Key Stats $11.88B 2024 Revenue $9.7B Market Cap 14,200+ Employees #325 Fortune 500 Rank 21 Countries Assurant, Inc. is a global protection company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company partners with leading brands to safeguard and service connected devices, homes, and automobiles across North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Assurant operates through two main segments: Global Lifestyle and Global Housing. The Global Lifestyle segment covers mobile device solutions, extended service contracts for consumer electronics, and vehicle protection services. The Global Housing segment provides lender-placed homeowners insurance, manufactured housing coverage, and flood insurance products. The company traces…
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. stands as one of America’s most enduring department store chains, serving generations of families with quality apparel, home furnishings, and beauty products. Founded at the turn of the 20th century, the retailer pioneered ethical business practices and customer-centric retail strategies that transformed American shopping culture. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, J. C. Penney operates department stores across the United States alongside a robust e-commerce platform at jcp.com. The company offers comprehensive product categories including family apparel, footwear, fine jewelry, beauty services through Sephora partnerships, and home decor solutions. With services ranging from styling salons to optical…
JBS SA history, profile and history video JBS SA is an animal protein processing company, which involves in the areas of food, leather, products for pets, biodiesel, collagen, cans and cleaning products. The company engages in the operation of slaughter facilities, cold storage of cattle meat, meat processing operations for the production of beef, meat by-products and canned goods. It operates through three segments: Beef, Chicken, and Pork. The Beef segment is engaged slaughter facility, cold storage and meat processing operations for the production of beef preservatives, fat, feed, and derivate products. The Poultry segment is represented by in natura products, refrigerated…
HTC Corporation history, profile and history video HTC Corporation is principally engaged in the research, development and manufacturing of smart handheld devices. The Company provides touch phones, personal digital assistant (PDA) phones, smart phones, Android phones and panel computers, among others. The Company offers its products under the brand named HTC, including HTC Desire series, HTC One series, HTC Sensation series, HTC Explorer series, HTCRhyme series, as well as HTC Radar series, among others. The Company distributes its products in domestic and overseas markets.” “HTC History Founded in 1997, HTC built its reputation as the behind-the-scenes designer and manufacturer of many of…
Assa Abloy AB profile and corporate video Assa Abloy AB engages in providing door opening solutions and lock systems. It operates through the following business segments: Mechanical Locks, Lock Systems, and Fittings, Electromechanical Locks, Access Control, and Identification Technology, Entrance Automation, and Security Doors and Hardware. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.” “ASSA ABLOY’s historical timeline ASSA ABLOY was created in 1994. Learn how we built on our foundation as a regional supplier of mechanical locks to become today’s leading provider of total door opening solutions, whether they be security doors, mobile keys, electromechanical locks,…
ASML Holding NV history, profile and history video ASML Holding NV produces lithography systems for the semiconductor industry. It also develops complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. The company develops, integrates, markets and services advanced systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to create chips that power a wide array of electronic, communications and information technology products. ASML Holding was founded on April 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands.” “ASML Holding History 2006-present 2012 – A year of new partnerships To accelerate the development of next-generation lithography technologies, ASML and three of its large customers –…
Ashland, Inc. profile and corporate video Ashland, Inc. provides the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Its chemistry is used in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, tissue and towel, and water treatment. The company operates its business through the following segments: Specialty Ingredients, Water Technologies, Performance Materials and Consumer Markets. The Specialty Ingredients segment offers industry-leading products, technologies and resources for solving formulation and product-performance challenges. The Water Technologies segment supplies process, utility and…
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. engages in glass, chemicals, and ceramics businesses. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Glass, Electronics, Chemicals, and Others. The Glass segment provides glass for glazing, decorative glass, and special-purpose glass such as flat glass for construction, industrial-use processed glass, and automotive glass. The Electronics segment offers glass for display panels, optical thin film products, optoelectronic materials, synthetic quartz products, glass frit and paste, semiconductor components, and lighting products. The Chemicals segment handles chlor-alkali and urethane products, and fluorinated resins. The Others segment includes ceramic products. The…
Areva SA profile and corporate video Areva SA supplies solutions for power generation, electricity transmission, and distribution. It operates through the following business groups: Mines, Front End, Reactors & Services, Back End, and Renewable Energy. The Mines group separates uranium mines exploration and operation activities. The Front End group converts and enriches the uranium and designs the fuel for the nuclear reactors. The Reactors and Services group the activities of design and construction of nuclear reactors and propulsion and research reactors and the activities of maintenance of the nuclear power plants. The Back End group recycles the used fuel and provides transport,…
Hitachi Ltd. history, profile and history video Hitachi Ltd. engages in the manufacture of electronic and electrical equipment. It operates through the following segments: Information and Telecommunication Systems, Power Systems, Social Infrastructure and Industrial Systems, Electronic Systems and Equipment, Construction Machinery, High Functional Materials and Components, Automotive Systems, Components and Device, Digital Media and Consumer Products, Financial Services, and Others. The Information and Telecommunication Systems segment offers systems integration, outsourcing services, software, disk array subsystems, servers, mainframes, telecommunications equipment, and an automated teller machine (ATM) services. The Power Systems segment includes thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and wind power generation systems. The Social Infrastructure…