Huntsman Corporation profile and corporate video Huntsman Corporation is a manufacturer of differentiated organic chemical products and of inorganic chemical products. The Company operates its businesses through Huntsman International LLC (Huntsman International). The Company’s products consists a range of chemicals and formulations, which it markets globally to a range of consumer and industrial customers. Its products are used in a range of applications,including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dye industries. The Company operates in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products,…
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Key Stats Humana generated $117.76 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2024 The company employs approximately 65,680 people as of December 2024 Humana serves 16.3 million members through its Insurance segment Market capitalization stands at approximately $37.46 billion as of September 2025 Ranked 92nd on the Fortune 500 list in 2024 Humana operates as a health care company offering insurance products and health services across the United States. The company’s business model integrates insurance coverage with clinical care delivery through two main segments. The Insurance segment provides Medicare Advantage plans, commercial health coverage, and government-sponsored programs including Medicaid and TRICARE.…
HSBC Holdings Plc history, profile and history video HSBC Holdings Plc operates as a holding company for the HSBC Group. It provides banking and financial services through four global businesses, including Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets and Global Private Banking. The company’s operating segments are organized into six geographical regions, including Europe, Hong Kong, Rest of Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, North America and Latin America. The Retail Banking and Wealth Management business offers various products and services to meet the personal banking, consumer finance and wealth management needs of individual customers. The Commercial…
HOYA Corp. history, profile and corporate video HOYA Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of imaging products, electronics, and medical-related equipment. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Information Technology, Life Care, and Other. The Information Technology segment includes electronics and imaging-related products. The Life Care segment offers health care and medical-related products. The Other segment comprises of information system design and new business operations. The company was founded on November 1, 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.” “Hoya History 1941 Nov. The brothers Shoichi and Shigeru Yamanaka established an optical glass production plant in the city of HOYA,…
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (Host Inc.) operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). Host Inc. owns properties and conducts operations through Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. (Host L.P.), of which Host Inc. is the sole general partner and in which it holds approximately 98.5% of the partnership interests (OP units). As of February 22, 2012, it had 121 hotels in its portfolio, primarily consisting of luxury and upper upscale hotels containing 64,947 rooms. Its hotels operate in urban and resort markets either as luxury properties under such…
Hormel Foods Corp. profile and corporate video Hormel Foods Corp. engages in the production of a variety of meat and food products and the marketing of those products throughout the United States and internationally. The company markets its products through Hormel Foods International Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary. The company operates its business through five segments: Grocery Products, Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Specialty Foods, and All Other. The Grocery Products segment consists primarily of the processing, marketing, and sale of shelf-stable food products sold predominantly in the retail market. The Refrigerated Foods segment includes the Hormel Refrigerated operating segment and…
Korea Zinc Company, Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Korea Zinc Company, Ltd. is a Korea-based company engaged in the provision of non-ferrous metals. The Company produces zinc product, including special high grade (SHG) zinc slab ingots, zinc alloy jumbo blocks, zinc anode ingots, zinc die casting ingots; lead products, including lead ingots and lead alloy ingots, and copper products. It also provides precious metal products, including gold ingots and silver ingots, and rare materials, including indiums, bismuths and others, as well as sulfuric acids, electronic grade sulfuric acids and fuming sulfuric acids.” “About Korea Zinc Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. Established in…
Konica Minolta, Inc. history, profile and history video Konica Minolta, Inc. operates a holding company with interests in printing equipment manufacturing and distribution, the manufacture and sale of office equipment, imaging systems, optical devices, and measuring instruments. It operates through the following business domains: Offices, Production Printing, Performance Materials Business, Optics and Sensing Business, Sensing, Healthcare Business, Industrial Inkjet Business and Planetarium Business. The Offices domain is in charge of the global deployment of office equipment, centering on multi-functional peripherals and laser printers. The Production Printing domain applies resources in the form of their own digital printing technology, broad product line and…
Kone Oyj history, profile and corporate video Kone Oyj is engaged in the design and manufacture of elevators and escalators. Its business activities include the provision of solutions for the maintenance and modernization of products, and offers maintenance for automatic building doors. The company was founded on October 27, 1910 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.” “Kone History KONE was founded in 1910. During its 100 years as an industrial engineering company, KONE has been involved in businesses as different as textile manufacture, medical technology and the design of hydraulic piping systems. The company’s main focus, however, has always been the elevator…
Komatsu Ltd. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Komatsu Limited (株式会社小松製作所) is a multinational manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, utility equipment (compact machines), forest machines, industrial machinery, and others. It is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. INDUSTRIES Construction;Demolition, waste and recycling;Agriculture and livestock;Forestry;Mining;Quarry;Logistics;Industrial machinery;Other industries;Service & support. HISTORY Komatsu’s origins date back to 1917 when Takeuchi Mining Industry (founded in 1894) established Komatsu Iron Works to manufacture machine tools and mining equipment for in-house use. In 1921, Komatsu Iron Works was separated from Takeuchi Mining Co. to become Komatsu Ltd., a In 1924, the…