Key Stats Market Cap: $24.14 billion USD (October 2025) 2024 Revenue: $12.5 billion USD Employees: 78,700 (2024 average headcount) Headquarters: Moscow, Russia Global Rank: #2 Class I nickel producer, #1 palladium producer MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, commonly known as Nornickel, is a Russian metals and mining company headquartered in Moscow. The company operates as the world’s largest producer of palladium and refined Class I nickel, while also ranking among the top producers of platinum and copper globally. Nornickel’s primary operations span prospecting, exploration, mining, concentration, and processing of minerals. The company produces nickel, palladium, copper, platinum, cobalt, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium,…
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Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. profile and corporate video Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. is a diversified real estate development company headquartered in Hong Kong and is founded in 2001 by Chinese entrepreneur Wing Mau Hui. It was listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 5 July 2006. The company engages in the development of large scale, high quality, integrated real estate projects. It is dedicated to the development of residential, hotel, office, and other commercial properties. With more than 10 000 employees, Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. is considered one of the…
Formed: June 29, 2019 (merger of Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies) 2024 Revenue: $21.32 billion (9.8% year-over-year growth) Employees: 47,000 (as of December 2024) Market Cap: Approximately $65 billion (January 2026) Record Backlog: $34 billion (2024) L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor and technology company headquartered in Melbourne, Florida. The company formed through the merger of Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies on June 29, 2019. This combination created the sixth-largest defense contractor in the United States. L3Harris operates across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company produces tactical radios, night vision equipment, avionics systems, satellite payloads, and…
Hana Financial Group, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Hana Financial Group, Inc. is a South Korean financial group headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company can trace its roots to the founding of Korea Investment & Finance Corporation in 1971, which was Korea’s first financial company funded solely with private capital. In 1991, Hana Investment & Finance completed its conversion into a commercial bank, and renamed itself to Hana Bank. In December 2005, Hana Financial Group Inc. was established. Subsidiaries Hana BankHana Financial Investment (formerly Hana Daetoo Securities)Hana Card (KEB Hana Card)Hana CapitalHana LifeHana InsuranceHana…
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. is a South Korean manufacturer of automotive parts and components headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It was established on July 1, 1977, as Hyundai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. In 2000, the company changed its name from Hyundai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. to Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. The company offers chassis module, cockpit module and front-end module, safety products (airbags), lighting products, brake system and electronic stability control products, steering parts, suspensions, multimedia systems, AVNT, UVO system, plastic parts, steel wheel rims and decks, advanced…
Founded: December 5, 1924, in Sydney, Australia FY2024 Revenue: A$67.9 billion Employees: 201,000 (2025) Market Cap: Approximately A$37 billion (January 2026) Market Share: 37% of Australian grocery retail (2023) Woolworths Group Limited is Australia’s largest retailer by revenue and employee count. The company operates Woolworths Supermarkets across Australia, Woolworths stores in New Zealand, and the Big W discount department store chain. Headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, the Woolworths Group serves millions of customers through more than 1,000 supermarkets and 90 Metro convenience stores. The company also runs the Everyday Rewards loyalty program and various digital platforms including online…
Bank of Jiangsu Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video Bank of Jiangsu Co., Ltd. is a Chinese commercial bank headquartered in Nanjing, China. It was founded on January 22, 2007, by merging and reorganizing ten commercial banks in the cities of Wuxi, Suzhou and Nantong in Jiangsu province. The company operates through the following business segments: Personal Banking and Corporate Banking. Personal Banking The Personal Banking segment involves private banking, investment & financing, personal savings, investment & wealth management, personal exchange, personal loans, payments, and others. Corporate Banking The Corporate Banking segment covers deposits, wealth &…
Naturgy Energy Group S.A. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Naturgy Energy Group S.A., (formerly Gas Natural), is a Spanish multinational natural gas and electrical energy utilities company with its administrative headquarters in Barcelona and its legal headquarters in Madrid, Spain. HISTORY Naturgy Energy was established in 1843 as Sociedad Catalana para el Alumbrado por Gas (SCAG), which was one of the first companies to bring light to Barcelona’s streets and public spaces. In 1912, SCAG changed its name to Catalana de Gas y Electricidad, S.A. (CGE). In 1991, the company changed its name to…
Key Stats Founded: March 23, 1823 (as New York Gas Light Company) Headquarters: 4 Irving Place, New York, NY CEO: Timothy P. Cawley (since 2021) Employees: Approximately 15,000 NYSE Ticker Symbol: ED Consolidated Edison ranks among the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States. The company delivers electricity to approximately 3.7 million customers in New York City and Westchester County through its subsidiary Consolidated Edison Company of New York (CECONY). Con Edison operates through regulated utility subsidiaries providing electric, gas, and steam services. The company also owns Orange and Rockland Utilities, serving customers in southeastern New York and northern…
Talanx AG history, profile and corporate video Talanx AG is a German multinational financial holding company headquartered in Hanover, Germany. It was established in 1996 as a thoroughbred finance holding company. Still, it can trace its roots to HDI’s establishment as a liability association of the German iron and steel industry in 1903. The company, through its subsidiaries, operates in the following divisions: Industrial Lines, Retail Germany, Retail International, Reinsurance, and Corporate Operations. Industrial Lines The Industrial Lines division offers to the corporate and industrial clients a wide range of products and services, such as liability, motor,…