Amcol International Corporation is a leading international producer and marketer of value-added, specialty minerals and related products. The Company’s products serve 12 major markets, including-metalcasting, detergents, pet products, building materials and personal care. Amcol operates a transportation segment that acts as a servicing operation for other business segments and outside customers.
Nagarro Inc. is a software products and services company serving customers in the USA, Europe and Asia through a global delivery model, emphasizing local services combined with offshore development. The company specializes in pharmaceuticals (especially regulatory, FDA/EMEA), manufacturing, product development and multimedia. In addition, it offers custom and customized software. Software products include SureDoc for regulatory pharma and the product management system Projistics.
Hyosung Corp. has become one of Korea’s leading industrial conglomerates. Hyosung’s success is mainly attributed to its leading edge production and technology as well as an unwavering commitment to quality. Its global network of over 30 overseas subsidiaries and satellite offices has enabled it to effectively expand its presence in diverse fields such as apparel and industrial synthetic fibers, specialty chemicals, industrial machinery, construction & development, information technology, and international trade.
As Europe’s leading supplier of technology for ground forces, Rheinmetall Defence offers a wide array of platforms and components available as stand-alone or networked system solutions. Rheinmetall Defence stands for longstanding experience and pioneering innovation in the world of armoured vehicles, weapons and ammunition, air defence and electronics – a commitment to excellence which also extends to its naval and air force applications and public security products.
City Developments Limited (CDL) is an international property and hotel conglomerate involved in real estate development and investment, hotel ownership and operations and provision of hospitality solutions. Operating in 21 countries spanning Asia, Europe, North America and Australasia, the CDL Group has over 250 subsidiaries and associated companies including 6 companies listed on the notable stock exchanges of Singapore, London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Manila.
Sumikin Bussan is engaged in the trading, manufacture and marketing of metals, textiles, nonferrous metals, foods, plastics, machinery and other items. The company operates subsidiaries in Japan, China, the US, Australia, South Korea and Singapore.
Kanematsu is a leading general trading company, with origins dating back to 1889. Besides traditional trading operations, the company participates in a wide variety of activities, including manufacturing, marketing, transportation, construction, and real estate development as well as the development of products and technologies.
Invensys is a global automation, controls and process solutions Group. Operating in more than 60 countries worldwide, Invensys meets the needs of the process and batch industries - from oil & gas, powerand utilities, chemicals, and rail systems to food & beverage, healthcare, and data communications.
China Resources Enterprise, Limited has a well-diversified portfolio of businesses in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland with principal activities being retail, beverage, food processing and distribution, textile as well as petroleum distribution.
The Banca Carige Group is a financial conglomerate which offers banking, finance, pension fund and insurance solutions. The Group leader, Banca Carige is responsible for Group policy, coordination and oversight.The Group’s policy of expansion both internally (new branch openings) and externally (acquisitions of strategically suitable branches from other banks) has in recent years led to an ever-increasing presence throughout Italy.
Sime Darby is one of the leading conglomerates in Thailand and has offices located in almost all the continents. Employing some twenty thousand people it is engaged in manufacturing yarns, fabrics, garments, knitwear, zippers, threads, buttons, footwear, plastic and rubber products of all descriptions. It is also engaged in computers, financial services, construction and power plants.
New World Development Company Limited is a Hong Kong-based leading conglomerate. Established in 1970, the Company was listed in Hong Kong in 1972, and is now a constituent stock of the benchmark Hang Seng Index with total assets exceeding HK$111 billion. After more than 30 years of operations, the Group has expanded from its original property business to include four core businesses, namely property, infrastructure, services and telecommunications.
ITC is one of India’s foremost private sector companies with a market capitalisation of nearly US $ 9 billion and a turnover of US $ 3 billion. Rated among the World’s Leading Companies by Forbes magazine, ITC ranks third in pre-tax profit among India’s private sector corporations. ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Branded Apparel, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Greeting Cards and other FMCG products.
Tomen America Inc. is an international marketing and distribution company and is a subsidiary of the Japanese general trading company (”Sogo Shosha”), Tomen Corporation. In liaison with its parent company, Tomen America Inc. is active in a variety of markets including the purchase and resale of chemicals and plastics, grains and food products, textiles, minerals, industrial machinery equipment, raw materials, and other goods, as well as a wide range of financial, consulting, and project management services including investing capital and participating in joint ventures.
