Swire Group

The Swire Group is a diversified conglomerate, headquartered in Swire House in the City of Westminster, London. It controls a large range of wholly owned businesses, including deep-sea shipping, cold storage, road transport, and agricultural activities, along with energy and oil businesses and investments. Swire controls a large property empire in Asia - mainly Hong Kong. The current chairman is Barnaby Swire. Taikoo (太古) is the Chinese name of Swire. It serves as the brand name for businesses such as Taikoo Cube Sugar and Taikoo Shing. Swire Groups' Current Market Cap is approximately 52.2 billion USD.

History

The Swire Group's privately owned parent company is John Swire & Sons Limited. The Swire Group, started by John Swire (1793–1847), had its beginnings as a modest Liverpool import-export company started in the early years of the 19th century. In 1861, John Swire & Sons Limited began to trade with China through agents Augustine Heard & Co. In 1866, in partnership with R.S. Butterfield, Butterfield & Swire was established in Shanghai. Four years later, a Hong Kong branch of Butterfield & Swire was also opened.

Swire (surname)

Swire is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Claire Swire
  • Hugo Swire - English politician and Member of the British Parliament
  • Jim Swire - British doctor involved in the investigation of Pan Am Flight 103
  • Vivienne Westwood, née Swire - British fashion designer
  • Rob Swire - Australian record producer
  • John Swire (disambiguation)
  • Peter Swire American academic
  • See also

  • Swire Group - British trading company and historical Hongs of Hong Kong
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    Latest News for: swire

    Enjoy More Flights to the Chinese Mainland This Summer with Cathay (John Swire & Sons Ltd)

    Public Technologies 27 Mar 2025
    ). Providing even greater choice for customers with close to 300 return flights per week to 20 Chinese Mainland passenger destinations as a Group to cater for the rising two-way travel demand ... Beijing ... Shanghai ... Disclaimer. John Swire & Sons Ltd.

    Chinese VP meets John Swire & Sons Limited CEO, Novartis CEO

    People Daily 25 Mar 2025
    BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with John Swire &Sons Limited CEO Merlin Swire and Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan on Monday in Beijing, who are here for the China Development Forum 2025.

    Swire Properties holds online children's books charity sale

    Hong Kong Standard 25 Mar 2025
    Previous Next. The annual charity sale “BOOKS FOR LOVE @ $10” by Swire Properties will kickstart its online sale of children's books from March 25 to April 15 ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ...  . .

    Chinese VP meets Swire Pacific Limited chairman, Novartis CEO

    People Daily 25 Mar 2025
    BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Swire Pacific Limited chairman Merlin Swire, and Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan on Monday in Beijing, who are here for the China Development Forum 2025.

    Beijing urges Swire Group to help boost Hong Kong’s aviation hub status

    South China Morning Post 24 Mar 2025
    Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng also encourages company to take part in bay area’s development and Hainan Free Trade Port as he meets CEO Merlin Swire ... .

    Chinese VP meets Swire Group CEO, Novartis CEO

    Hong Kong Standard 24 Mar 2025
    Han noted that Swire Group, as a globally renowned multinational company, has achieved significant growth in both mainland China and Hong Kong. .

    Chinese VP meets chief executives of Swire Group and Novartis

    Hong Kong Standard 24 Mar 2025
    Han noted that Swire Group, as a globally renowned multinational company, has achieved significant growth in both mainland China and Hong Kong. .

    Cathay's Flagship Youth Development Programme; I Can Fly; Kicks Off with a New Format (John Swire & Sons Ltd)

    Public Technologies 23 Mar 2025
    ). Empowering young people to pursue their dreams and nurturing future talent for the aviation industry ... Under Secretary Liu said ... Cathay's Patricia Hwang said ... For more information, please visit www.cathay.com ... Disclaimer. John Swire & Sons Ltd.

    Cathay Cargo Terminal Achieves IATA Security Management System (SeMS) Certification (John Swire & Sons Ltd)

    Public Technologies 21 Mar 2025
    ). Reinforcing Hong Kong's position as the world's leading air cargo hub ... IATA SeMS provides a structured framework for proactively managing regulatory compliance, security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities ... Disclaimer. John Swire & Sons Ltd.

    The Cathay Group Releases Traffic Figures for February 2025 (John Swire & Sons Ltd)

    Public Technologies 20 Mar 2025
    ). Achieving yet another passenger milestone while moving closer to exceeding 100 passenger destinations worldwide. The Cathay Group today released its traffic figures for February 2025 ... Cathay Pacific ... Lavinia said ... HK Express ... John Swire & Sons Ltd.

    Hong Kong’s Swire Pacific profit slides on property slump, Cathay stabilises

    South China Morning Post 13 Mar 2025
    Earnings at Cathay Pacific stabilised while the group switched its focus in the beverage business to Thailand and Laos from the US market ... .

    Swire Properties shares edge up after reported loss of $766m

    Hong Kong Standard 13 Mar 2025
    Shares of Swire Properties (1972) edged up 2 percent at one point on Thursday after announcing it swung to a net loss of HK$766 million in 2024 compared to a net profit of HK$2.64 billion in the previous year ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android ... .
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