Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA history, profile and corporate video Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA provides infrastructure construction, project management, and concessionary services. It operates through the following segments: Environmental Services, Versia, Construction, Cement, Energy, and Corporate. The Environmental Services segment specializes in industrial waste treatment, waste-to-energy systems, and the integral water cycle. Versia provides logistics, aircraft and passenger ground handling, and traffic systems management. The Construction segment engages in the building and restoration of civil, industrial, and residential infrastructure. The Cement segment operates quarries and mineral deposits, and manufactures cement, lime, plaster, and concrete. The Energy segment designs, develops,…
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Galp Energia SGPS SA history, profile and corporate video Galp Energia SGPS SA is engaged in the extraction and distribution of natural gas and petroleum products. It operates through the following segments: Exploration and Production, Refining and Marketing of oil products, Gas and Power and Others. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. The Refining and Marketing segment processes raw materials, distributes refined products, and markets to third parties. The Gas and Power segment includes natural gas procurement, distribution and marketing activities, and its electrical and thermal power generation functions. And the Others segment is involved…
FANUC Corp. history, profile and corporate video FANUC Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, sale, and maintenance service of computer numerical control (CNC) systems, lasers, robot systems, robomachines, and nano robots. It operates through the following divisions: Factory Automation (FA), Robot, and Robomachine. The FA division manufactures CNC systems, CNC servo motors, and lasers. The Robot division markets industrial robots through FANUC Robotics America Corp., FANUC Robotics Europe SA, and SHANGHAI-FANUC Robotics Co., Ltd. The Robomachine division consists of machineries for electric injection molding, wire-cut electrical discharge machining, and ultra precision milling. The company was founded by Seiuemon Inaba in1958 and is…
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a chain of more than 7,400 general merchandise retail discount stores in 45 states, providing consumers with a selection of merchandise in neighborhood stores. The Company’s merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. Its Family Dollar store is between 7,500 and 9,500 square feet, with an average of approximately 7,150 square feet of selling space. During the fiscal year ended August 25, 2012, the Company operated 7,442 stores. The Company offers a focused assortment of merchandise in a number of core categories,…
Facebook, Inc. history, profile and history video Facebook, Inc. is a social networking service and website. It aims to make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and family, to discover what is going on in the world around them, and to share and express what matters to them to the people they care about. Developers can use the Facebook Platform to build applications (apps) and websites that integrate with Facebook to reach its global network of users and to build products that are more personalized, social, and engaging. The company offers advertisers a…
Revenue: $30.36 billion (2024) Market Capitalization: $95 billion (December 2025) Employees: 29,000 Customers Served: 8.6 million electric and 1.7 million natural gas Service Territory: 104,000 square miles across six U.S. states Duke Energy Corp. stands as the largest electric power holding company in the United States. The company delivers electricity and natural gas to customers across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Duke Energy operates nuclear power plants, coal-fired facilities, natural gas turbines, and a growing portfolio of renewable energy assets. The company ranked 141st on the Fortune 500 list in 2024. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina,…
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC profile and history video Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC is engaged in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Retail and Business Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, Real Estate, Treasury, and Other. The Retail and Business Banking segment caters to individual clients and small and medium enterprises. The Corporate and Investment Banking segment serves corporate and institutional customers with financing and credit facilities. The Real Estate segment handles property development investments. The Treasury segment manages the bank’s liquidity and market risk. The Other segment handles other functions not covered by the…
Founded: 1849 (gas operations) / 1903 (electric operations merged as Detroit Edison) 2024 Revenue: $12.46 billion Employees: 9,500 (as of December 2024) Market Cap: Approximately $28.25 billion (November 2025) Customers: 2.3 million electric / 1.3 million natural gas DTE Energy is a Detroit-based diversified energy company that provides electricity and natural gas services across Michigan. The company operates through multiple segments including electric utility, gas utility, and non-utility businesses focused on power projects and energy trading. DTE Electric serves approximately 2.3 million customers in southeastern Michigan, while DTE Gas delivers natural gas to 1.3 million customers throughout the state. The…
Royal DSM NV history, profile and corporate video Royal DSM NV engages in the manufacture and sale of nutritional and pharmaceutical ingredients, and industrial chemicals. The company operates in the following segments: Nutrition, Pharma, Performance Materials, Polymer Intermediates, Innovation Center, and Corporate Activities. The Nutrition segment comprises the business groups DSM Nutritional Products, and DSM Food Specialties, which concentrate on human nutrition and health, animal nutrition and health, and personal care. The Pharma segment covers the business groups DSM Pharmaceutical Products, and DSM Anti-Infective, which focus on the pharmaceutical outsourcing markets, and the generic antibacterial market. The Performance Materials segment makes synthetic…
GAIL (India) Ltd. history, profile and corporate video GAIL (India) Ltd. operates as a natural gas transmission company, which engages in the production and distribution of natural gas. The company is engaged in marketing, transmission and distribution of natural gas in India catering to major industrial sectors such as power, fertilizers, and city gas distribution. It operates business through five segments: Transmission Services, Natural Gas Trading, Petrochemicals, Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) and Other Liquid Hydrocarbons and Others. The Transmission Services segment, which includes Natural Gas and LPG, engages in the supply of natural gas. It also owns and operates pipelines for LPG…