Construction

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction

Noel Colina — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:31:57 -0400

Company Snapshot:

Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction was the first ship building company in Korea, established in 1937 at Youngdo, Pusan as "Chosun Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.", according to their website. The company builds everything from hospitals to apartment buildings through its construction segment and patrol boats to oil tankers through its shipbuilding segment.

URS

Phil Mattera — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:50:04 -0400

Company Snapshot:

URS Corporation has used a series of acquisitions—most recently Washington Group International—to propel itself to the top tier of international engineering firms, joining the likes of Bechtel and Fluor. The company is also a major contractor to the U.S. federal government (the source of 41% of revenues in 2007) in the areas of systems engineering, technical assistance, operations and maintenance. Much of the federal work flows through URS’s EG&G Division.

Votorantim Group

Tonya Hennessey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:38:33 -0500

Company Snapshot:

One of the largest private economic conglomerates in Brazil, the Votorantim Group has large positions in cement and concrete, mining and metals (aluminum, zinc, nickel and steel), as well as paper and pulp production. Described by the Wall Street Journal as "a tropical style General Electric," Votorantim also produces concentrated orange juice and specialty chemicals, and is involved in a number of electric generation projects (often to service its own industrial operations). Its financial arm is Banco Votorantim.

Gerdau Group

Tonya Hennessey — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:50:37 -0500

Company Snapshot:

The Gerdau Group is the world´s 14th largest steelmaker and the largest producer of long steel in the Americas. It has 272 industrial and commercial facilities, five joint ventures and two associated companies. Gerdau operates in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Spain and India. Currently, Gerdau has an installed capacity of 23.2 million metric tons of steel per year and supply steel for civil construction, industry and agriculture.

Tenaris

Tonya Hennessey — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:27:12 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Tenaris [TS: NYSE, Buenos Aires, Mexico and TEN: MTA Italy] is a company that is a global manufacturer and supplier of seamless and welded steel pipe products and provider of pipe handling, stocking and distribution services to the oil and gas, energy and mechanical industries. It is also a leading regional supplier of welded steel pipes for gas pipelines in South America.

ABB

Ian Elwood — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:18:28 -0500

Company Snapshot:

ABB (formerly Asea Brown Boveri) is a Zürich, Switzerland-based multinational, one of the largest engineering and construction companies in the world, with operations in 100 countries.

Caterpillar

Bodhi Harnish — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:21:11 -0500

Company Snapshot:

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Famous for their products featuring caterpillar tracks and a distinctive yellow paint scheme, Caterpillar produces a wide range of heavy equipment, mainly engineering and demolition vehicles, including the Caterpillar D9 bulldozer. Among other controversies Caterpillar has been accused of human rights abuses in the Israeli Palestinian conflict by selling demolition equipment to the Israeli Defense Force.

Statoil Hydro

Bodhi Harnish — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:19:49 -0500

Company Snapshot:

StatoilHydro is the leading integrated energy company of Norway and the largest off shore oil and gas corporation in the world. It has operations in nearly 40 countries worldwide and was the result of a recent merger between Statoil and the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro. StatoilHydro has been cited on a number of cases regarding environmental issues and corruption.