Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen (PKN Orlen) history, profile and corporate video Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen (PKN Orlen) is a multi-utility company headquartered in Płock, Poland. It engages in processing and trading of crude oil. The company’s offer consists of refinery products, a wide variety of petrochemicals, and electrical energy, which is produced primarily using gas assets and renewable resources (hydro, wind and solar). It also invests in low- and zero-carbon hydrogen development projects based on renewable energy sources and municipal waste conversion technology HISTORY PKN Orlen’s origins date back to 1999 when Petrochemia Płock SA merged with…
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Founded: 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio (as Acme Industrial Laundry Company) FY2025 Revenue: $10.34 billion (7.75% year-over-year growth) Employees: 48,300 (January 2026) Market Cap: Approximately $75 billion (December 2025) Fortune 500 Rank: #427 (2025, 8th consecutive year) Cintas Corporation provides specialized products and services to over one million businesses across North America. The company offers uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid products, safety training, and fire protection services. Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, Cintas trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker CTAS. The company serves industries including healthcare, hospitality, food service, automotive, education, and government. Cintas operates through…
Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) history, profile and corporate video Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) is a commercial bank, headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Originated as a specialized bank for foreign trade, Vietcombank has become a multiple sector bank, providing customers with a wide range of financial services. It offers both traditional banking services such as international settlement and trade finance, fund mobilization, lending, and project finance, as well as modern banking services such as treasury and derivatives, card services, e-banking, and securities trading and investment. HISTORY Vietcombank…
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA – PGNiG (Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction) history, profile and corporate video Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA – PGNiG (Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction) is an oil and gas company headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. It engages in the exploration and production of natural gas and crude oil. Through its subsidiaries, PGNiG is also active in the area of import, storage, sale and distribution of gas and liquid fuels, as well as generation of electricity, heat, cold and compressed air, and distribution of heat. HISTORY PGNiG was established in 1982…
Snam S.p.A. history, profile and corporate video Snam S.p.A. is an energy infrastructure company, headquartered in San Donato Milanese (Metanopoli), Milan, Italy. It operates through the following business segments: Natural Gas Transportation, Gas Storage, and Regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The company also invests in new energy transition businesses, including sustainable mobility (compressed – CNG and bio-CNG – and liquefied – LNG and bio-LNG – natural gas distributors, Small Scale LNG), infrastructure for biomethane from organic waste and agricultural and agro-industrial waste, and energy efficiency services tailored to apartment buildings, the public administration and industry, hydrogen. SNAM…
Kajima Corporation history, profile and corporate video Kajima Corporation (Chinese: 鹿島建設株式会社) is a construction company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. KAJIMA HISTORY The company’s origins date back to 1840 when Iwakichi Kajima began its business in Masakicho, Nakabashi, Edo (present-day Tokyo). In 1860, Kajima pioneered the first Western-style buildings, Ei-Ichiban Kan (English House No. 1) and America-Ichiban Kan (American House No. 1), in Yokohama. In 1880, Kajima Gumi was established. That year, the company entered into the railway construction business, starting with the construction of the Tsuruga Railway Line (later called the Yanagase Line). In 1909,…
Pinduoduo Inc. history, profile and corporate video Pinduoduo Inc. (Chinese: 拼多多) is a technology company headquartered in Shanghai, China. Founded in 2015, Pinduoduo is an online marketplace that directly connects agricultural producers with consumers. In 2018, the company was listed on Nasdaq. Pinduoduo App Logistics Information Platform The company launched an e-waybill system that makes shipping information more transparent and updated to users. It also realizes greater logistics quality and efficiency for the third-party logistics providers, and helps to better detect fraudulent activities. Consumer to Manufacturer (C2M) The Consumer to Manufacturing (C2M) model provides merchants with…
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited history, profile and corporate video Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (Chinese: 兖州煤业股份有限公司) is a coal mining company headquartered in Jining, Shandong, China. It primarily engages in the coal mining, preparation and processing, sales and distribution of coal through railway transportation, as well as coal chemical and power generation business. Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited is majority-owned by Yankuang Group Company Limited. Founded in 1976, Yankuang Group Company Limited is considered one of China’s largest coal mining state-owned enterprises. Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited was listed on New York Stock Exchange, Hong Kong…
NAVER Corp. history, profile and corporate video NAVER Corp. is a global ICT (Information and Communication Technology) company that operates the search portal “NAVER”. It is headquartered in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. NAVER HISTORY NAVER Corp. was founded as NAVER.com in 1999. That year, the company launched the search portal NAVER, the children’s portal Jr. NAVER, and the game portal Hangame In 2000, Naver merged with Hangame Communications and One-Cue. It also acquired Search Solutions. In 2001, NAVER.com changed its name to NHN (Next Human Network). In 2003, the company acquired the digital…
Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited history, profile and corporate video Shanghai Electric Group Company Limited is an equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Shanghai, China. It specializes in energy equipment, industrial equipment and integration services. Its products include thermal generator sets (coal power, gas power), nuclear power units, wind power equipment, power T&D equipment, environmental protection equipment, automation equipment, elevators, rail transit and Industrial Internet, etc. HISTORY Shanghai Electric’s roots can be traced back to 1902 when Shanghai Dalong Machinery Works was established as Shanghai Electric’s first large-scale enterprise and a pioneer of Shanghai’s modern machine industry. …