Voestalpine produces steel in various forms for the automotive and auto supply industries, rail, refrigeration and cooling, and furniture industries. The company also serves the railway industry with the manufacture of rails, pipes, wires, and tubes used in rail systems. Voestalpine also engineers and manufactures body-in-white components, tool making parts, automotive spare parts, and high-grade steel.
Barloworld is an international industrial brand management company that achieves durability in business through long-term value creation. It has an annual turnover of US$3 billion and employs some 23 000 people in 31 countries worldwide. It markets its products and services in over 100 countries.
Barloworld represents many of the world’s greatest brands in the marketplace. It provides the vital link between manufacturer and customer. It adds value through sales, delivers after-market support and provides total solutions to its customers’ needs. The brands include Caterpillar, Hyster, Perkins, Ditch Witch and many of the world’s leading automotive brands.
Sonae SGPS ( Sociedade Nacional de Estratificados), was founded in 1999. It is responsible for managing and assisting the development of the companies in its portfolio, of which there are four. The biggest is Sonae Industria, today’s world leader in the production of wood derivatives, with operations in fifteen or so countries (Europe, Canada, Brazil and Africa).The three other firms stem from this business, and carry out specific activities on behalf of the first company. SIR deals with decorative laminates and industrial chemistry (resins, adhesives). Tafisa is in charge of hard fiberboard and plywood. Finally SPDF is responsible for sustained forestry management.And it does not stop there - Sonae has other interests, though they are less significant, with stakes in real estate, tourism, IT and communication companies.
Carso group is one of the greatest and important conglomerates of Latin America. It controls and it operates great variety of companies in the commercial, industrial branch and of consumption. The main subsidiaries of the commercial branch are grouped in Sanborns Group, that is integrated as well by the chain of Sanborns stores; the Sanborns Cafe ‘; a chain of stores of music with different formats like Mixup, Discolandia and Feria of Disco; the departmental stores Sears; and a chain of pastry shops the Globe.
SPX Corporation is a global multi-industry company focused on profitably growing a number of businesses that have scale and growth potential. Operating in more than 20 countries with approximately 18,000 employees, SPX is a provider of Thermal Equipment and Services, Flow Technology, Test and Measurement, and Industrial Products and Services.
CITIC Pacific is incorporated in Hong Kong and publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. CITIC Pacific’s largest shareholder is CITIC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC in Beijing, Peoples’ Republic of China.
CITIC Pacific’s primary focus is on providing basic infrastructure - power generation, communications, aviation and civil infrastructure - in Hong Kong and mainland China. The company is also involved in manufacturing of special steel, distributing motor vehicles and consumer products and property.
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI) had its ground-breaking ceremony in 1972 in Ulsan, situated on the southeastern tip of Korean peninsula. HHI started building two 260,000 DWT VLCCs along with its dry dock. Two years later it had a simultaneous christening ceremony for its fIrst two VLCC’s and the dedication of it’s shipyard.
In 1984, just 10 years after HHI delivered its first VLCC, HHI surpassed 10 mil. DWT in ship production. Since then, the shipyard accomplished an aggregate production of 30 mil. DWT in 1991, 50 mil. DWT in 1997, and 70 mil. DWT in 2000, setting new world records for ship production in the shortest period of time. Today HHI accounts for about 15% share of the global shipbuilding market.
Tomkins plc is an international engineering business, listed on the London (TOMK) and New York (TKS) stock exchanges. The Company is organised into two business segments; Industrial & Automotive, and Building Products, consisting of various business areas which operate in a variety of end markets.
PT Astra International Tbk (“Astra or Company”) was founded in 1957 as a general trading company based in Jakarta,Indonesiaand was initially involved in agricultural trade. Astra is now one of the largest conglomeration business group in Indonesia . It diversified into the manufacture and distribution of automobiles, heavy equipment and components in the late 1960s. It currently has six business divisions: Automotive, Financial Services, Heavy Equipment, Agribusiness, Information Technology, and Infrastructure.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. supplies facilities maintenance and other related products to organizations and institutions in North America. The company operates in three segments: Branch-based Distribution, Lab Safety, and Integrated Supply. The Branch-based Distribution segment distributes material handling equipment, safety and security supplies, lighting and electrical products, tools and test instruments, pumps and plumbing supplies, cleaning and painting supplies, and other items. It also distributes pneumatics, instruments, welding equipment and supplies, motors, shop equipment, and other items.
Remgro Limited is a South African investment holding company established with effect from 1 April 2000, after the restructuring of the former Rembrandt Group Limited.The Group’s interests consist mainly of investments in tobacco products, banking and financial services, printing and packaging, engineering and motor components, adhesives, life assurance, medical services, mining, petroleum products, food, wine and spirits and various other trade mark products.
