Solvay SA history, profile and history video Solvay SA engages in the manufacturing and distributing of chemical and plastic products. The company operates through five business segments: Consumer Chemicals, Advanced Materials, Performance Chemicals, Functional Polymers and Corporate & Energy. The Consumer Chemicals segment offers specific products to consumer products and to advanced industrial applications through its divisions Novecare, AromaPerformance and Coatis. The Advanced Materials segment offers aerospace, high-speed trains, health, low-energy tires, automotive emission control, smartphones and hybrid vehicle batteries through its Specialty Ploymers, Silica, Rare Earth Systems and Special Chemicals. The Performance Chemicals offers chemical products through Essential Chemicals, Acetow,…
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Sodexo SA history, profile and corporate video Sodexo SA is a facilities management company specializing in providing foodservices to institutions, businesses, schools and hospitals. The company provides services through three categories: On-site service solutions, Benefits and Rewards Services, and Personal and Home services. It designs, manages and delivers comprehensive on-site service solutions for its clients with services that range from reception to the maintenance of scanners and laboratory equipment, foodservices to construction management, management of data centers to leisure cruises, and housekeeping to rehabilitation services at correctional facilities. These solutions are available in eight client segments: corporate, defense, justice, remote sites, health…
Societe Generale SA history, profile and corporate video Societe Generale SA is engaged in the povision of international banking services. It operates through the following segments: French Networks, International Retail Banking, Specialized Financial Services and Insurance, Global Investment Management and Services, and Corporate and Investment Banking. The French Networks segment offers domestic retail banking services under Societe Generale, Credit du Nord, and Boursorama. The International Retail Banking segment covers retail banking services abroad. The Specializes Financial Services and Insurance segment offers equipment and vendor financing, operational vehicle leasing, fleet management, consumer financing, and life and non-life insurance services. The Global Investment Management…
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. history, profile and history video SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. provides engineering, procurement, construction, project management, project financing services to industry sectors, including agrifood, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, hydrocarbons and chemicals, environment, heavy construction, mass transit, mining and metallurgy, power and water management. The company operates through four segments, Services, Packages, Operations and Maintenance and Infrastructure Concession Investments. The Services segment includes contracts wherein it provides engineering services, feasibility studies, planning, detailed design, contractor evaluation and selection, project and construction management, and commissioning. The Packages segment includes contracts wherein it is responsible not only for providing one or more services activities, but…
Smithfield Foods, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Smithfield Foods, Inc. produces and markets a variety of fresh meat and packaged meats products both domestically and internationally. It operates in four segments: Pork, Hog Production, International and Corporate, each of which consists of a number of subsidiaries, joint ventures and other investments. The Pork segment consists of its three wholly owned United States fresh pork and packaged meats subsidiaries: The Smithfield Packing Company, Inc. (Smithfield Packing), Farmland Foods, Inc. (Farmland Foods) and John Morrell Food Group (John Morrell). The Hog Production segment consists of the Company’s hog production operations located in the…
Smith & Nephew Plc history, profile and corporate video Smith & Nephew Plc is a global orthopedics company. It develops, manufactures, markets and sells medical devices in the sectors of advanced medical devices and advanced wound management. The company operates in three segments: Orthopedics, Endoscopy and Advanced Wound Management. The Orthopedics segment comprises reconstruction implants, including hip, knee and shoulder joints, as well as ancillaryproducts, such as bone cement and mixing systems used in cemented reconstruction joint surgery. This segment also provides trauma fixation products consisting of internal and external devices, and shoulder fixation and orthobiological materials used in the stabilization…
Key Stats SM Investments Corporation holds a market capitalization of approximately $15.48 billion as of October 2025. The conglomerate generated consolidated revenue of PHP654.8 billion in 2024, reflecting a 6 percent increase from the previous year. Net income for 2024 reached PHP82.6 billion, marking a 7 percent growth over 2023 figures. The company employs approximately 142,000 people across its diverse business operations throughout the Philippines and Asia. Banking contributes 49 percent of total net income, followed by property at 26 percent, retail at 18 percent, and portfolio investments at 7 percent. SM Investments Corporation stands as the Philippines’ largest and…
SKF Key Stats Founded in 1907 in Gothenburg, Sweden as Svenska Kullagerfabriken 2024 Revenue: SEK 98.72 billion (approximately $9.3 billion USD) Global workforce of approximately 38,000 employees across 130 countries Operates 17,000 distributor locations worldwide with 108 manufacturing sites Holds approximately 25% market share in the global bearing industry SKF (Svenska Kullagerfabriken) stands as the world’s largest bearing manufacturer and a pioneer in rotating equipment technology. The Sweden-based company provides bearings, seals, lubrication systems, and condition monitoring solutions to industries worldwide. The company serves diverse sectors including automotive, aerospace, railways, renewable energy, and industrial machinery. SKF products play critical roles…
Skanska AB history, profile and history video Skanska AB engages in the project development and construction business. It operates through four segments: Construction, Residential Development, Commercial Property Development and Infrastructure Development. The Construction segment includes both building construction and civil construction in the Nordic Region, Europe, North America and Latin America. The Residential Development segment develops residential projects for immediate sale. The Commercial Property Development segment initiates, develops, leases and divests commercial property projects that focus on office buildings, shopping malls and logistics properties. The Infrastructure Development segment specializes in the identifying, developing and investing in privately financed infrastructure projects, such as…
Bank of China Ltd. history, profile and history video Bank of China Ltd. engages in the provision of banking and related financial services such as commercial and investment banking, and insurance and investment services. The company operates its business through the following segments: Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, Treasury Operations, Investment Banking, Insurance, and Others. The Corporate Banking segment offers services to corporate customers, government authorities, and financial institutions such as current accounts, deposits, overdrafts, loans, custody, trade related products and other credit facilities, foreign currency, and derivative products. The Personal Banking segment provides services to retail customers such as current accounts, savings,…