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BYD was founded on 10 February 1995 as Shenzhen BYD Battery Company Limited, with a focus on rechargeable nickel–cadmium (NiCd) batteries. [27] While working as a vice supervisor at the Beijing Nonferrous Research Institute, BYD's founder, Wang Chuanfu, noticed an opportunity presented by the shift in Japanese companies from NiCd to high-value nickel–metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion ...
Lopez Holdings Corporation (formerly primarily as Benpres Holdings Corporation from June 8, 1993 to July 21, 2010 and secondarily from July 21, 2010 to 2019, and also known as Lopez, Inc.) is a Filipino conglomerate founded by the brothers Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and Fernando Lopez, Sr. It has substantial holdings in the public service and utilities ...
3M Company (originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods. [ 5] The company produces over 60,000 products under several brands, [ 6] including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection ...
In the Philippines, a government-owned and controlled corporation ( GOCC ), sometimes with an "and/or", [ 1] is a state-owned enterprise that conducts both commercial and non-commercial activity. Examples of the latter would be the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), a social security system for government employees.
Ford Group Philippines, Inc. ( FGPI) is a Philippine-based subsidiary of Ford Motor Company. It was primarily focused on manufacturing automobiles for local and regional markets from 1998 until 2012. It built the Ford Escape, Ford Laser / Lynx, Ford Focus, Mazda3, and Mazda Tribute for the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia ...
v. t. e. A conglomerate ( / kəŋˈɡlɒmərət /) is a type of multi-industry company that consists of several different and unrelated business entities that operate in various industries under one corporate group. [ 1] A conglomerate usually has a parent company that owns and controls many subsidiaries, which are legally independent but ...
Jollibee Foods Corporation. Jollibee Foods Corporation (abbreviated as JFC and Jollibee Group; [ 5] also known as Jollibee after its primary fast food brand) is a Filipino multinational company based in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. JFC is the owner of the fast food brand Jollibee . With the success of its flagship brand, JFC acquired some ...
SM Investments Corporation ( SMIC ), also known as SM Group, is a Filipino conglomerate with interests in various sectors, mostly in shopping mall development and management, retail, real estate development, banking, and tourism. [ 3][ 4] Founded by Henry Sy, it has become one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines, [ 5] being the ...