Omron founder Kazuma Tateisi, a brilliant inventor and determined salesman, tried his hand at a knife-grinder and trouser press before launching Tateisi Electric Manufacturing Co. in 1933 based on a need by hospitals for faster X-ray timers. The three employee staffed factory grew into Omron Corporation, today a $4.5 billion global leader in sensing and control components with over 23,000 employees spread out across 35 countries.
In its trail Omron has left a string of developments that have revolutionized our lives, including several incredible world’s firsts: non-contact proximity switch, automatic traffic signal, ticket vending machine and fully automated train station system, automatic cancer cell diagnostic equipment, and on-line cash dispenser. Omron makes significant contributions in a wide variety of fields such as industrial automation, home appliances & office equipment, automobiles, social & financial systems, and healthcare.
Alfa is a Mexican company consisting of five business groups: Alpek (petrochemicals and synthetic fibers), Sigma (refrigerated and frozen food), Versax (aluminum auto components), Onexa (telecommunications) and Hylsamex (steel).
Alfa is the world’s leading producer of aluminum cylinder heads and the world’s second largest producer of PTA. The company is the leading Mexican producer of refrigerated and frozen food and one of the significant producers of coated steel.
Sojitz is a merger of two Japanese trading powerhouses, Nissho Iwai and Nichimen. The energy and mineral resources division, which produces and distributes crude oil, is its biggest revenue producer. The housing and consumer products segment comprises of construction, foodstuffs, forest products, and general merchandise and retail businesses. Sojitz’s machinery division produces and distributes industrial machinery such as welding materials and electric power plants. China and Asia are major contributors to its overseas segment. Its chemical and plastics division is driven by its methanol production.
Dentsu is one of the largest advertising conglomerates in the world, Dentsu is the #1 ad firm in Japan. Its numerous agencies operate in 27 countries and provide creative services for more than 6,000 clients, although sales outside Japan only account for a small percentage of revenue. Dentsu also offers a host of other services, including public relations, media and event planning, and market research. The company has expanded its operations in Asia through a partnership with US-based Young & Rubicam and owns a 15% stake in ad conglomerate Publicis Groupe.
Ciba Specialty Chemicals produces specialty chemicals through four business segments: coating effects (pigments, anti-static additives, and whitening agents); plastic additives (additives for lubricants and plastics); textile effects (dyes and brighteners); and water and paper treatment (for the paper production, water and wastewater treatment, detergent, and hygiene industries). Ciba sells in roughly 120 countries, mostly in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Dover is a multi-billion dollar, NYSE-traded, diversified manufacturer of a wide range of proprietary products and components for industrial and commercial use.
It is a consistently top-performing corporation comprised of more than 50 independent operating companies.
Dover is a global enterprise supplying value-added products and services to thousands of satisfied customers in more than 100 countries around the world.
From developing equipment to the production of finished goods, the British Smiths Group has one foot in the medical sector and the other in aviation and industry. It is fourth in line in the world for the construction of installation equipment and finished products. The detection division provides technologically advanced security solutions to detect and identify explosives, chemicals, and biological agents, weapons an contreband.Its aeronautics branch manufactures aircraft components and navigation systems (hydraulic, electrical and surveillance) for military and civil purchasers. So it is one of the main suppliers to Boeing and Airbus. Its industrial section produces components, such as propellers, ventilators and connectors. Various sectors are involved: aviation, medicine, printing, the environment, cleaning, automobiles, construction, chemicals and energy. Its last section is heavily involved in the medical sector, equipping hospitals with surveillance monitors, for example. With an implantation in forty countries, Smiths Group does not economize on the resources required to satisfy the needs of its customers in Asia and the Middle East.
GKN Holding, a powerful British group, is one of the world leaders for the design and manufacture of mechanical parts, including engines, drive shafts and frames. GKN Holding offers thus, a whole range of products and services available in about thirty countries all over the world. The Group focuses on three operations. Automotive,division focuses on transmission systems. Aerospace is separated into two main subdivisions, Agusta Westland a 50 % joint venture with Finmeccanica (Helipcopter design, development and manufacture of civil and military helicopters, of which a large percentage are exported abroad) and GKN Westland Aerospace (manufacture of transmission systems and nacelles for turbo-prop aircraft and private jets).
