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.

Lufax Holding Ltd history, profile and corporate video Lufax Holding Ltd is a Chinese personal financial services platform headquartered in Shanghai, China, and an associate company of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. It traces its roots back to September 2011 when Ping An Insurance Group set up Shanghai Lujiazui International Financial Asset Exchange Co., Ltd. (“Shanghai Lufax”) as its wealth management subsidiary. In March 2012, Lufax.com, an online investment platform was launched. In December 2014, Lufax Holding Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands. In September 2015, LU.com was launched. In May…

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Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. history, profile and history video    Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. is a Mexican banking and financial services holding company headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1985, Banco Mercantil de Monterrey merged with Banco Regional del Norte to form Banco Mercantil del Norte, SA (today know as Banorte). The company expanded its business to leasing services (Arrendadora Banorte) in 1990 and to warehousing and factoring services (Almacenadora Banorte and Factor Banorte) in 1991. In 1992, in the banking privatization process, Banorte was purchased from the Mexican Government by a group of…

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Headquarters: Midland, Michigan, United States Founded: 1897 (as The Dow Chemical Company); reformed April 1, 2019 (as Dow Inc.) Employees: Approximately 36,000 worldwide 2024 Revenue: $42.96 billion USD Market Cap: Approximately $17 billion USD (January 2026) Dow Inc. ranks among the world’s leading materials science companies. The company serves customers in high-growth markets including packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites across 31 countries and maintains a presence in approximately 160 nations. The company emerged as an independent entity on April 1, 2019, following the dissolution of DowDuPont. This strategic separation created three focused companies from the…

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Corteva Agriscience history, profile and corporate video Corteva, Inc., also known as Corteva Agriscience, is an American agricultural chemical and seed company that was the agricultural business unit of DowDuPont. It was formed on June 1, 2019, when Corteva spins from DowDuPont, becoming an independent public company. DowDuPont was formed through a merger of DowChemical and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. on August 31, 2017, with the intention to subsequently spin off into three publicly traded companies in Agriculture (CortevaAgriscience), Materials Science (Dow, Inc.), and Specialty Products (DuPont de Nemours, Inc.). According to DowDuPont, the name of the…

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DuPont de Nemours, Inc. history, profile and corporate video DuPont de Nemours, Inc., commonly known as DuPont, is an American company formed through a merger of Dow Chemical and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. on August 31, 2017. Dow and DuPont entered into a “merger of equals” with the intention to create a new company called DowDupont, then subsequently spin off into three independent companies. Within the 18 months of the merger, DowDupont was split into three independent publicly traded companies: an agriculture company, a materials science company, and a specialty products company. The DowDuPont…

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China Tower Corporation Limited history, profile and corporate video China Tower Corporation Limited is a telecommunications tower infrastructure service provider headquartered in Beijing, China. It was established on July 15, 2014, as a limited liability company in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) by China Mobile Communication Company Limited (“China Mobile Company”), China United Network Communications Corporation Limited (“China Unicom Corporation”) and China Telecom Corporation Limited (“China Telecom”) (the three telecommunications service providers in China collectively referred to as the “Three TSPs”). China Mobile Company China Mobile Company is one of the largest mobile telecommunications corporations by…

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Lam Research Corporation generated $16.2 billion in revenue for calendar year 2024. The company employs approximately 18,300 people worldwide as of 2024. Lam Research holds a market capitalization of approximately $177 billion as of October 2025. Founded in 1980, the company has been publicly traded on NASDAQ under ticker symbol LRCX since 1984. The company operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Austria, and Korea with global service presence. Lam Research Corporation stands as a global supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Founded by David K. Lam in 1980, the company introduced the industry’s first…

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Edison International history, profile and history video    Edison International is a public utility holding company headquartered in Rosemead, California, United States. The company traces its roots back to Holt & Knupps, a company founded in 1886 as a street lights provider in Visalia, California. In 1909, Edison was first incorporated as Southern California Edison Company after Southern California acquired the assets of Edison Electric Company. In 1988, Edison first became a holding company and made a small change to its original name, becoming known as SCEcorp. The company was known as Southern California Edison until…

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Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) profile and corporate video The Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) is a State-owned company administered by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and part of the heavy and civil engineering construction industry. It was founded in September 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. The company provides a comprehensive range of services from planning, investigation, designing, consulting, civil works construction to M&E installation and manufacturing services in the fields of hydropower, thermal power, new energy, and infrastructure. Its business also extends into real estate, investment, finance, and O&M services. …

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Bank of Nanjing history, profile and corporate video Bank of Nanjing is a banking and financial services provider headquartered in Nanjing, China. It was founded in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in 1996. The company has set up strategic cooperation with BNP Paribas in October 2005. The operation between Bank of Nanjing and BNP Paribas concentrates on finance, risk management, human resources, and asset & liabilities management. It also extended to more diversified business areas, especially digital banking, cash management, private banking, consumer finance, and financial market business. Bank of Nanjing provides banking services to meet the needs of…

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