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The document provides information about 10 major multinational companies including Cisco Systems, Inditex, Roche, Samsung Group, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Petrobras, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nokia Corporation, and American Express. It outlines each company's country of origin, industry, products/services, ownership structure and other key details.

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The English Corner: Unit 2 - Companies

The document provides information about 10 major multinational companies including Cisco Systems, Inditex, Roche, Samsung Group, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Petrobras, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nokia Corporation, and American Express. It outlines each company's country of origin, industry, products/services, ownership structure and other key details.

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Unit 2 –Companies-
Facts about some multinational, well-known companies.
Cisco Systems.
An American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in
San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops,
manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications
equipment and other high-technology services and products. Through its
numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as OpenDNS, WebEx, Jabber and
Jasper, Cisco specializes into specific tech markets, such as Internet domain
security and energy management.
Cisco is the largest networking company in the world. The stock was added
to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 8, 2009

Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. Inditex


A Spanish multinational clothing company headquartered in Arteixo in
Galicia. Inditex, the biggest fashion group in the world, operates over 7,200
stores in 93 markets worldwide. The company's flagship store is Zara, but
it also owns the chains Zara Home, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull
and Bear, Stradivarius and Uterqüe. The majority of its stores are corporate-
owned, while franchises are mainly conceded in countries where corporate
properties can not be foreign-owned.

Roche
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company
that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and
Diagnostics. The company headquarters are located in Basel.
The company controls the American biotechnology company Genentech,
which is a wholly owned affiliate, and the Japanese biotechnology company
Chugai Pharmaceuticals, as well as the United States-based Ventana.
Roche's revenues during fiscal year 2016 were 50.58 billion Swiss francs,
or approximately US$51 billion. Roche is the third-largest pharmaceutical
company worldwide. Roche is one of the few companies increasing their
dividend every year, for 2016 as the 30th consecutive year.
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Samsung Group
A South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung
Town, Seoul It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them
united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol
(business conglomerate). Over the next three decades, the group diversified
into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and
retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960s and the
construction and shipbuilding industries in the mid-1970s; these areas
would drive its subsequent growth. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung
was separated into four business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae
Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group. Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly
globalised its activities and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and
semiconductors have become its most important source of income. As of
2017, Samsung has the 6th highest global brand value.

Hapag-Lloyd AG
A transnational German-based transportation company. It is composed of a
cargo container shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, which in turn owns other
subsidiaries such as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The container transport arm of
Hapag-Lloyd AG is currently the world's fifth largest container carrier in
terms of vessel capacity.
Since its formation, Hapag-Lloyd has been sold to many organizations and
has also undergone numerous mergers with other companies. For instance,
Hapag-Lloyd was completely acquired by, and became a subsidiary of TUI
AG (Hanover) in 1998. This major event was followed by TUI selling a
majority stake of Hapag-Lloyd to various private investors in Hamburg in
2009 and again in 2012. Other important events in the company's history
include Hapag-Lloyd's acquisition of CP Ships in 2005 as well as Hapag-
Lloyd's merger with CSAV in 2014 and United Arab Shipping Company
in 2017. Currently, the company is owned by several public and private
investors, with majority stake controlled by CSAV.
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Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras, more commonly known as simply
Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational corporation in the
petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The company's
name translates to Brazilian Petroleum Corporation Petrobras. The company
was ranked #58 in the most recent Fortune Global 500 list.

Toyota Motor Corporation


Usually shortened to Toyota, is a Japanese multinational automotive
manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2017, Toyota's
corporate structure consisted of 364,445 employees worldwide and, as of
September 2018, was the sixth-largest company in the world by revenue in
2017, Toyota is the world's second-largest automotive manufacturer. Toyota
was the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10
million vehicles per year which it has done since 2012, when it also reported
the production of its 200-millionth vehicle. In July 2014, Toyota was the
largest listed company in Japan by market capitalization
Toyota is the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric vehicles, and
one of the largest companies to encourage the mass-market adoption of
hybrid vehicles across the globe. Toyota is also a market leader in hydrogen
fuel-cell vehicles. Cumulative global sales of Toyota and Lexus hybrid
passenger car models achieved the 10 million milestone in January 2017. Its
family is the world's top selling hybrid with over 6 million units sold
worldwide in January 2017.

Nokia Corporation
A Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and
consumer electronics company, founded in 1865. Nokia's headquarters are
in Espoo, in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area. In 2017, Nokia employed
approximately 102,000 people across over 100 countries, did business in more
than 130 countries, and reported annual revenues of around €23 billion.
Nokia is a public limited company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange
and New York Stock Exchange. It is the world's 415th-largest company
measured by 2016 revenues according to the Fortune Global.
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American Express
The American Express Company, also known as Amex, is an American
multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World
Financial Center in New York City. The company was founded in 1850. The
company is best known for its charge card, credit card, and traveler's cheque
businesses.
In 2016, credit cards using the American Express network accounted for
22.9% of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US. As of
December 31, 2017, the company had 112.8 million cards in force, including
50 million cards in force in the United States, each with an average annual
spending of $18,519.
In 2017, Forbes named American Express as the 23rd most valuable brand
in the world (and the highest within financial services), estimating the
brand to be worth US$24.5 billion. In 2018, Fortune ranked American
Express as the 14th most admired company worldwide, and the 23rd best
company to work for.

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