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.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. profile and corporate video Kinder Morgan, Inc. is an American energy infrastructure company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and specialized in owning and controlling oil and gas pipelines and terminals. It was founded in February 1997, when a group of investors led by Executive Chairman Richard D. Kinder and former Vice Chairman William V. Morgan joined forces and founded Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) by acquiring the general partner of a small, publicly-traded pipeline limited partnership (Enron Liquids Pipeline). The company’s pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, carbon dioxide (CO2), refined petroleum products, and other…

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China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMSK) profile and corporate video China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co., Ltd. (CMSK) is a real estate company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It was founded in 1979, and is an important subsidiary of the China Merchants Group, which is a leading state-owned enterprise founded in the Westernization Movement in 1872. The company operates through the following business segments: Industrial Parks, Residential and Commercial Real-estate, and Cruise. Industrial Parks The industrial park development and operation segment concentrates on spatial planning, industrial clustering and services to promote industrial innovation, involving…

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Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Bank BRI) profile and corporate video PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (People’s Bank of Indonesia), known as BRI, is an Indonesian bank headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was established in 1895, during the Dutch colonial period as De Poerwokertosche Hulp en Spaarbank der Inlandsche Hoofden (Help and Savings Bank for Purwokerto’s Aristocrats) by Raden Bei Aria Wirjaatmadja in Purwokerto, Central Java. The company operates through the following segments: Individual, MSME and Corporate. Individual The Individual segment involves accounts, deposits, savings, loans, mutual funds, pension funds, payments, and other banking services. MSME (micro, small…

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CRRC Corporation Limited (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation) history, profile and corporate video CRRC Corporation Limited (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned and publicly traded locomotive & rolling stock manufacturer headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded on 1 June 2015 through the merger of CNR (China CNR Corp. Ltd.) and CSR (CSR Corp., Ltd.). The parent of the company is CRRC Group Corporation, a Chinese state-owned holding company. Its predecessors: CNR Group (China Northern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry Corporation) and CSR Group (China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corporation), once one company,…

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CK Asset Holdings Limited history, profile and corporate video    CK Asset Holdings Limited, previously known as Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited, is a multinational property developer company registered in the Cayman Islands, and with its headquarters in Hong Kong. It was established in 2015 as part of a restructure of Cheung Kong Holdings Limited, by spinning off its property holdings into a separate company. Cheung Kong Holdings Limited Cheung Kong Holdings was a company founded in 1950 and one of Hong Kong’s leading multi-national conglomerates. It became part of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited after a major reorganization, which implies…

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EOG Resources, Inc. history, profile and corporate video EOG Resources, Inc. is an American crude oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas, U.S. It was founded in 1999 when the company became independent from Enron Corp., which was an American energy, commodities, and services company founded in 1985 as a merger between Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. Before its separation from Enron Corp. in 1999, the company was named Enron Oil & Gas Company, and Mark G. Papa was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in 1998. The company is engaged in…

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DNB ASA history, profile and corporate video DNB ASA (formerly DnB NOR ASA) is a Norway financial services group headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It can trace its roots back to 1822 when Christiania Sparebank was established. The present corporation was created in 2003 through the merger of two banks Den norske Bank (DnB) and Gjensidige NOR. At that time, the company adopted the name DnB NOR ASA, but changed its legal name and brand to DNB ASA in November 2011. Den norske Bank (DnB) DnB was a Norwegian bank founded through a merger between Bergen Bank and…

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CSX Corporation Key Stats $14.54B Revenue (2024) $66.8B Market Cap 23,500 Employees 20,000+ Route Miles 26 States Served CSX Corporation is a leading American transportation company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company operates one of the largest rail networks in the eastern United States, connecting major population centers across 26 states, the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The holding company owns CSX Transportation, its primary railroad operating subsidiary. CSX moves a wide variety of freight, including coal, chemicals, agricultural products, automotive parts, and intermodal containers. The company competes directly with Norfolk Southern in the eastern…

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New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (NCI) – Xinhua Baoxian Jituan profile and corporate video New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (NCI), also known as or Xinhua Baoxian Jituan, is a large Chinese life insurance company headquartered in Beijing, China. It was founded on September 28, 1996, and it offers insurance products such as life insurance policies, health and accident insurance products and services, both for individuals and groups. It is also engaging in asset management and unallocated income and expenses of the group. The company owns an impressive list of subsidiaries including New China Asset Management Co.,…

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Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) – Fannie Mae profile and corporate video The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a United States government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) headquartered in Washington, D.C., U.S. It was founded in 1938 during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal (a series of programs, reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939 as a response to needs for recovery from the Great Depression). The company’s purpose is to provide liquidity, promote stability and affordability in U.S. housing finance, building…

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