Koch Industries history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Koch Industries is a conglomerate (a multi-industry company) involved in various industries such as refining and chemicals; service process & pollution control equipment; minerals; fertilizers; fibers and polymers; commodity and financial trading; forest and consumer products; ranching; and business development. It is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States. HISTORY Predecessor companies In 1925, Fred C. Koch joined MIT classmate Lewis E. Winkler at an engineering firm in Wichita, Kansas, which was renamed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Company. In 1927 they developed a more efficient thermal cracking process for turning crude oil into gasoline.…
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MOL Plc. (MOL Group) history, company profile (overview) and history video MOL Plc. (Magyar OLaj- és Gázipari Részvénytársaság - ’Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company’), known as MOL Group, is an international oil and gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. HISTORY MOL Plc. was founded in 1991. In 1997, the MOL Group’s retail network in Romania was increased by buying Amoco Oil Holding Company In 2004, the company was listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange. It also acquired the Shell Romania retail network and Roth Heizöle Trading company in Austria. OPERATIONS MOL operates through two business sectors:…
Monsanto Co. history, profile and corporate video Monsanto Co. provides agricultural products for farmers. Its seeds, biotechnology trait products, and herbicides provide farmers with solutions that improve productivity and produce better foods for consumers and better feed for animals. The company operates its business through two segments: Seeds & Genomics and Agricultural Productivity. The Seeds & Genomics segment produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, Deltapine, Seminis, and De Ruiter and develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds. The Agricultural Productivity segment manufactures Roundup and Harness brand herbicides and other herbicides. It also provides other seed companies with genetic material…
NCC AB is a construction company headquartered Solna, Stockholm, Sweden. It develops schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, housing, office and others. The company’s operations include building and infrastructure project contracting, asphalt and stone materials production and commercial property development. HISTORY Although the NCC Group was formed in 1989, Johnson Construction Company (JCC) and Armerad Betong Vägförbättringar (ABV) have been under the same roof since 1988. In 1987, Nordstjernan AB began acquiring shares in the construction company Armerad Betong Vägförbättringar (ABV). Nordstjernan also had its own construction company called Johnson Construction Company (JCC). In May 1988, after…
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) history, company profile (overview) and history video Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is a telecommunication company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. HISTORY Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) was established as a monopoly government-owned corporation in 1952. In 1985, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (日本電信電話公社 Nippon Denshin Denwa Kōsha) was incorporated as a private company. In 1987, NTT was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In 1999, the company was divided into a holding company (NTT) and three telecom companies (NTT East, NTT West, and NTT Communications). GROUP COMPANIES Integrated ICT Business -…
Grupo Argos S.A. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Grupo Argos S.A. is a conglomerate (a multi-industry company) headquartered in Medellín, Colombia. It operates through the following business sectors: Cement, Concrete, Energy, Utilities, Real Estate, and Infrastructure. SUBSIDIARIES Cementos Argos (cement), Celsia (energy), and Odinsa (road and airport concessions)Argos Cement – is one of the largest companies in the production of cement and concrete in the markets where it operates.Celsia – is present in the four businesses of the electricity industry: generation, transmission, distribution, and marketing. It also focuses on renewable energies, with hydroelectric, wind and solar assets,…
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. history, company profile (overview) and history video The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a global investment banking, securities and investment management company headquartered in New York, United States. It operates through the following business sectors: investment banking, securities, investment management, and consumer banking. HISTORY 1869–1930 Goldman Sachs was founded in New York in 1869 by the German-born Marcus Goldman. In 1882, Goldman’s son-in-law Samuel Sachs joined the firm. In 1885, Goldman took his son Henry and his son-in-law Ludwig Dreyfuss into the business and the firm adopted its present name, Goldman Sachs & Co. The company made a name for itself pioneering…
OMV Group history, company profile (overview) and history video OMV AG is a multinational integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It operates through the following business sectors: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstocks, and Energy. HISTORY OMV was founded in 1956 as Österreichische Mineralölverwaltung Aktiengesellschaft (ÖMV Aktiengesellschaft). In 1957, the natural gas stations Auersthal and Baumgarten went into operation. In 1960, the Schwechat refinery went into. In 1965, the company integrated its first sales organization (Martha and ÖRÖP) – brand name Aral and Elan (since 1968) In 1968, the company signed…
PartnerRe Ltd. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video PartnerRe Ltd. is an international reinsurance company headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda. HISTORY PartnerRe was founded in 1993 to provide specialized catastrophe reinsurance. In 1997, the company acquired SAFR, expanding its business from specialized catastrophe to multiline reinsurer. In 1998, Winterthur Re was acquired, and PartnerRe US was established. In 2009, Paris Re was acquired. In 2012, the company acquired Presidio, an accident and health underwriter. In 2016, PartnerRe was acquired by EXOR, one of Europe’s leading investment companies. In 2017, the company acquired Aurigen,…
Paychex, Inc. history, profile company profile (overview) and corporate video Paychex, Inc. is a payroll and HR services company headquartered in Rochester, New York, United States. It operates through the following business sectors: Business Process Outsourcing and Human Capital Management. HISTORY Paychex was founded in 1971 with an insight by B. Thomas Golisano. In 1983, Paychex was listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. In 1995, Pay-Fone and Payday were acquired. In 1996, Olsen Computer Systems, Inc. and National Business Solutions were acquired. In 2002, Advantage Payroll Services, Inc. was acquired. In 2003, InterPay Inc.…