GAC Group Key Stats IncorporatedJune 1997 HeadquartersGuangzhou, Guangdong, China Stock ExchangesHKEX (2238) · SSE (601238) Revenue (2023)~¥130B (~$18B USD) Employees~93,000 Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. — known internationally as GAC Group — is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. The company was incorporated in June 1997 and became a holding company of Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group in 2005. It ranks among the five largest automobile manufacturers in China by volume and is listed on both the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (ticker 2238) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (ticker 601238). GAC Group’s portfolio spans its own brands —…
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Tokyo Century Corporation history, profile and corporate video Tokyo Century Corporation is a financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda City, Japan. HISTORY Tokyo Century Corporation was established as Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation in April 2009 through a merger between Century Leasing System, Inc. and Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd. Century Leasing System, Inc. was jointly established in 1969 by ITOCHU Corporation, Daiichi Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.), Nippon Life Insurance Company, and Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company, with a capitalization of 500 million yen. Tokyo Leasing Co., Ltd. was jointly established in 1964 by Nippon Kangyo…
Ashtead Group Plc history, profile and corpoarte video Ashtead Group Plc is an international equipment rental company with national networks in the US, UK and Canada, trading under the name Sunbelt Rentals. It is headquartered in London, England, the United Kingdom. The company rents a full range of construction and industrial equipment across a wide variety of applications to a diverse customer base. Its rental fleet ranges from small hand-held tools to the largest construction equipment. Ashtead was founded in 1947, in the village of Ashtead, Surrey, as Ashtead Plant and Tool Hire. In 1984, Ashtead…
Align Technology, Inc. is a global medical device company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. Founded in 1997, the company designs, manufactures, and markets the Invisalign clear aligner system, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry. The Invisalign system has treated over 21 million patients worldwide through more than 290,000 trained dental professionals. Align employs approximately 21,000 people across operations in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Israel, China, and other countries. The company trades on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ALGN. Its manufacturing operations include aligner production in Juarez, Mexico, scanner manufacturing in Israel and…
Towngas (Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited) history, profile and corporate video The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) is a diversified conglomerate specializing in the energy industry. It is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, and is considered Hong Kong’s first public utility. The company provides town gas and gas appliances to customers from the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. In addition to gas supply, the company diversified its business into telecommunications, building services, engineering and new eco-energies, and others. The Towngas Group operates projects that include piped city-gas projects, upstream and midstream…
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. is a financial holding company headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. HISTORY Yuanta Financial Holdings was formed in 2007 through the merger of Fuhwa Financial Holdings and Yuanta Core Pacific Securities. Yuanta Core Pacific Securities The history of Yuanta began in 1961 when it received approval to open for business as a securities brokerage. In 1989, Yuanta expanded its business operations to underwriting and proprietary trading, becoming a fully integrated securities company. In 1994, Yuanta established its subsidiary in Hong Kong. …
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) history, profile and corporate video Western Digital Corporation (WDC) is a computer hard disk drive manufacturer and data storage company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. Western Digital can trace its roots back to 1956 when IBM invented the world’s first hard drive, the Model 350 Disk Storage Unit (aka the RAMAC), which was the size of a refrigerator and weighed 2,140 pounds (971kg), but could only hold roughly 5MB of data. This division of IBM was sold to Hitachi’s storage division in 2003 before eventually being acquired by Western Digital. The…
New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. is an agro-food company specializing in food processing and agriculture. It is headquartered in Sichuan, China. The company operates through the following business segments: Feed Business, Pig Farming Business, Poultry Business, and Food Business. New Hope Liuhe also operates overseas, with over 40 enterprises in 20 countries in Asia, Europe and Africa. HISTORY New Hope Liuhe Co., Ltd. was founded and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1998 as Sichuan New Hope Agribusiness Co., Ltd. In 2005, New Hope…
Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (GRC Bank) history, profile and corporate video Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (GRC Bank) is a commercial bank headquartered in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank, formerly known as Guangzhou Rural Credit Cooperative, was established in 1952. In 2006, Guangzhou Rural Credit Cooperative Union was established. In 2009, Guangzhou Rural Credit Cooperative Union was restructured, and Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. was incorporated. In 2017, Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Guangzhou Rural Commercial Bank operates through the following business…
Kuwait Finance House KSC (KFH) history, profile and corporate video Kuwait Finance House KSC (KFH) is an Islamic banking institution headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It provides a wide range of banking shari’a compliant products and services, covering real estate, trade finance, investment portfolios, commercial, retail, and corporate banking. KFH is considered a pioneer in the banking phenomenon known as Islamic Finance or Shari’a Compliant Banking. KFH is available in the State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Malaysia, and Germany. HISTORY Kuwait Finance House was established in 1977…