SK networks Co. history, profile and corporate video SK networks Co. Ltd. is a multinational corporation with a wide span of businesses, including mobility, home appliances, blockchain, ICT device distribution, trading, and hotel. The company also has an in-house investment vehicle built. SK networks is a subsidiary of SK Group. HISTORY 1953: Chairman Chey Jong-gun, SK’s founding father, purchases the Sunkyong Textile plant from the Korean government to establish a small textile company in the aftermath of the Korean War. 1962: Exported rayon fabric to Hong Kong for the first time in Korea. 1963: Awarded the Gold Tower Order of Industrial…
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Uralkali JSC profile and corporate video Uralkali JSC is a vertically integrated potash producer with control over the whole production chain, from potash ore mining, through potassium chloride supply to customers. The company is mainly engaged in the extraction, production and sale of potash fertilizers in the vicinity of the city of Berezniki and Solikamsk, Russia. Its products include pink muriate of potash, white muriate of potash, and granular muriate of potash. Uralkali was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Berezniki, Russia.” “Mission We produce potash fertilisers to ensure people all over the world are provided with food, and to support…
SK Hynix, Inc. history, profile and corporate video SK Hynix, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of diodes, transistors and similar semi-conductor devices. It operates through the following businesses: Computing Memory, Consumer Memory, Graphics Memory, Mobile Memory, NAND Flash, CMOS Image Sensor, EOL Products and Technical Support. The company was founded on October 1, 1949 and is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea.” “SK Hynix History 1949 Originally incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Korea 1983 Founded as Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (The name Hynix comes from Hy in Hyundai and nix [from nics in Electronics]) 1985 Started mass production of 256K DRAM 1993 Took over Maxtor (US HDD main factory) 1996 Initial public offering on the…
Founded: 1996 (merger of Kymmene Corporation and United Paper Mills) 2024 Revenue: EUR 10.34 billion 2024 Employees: 15,827 (end of year) Market Cap: Approximately EUR 12.5 billion (January 2026) Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland UPM-Kymmene Oyj ranks among the largest forest industry companies in the world. The Finnish company produces paper, pulp, plywood, label materials, biofuels, and generates electricity from renewable sources. UPM operates through six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers, and UPM Plywood. The company maintains production plants in 11 countries and sells products worldwide. UPM holds the distinction of being the…
Unum Group history, profile and corporate video Unum Group provides disability insurance products in the United States and the United Kingdom. It also provides a complementary portfolio of other insurance products, including employer- and employee-paid group benefits, life insurance, and other related services. The company operates its business through the following segments: Unum U.S., Unum UK, Colonial Life, Closed Block segment, and Corporate. The Unum U.S. segment includes group long-term and short-term disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment products, and supplemental and voluntary lines of business, comprised of recently issued disability insurance and voluntary benefits products. The Unum UK…
Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. is a distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products and a value added supply chain service provider in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates its business through the following segments: Pharmaceutical Distribution, Retail Pharmacy, and Other Business. The Pharmaceutical Distribution segment provides distribution, logistics and other value-added services for domestic and international pharmaceutical and healthcare products manufacturers and other suppliers. The Retail Pharmacy segment handles the day-to-day operation of medicine chain stores. The Other Business segment is engaged in the production and sale of pharmaceutical products, chemical reagents…
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. profile and corporate video China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. is an energy and chemical company, which engages in the exploration, production and transportation of petroleum products such as crude oil and natural gas. The company operates its business through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Refining, Marketing and Distribution, Chemicals, and Corporate and Others. The Exploration and Production segment producescrude oil and natural gas. The Refining segment processes crude oil and natural gas to produce petroleum products. The Marketing and Distribution segment operates service stations, and sells refined products in wholesale or retail. The Chemicals segment…
$400.3B 2024 Revenue (USD) $300B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 350,000+ Employees Worldwide 7th Fortune Global 500 50M+ People Insured UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance company in the United States by revenue and membership. The company operates through two main divisions: UnitedHealthcare for insurance products and Optum for health services. Founded in 1977, UnitedHealth Group serves over 50 million people across commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid programs. The company ranks seventh on the Fortune Global 500 list and recorded $400.3 billion in revenue for 2024. UnitedHealth Group employs more than 350,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie,…
Power Construction Corp. history, profile and corporate video Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd. engages in providing infrastructure solutions for hydropower, hydraulic, transportation, construction, dredging, and reclamation works. Its products and services are categorized into Engineering and Construction, Mechanical and Electrical Equipments, Investment, and Estate. The company was founded on November 30, 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.” “Sinohydro Group History The company was founded in 1950, and is based in Beijing, China. International expansion The company has aggressively gone on the path of international expansion, becoming a “face of China expansion” across the world by pursuing operations in 55 countries across…
United Utilities Group Plc history, profile and corporate video United Utilities Group Plc owns and manages the regulated water and wastewater network in the North West of England, through its subsidiary United Utilities Water Plc. It provides water and wastewater services to the people and businesses. The company gathers water from a range of different sources, including reservoirs, which are mostly in the Pennines and the Lake District. It also extracts water from Lake Vyrnwy in Wales for customers in Merseyside and Cheshire and also from River Dee, boreholes and streams. The company was founded on April 1, 1989 and is headquartered…