acquired Angelo Costa, S.r.l. In August 2011, the Company formed Western Union Ventures.…
$78B 2024 Revenue (USD) $267B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 217,000 Employees Worldwide $2.06T Total Assets 34th Fortune 500 Rank Wells Fargo & Co. stands as one of America’s Big Four banks, serving over 70 million customers across 35 countries. The company provides consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management services through its nationwide network. Founded in 1852 during the California Gold Rush, Wells Fargo started as an express and banking service for gold prospectors. The iconic stagecoach remains the company’s trademark symbol. Today, Wells Fargo ranks as the fourth-largest bank in the United States by total…
Weichai Power Co. Ltd. profile and corporate video Weichai Power Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of heavy-duty diesel engines and other automobile parts. The company operates through four segments: Diesel Engines, Automobile and other Major Automobile Components, Non-Major Automobile Components and Import and Export Services. The Diesel Engines segment involves in the manufacturing and sale of diesel engines. The Automobile and other Major AutomobileComponents segment manufactures and sells automobile and major components. The Non-Major Automobile Components segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of non-major automobile components. The Import and Export Services segment provides import and export services. Weichai Power…
Statoil ASA history, profile and history video Statoil ASA explores, produces, transports, refines and markets petroleum and petroleum-derived products. The company operates through four segments: Development & Production Norway, Development & Production North America, Development & Production International, and Marketing Processing & Renewable Energy. The Development & Production segments, are organized based on a regional model with geographical clusters or units are responsible for the commercial development of the oil and gas portfolios within their respective geographical areas. The Marketing Processing & Renewable Energy segment is responsible for marketing and trading of oil and gas commodities, electricity and emission rights, as well…
State Bank of India history, profile and history video State Bank of India provides commercial banking services. The banks financial services include merchant banking, fund management, factoring, primary dealership, broking, investment banking, credit cards, life insurance and general insurance. It operates through five segments: Treasury, Corporate Banking/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, Insurance Business and Other Banking Business. The Treasury segment includes the entire investment portfolio and trading in foreign exchange contracts and derivative contracts. The Corporate Banking segment comprises the lending activities of corporate accounts group, mid corporate accounts group and stressed assets management group. These include providing loans and transaction services to…