Wesfarmers Limited first began growing its business by providing merchandise and services to farmers in Western Austrialia. The company now has interests in several businesses, including home improvement retailing; coal mining; gas processing and distribution; chemicals and fertilizers production; building materials sales; distribution of maintenance, repair, and operating products and industrial and safety products; insurance; and rail transport. True to its heritage, Wesfarmers still provides agricultural merchandise and services. Wesfarmers was founded in 1914 as a farmers’ co-operative.
ITT Industries, Inc. is a global multi-industry engaged in the design and manufacture of a range of engineered products, and in the provision of related services. Its four business segments are Fluid Technology, Defense Electronics and Services, Motion and Flow Control and Electronic Components. Fluid Technology is a global provider of fluid systems and solutions for the water, wastewater, treatment, building trades, industrial and process and BioPharm markets. Defense Electronics and Services develops, manufactures and supports electronic systems and components for worldwide defense and commercial markets, and provides communications systems and engineering and applied research. Motion and Flow Control consists of a group of units operating in the motion control and flow control market segments. Electronic Components segment provides products and services for the areas of communications, industrial, transportation, military/aerospace, commercial aircraft, computer and consumer uses.
Fortune Brands is an U.S. leading consumer brands company sharply focused on shareholder value. With a foundation of powerful and trusted consumer brands, industry-leading innovation and proven strategy for growth, Fortune Brands is consistently delivering strong results for consumers and for our shareholders.
Fortune Brands carries the following product categories:
-Home and Hardware (faucet, door, tool storage etc.)
-Office Products (stapling, personal organizers etc.)
-Spirits and wine
-Golf Products
Textron is the biggest maker of golf carts and utility vehicles in the world. Its offerings include turf maintenance vehicles, shuttle personnel carriers, golf carts, and trail utility vehicles. The company also makes utility vehicles sporting the Cushman nameplate. Customers include golf courses, resorts, airports, and factories. In case you’re a really bad golfer, it now offers a 4-wheel drive trail utility vehicle. The company is based in Augusta, Georgia, the home to the PGA’s annual Masters tournament.
Ingersoll-Rand also would like to be known for other business segments. With about 130 plants worldwide, the company makes refrigeration equipment (Thermo King, Hussmann) used mostly in trucks and supermarkets, locks and security systems (Schlage, Kryptonite), construction and industrial equipment used for infrastructure improvements (Bobcat, Ingersoll-Rand), and industrial equipment for increasing productivity (Club Car utility cars and other products). Ingersoll-Rand has sold its engineered solutions business (The Torrington Co.), which includes operations to manufacture precision bearings and motion control components.
Hitachi is a world-leading maker of powerful, corporate transaction-oriented mainframes, as well as semiconductors, PCs, and other information system and telecommunications technologies. Hitachi also makes elevators and escalators, industrial robots and control systems, and power plant equipment. The company’s power and industrial systems unit is its biggest revenue producer. Other products include metals, wire, and cable. Hitachi’s consumer goods range from TVs to refrigerators and washing machines; the company also has operations in financial services, property management, and transportation.
Emerson is a global company that brings together technology and engineering to provide innovative solutions for our customers in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets. The priority is to design, produce and deliver products, systems, and solutions that make people’s lives better.Emerson has been in business since 1890. It has grown to become one of the world’s leading manufacturing companies with operations around the globe.
3M is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in the following markets: consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial; safety, security and protection services; and transportation. 3M is a global enterprise characterized by substantial intercompany cooperation in research, manufacturing and marketing of products.
3M technology platforms are core elements of 3M ingenuity and springboards to meeting customer needs. In countless combinations, 3M technologies come together as elements of innovative new products, making them simple to use, yet complex enough to help make the world smarter, healthier, safer and better.
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is a global technology corporation with a long history of pioneering innovation in aerospace, aviation, helicopter design, climate control, elevator design and hydrogen fuel cells.
Tyco was founded in 1960 when Arthur J. Rosenburg, Ph.D., opened a research laboratory to do experimental work for the government. He incorporated the business as Tyco Laboratories in 1962, and changed its focus to high-tech materials science and energy conversion products for the commercial sector. In September 1964, the company went public, and in 1965 it began to acquire other companies to fill gaps in its development and distribution network. As a result, Tyco’s thrust changed to manufacturing industrial products.
Today, Tyco is a model of sophisticated and innovative manufacturing and service employing 260,000 employees worldwide. Each of Tyco’s core businesses holds a leadership position in its specific market.
General Electric is the largest company in the world. They are so large, that it’s easier to list what they do not do. They have so many locations, that it’s easier to list the countries where they do not have locations. They’re on every continent.
