Author: Darius

I've spent over a decade researching and documenting the stories behind the world's most influential companies. What started as a personal fascination with how businesses evolve from small startups to global giants turned into CompaniesHistory.com—a platform dedicated to making corporate history accessible to everyone.

Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. profile and corporate video  Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd. is engaged in the provision of marine transportation services. It services include container, bulk, and terminal. The container service provides U.S. inland service, reefer, dangerous, over-sized cargos, equipment, and container vessel fleet. The bulk service includes trampers, tanker, dedicated services, and bulk vessel fleet. The termincal service offers logistics services. The company was founded in September 1949, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.” *Information from Forbes.com **Video published on YouTube by “Mrdangquocviet”

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Key Stats Halliburton operates in more than 70 countries with 48,000 employees worldwide. The company generated $22.9 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2024. Halliburton maintains dual headquarters in Houston, Texas and Dubai, UAE. Market capitalization stands at approximately $23.2 billion as of November 2025. The company returned over $1.6 billion to shareholders in 2024 through dividends and buybacks. Halliburton stands as one of the world’s leading oilfield services companies, providing products and services for oil and gas exploration worldwide. Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton, the company pioneered revolutionary cementing techniques that transformed the industry. The organization operates…

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Indian Oil Corporation Limited history, profile and history video  Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) is an oil company. The Company’s operations include refineries, pipelines, marketing, research and development (R&D) Centre and Business Development, enterprise and planning (E&P), petrochemicals and natural gas. IndianOil and its subsidiaries own and operate 10 of India’s refineries and its cross-country network of crude oil, product and gas pipelines. Its portfolio of brands includes Indane LPGas, SERVO lubricants, XtraPremium petrol, XTRAMILE diesel and Propel Petrochemicals. In exploration and production, IndianOil’s domestic portfolio includes 13 blocks, out of which in two blocks IndianOil is having 100% participating interest as…

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Imperial Holdings Ltd. profile and corporate video  Imperial Holdings Ltd. operates as an investment holding company with interest in retail, logistics, car rental, leasing, insurance, parts and industrial products distribution, and financial services. The company through its subsidiaries operates its business under seven segments making up the three major operating divisions: Logistics includes Africa (including South Africa) and International; Automotive and Industrial includes Distribution, Retail and Allied Services, Automotive Retail and Other Segment; Financial Services includes Insurance and Other Financial Services. In Logistics division, the Africa (including South Africa) segment provides logistics solutions including transportation, warehousing, container handling and related value-added services…

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Imerys SA history, profile and corporate video  Imerys SA is a France-based company that is principally engaged in the extraction and processing of minerals. The Company is organized into four Business Groups: Minerals for Ceramics, Refractories, Abrasives and Foundry, which provides a range of products, such as ceramic bodies for porcelain, raw materials for floor tiles and graphite powders; Materials & Monolithics, producing and distributing roofing and structural products, such as roof tiles, bricks and chimney blocks, as well as monolithic refractories; Pigments for Paper and Packaging, which consists of the Company’s activities in kaolin and calcium carbonate for the paper industry…

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Illinois Tool Works, Inc. history, profile and corporate video  Illinois Tool Works, Inc. manufactures components and equipment for the construction and automotive industries as well as plastics, adhesives and chemicals. It designs and manufactures fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems and a variety of specialty products and equipment for customers. The company operates its business through eight external reportable segments: Transportation, Industrial Packaging, Power Systems & Electronics, Food Equipment, Construction Products, Polymers & Fluids, Decorative Surfaces and All Other. The Transportation segment includes related components, fasteners, fluids and polymers, as well as truck remanufacturing and related parts and service. The Industrial…

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IDBI Bank Ltd. history, profile and corporate video  IDBI Bank Ltd. provides commercial banking services to retail and corporate customers in India. It operates business through the following segments; Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, Treasury Services and Other Banking operations. The company offers personalized banking and financial solutions to its clients in the retail and corporate banking arena through its large network of branches and ATMs, spread across length and breadth of India. Its services include corporate finance, infrastructure finance, which is engaged in structuring, and financing of infrastructure projects in the areas of power, telecom, roads, airports, seaports, railways and logistics, as…

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Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd. history, profile and corporate video  Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd. is engaged in providing domestic aeronautic transportation to passengers and cargoes. It also provides domestic business chartering services, aeronautic maintenance and services, air traveling and on-board food supplies, and repair services. Other activities include manufacturing aeronautic field equipments and components, plane and landing equipments, selling of plane ticket, cargo and other related services, developing of hotels and managing properties. The company was founded on May 2, 1993 and is headquartered in Haikou, China.” “Hainan Airlines History and development Founding Hainan Airlines was established in October 1989 as Hainan Province Airlines in Hainan,…

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Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC) history, profile and corporate video  Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. engages in the commercial banking and financial services. It operates its business through the following business segments: Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, Treasury Operations and Others. The Corporate Banking segment offers corporate loans, trade financing, deposit-taking and custody activities, corporate wealth management, and corporate intermediary services. The Personal Banking segment deals with financial products and services to individual customers. The Treasury Operations segment includes money market transactions, investment securities, foreign exchange transactions, and the holding of derivative positions. The Others segment represents…

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ICAP Plc history, profile and corporate video  ICAP Plc operates as a voice and electronic interdealer brokerage company in the United Kingdom. It provides post trade risk and information services to commercial banks, investment banks and other liquidity providers. The company operates in three segments: Core Voice Broking, Electronic Broking and Post Trade Risk and Information. The Core Voice Broking segment offers broking services for a wide range of asset classes including rates, FX, commodities, emerging markets, credit and equities. The Electronic Broking segment operates electronic broking platforms, which offers trading solutions to customers in a wide range of instruments including spot…

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