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Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest private companies in America according to Forbes magazine. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals and biofuels; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; minerals; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; commodity trading and services; forest and consumer products; and ranching. Koch companies have a presence in nearly 60 countries and employ about 67,000 people. Since 2003, Koch companies have completed about $45 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. In Europe, Koch companies employ nearly 8,000 people in sales, trading, marketing and manufacturing. Koch Supply & Trading companies around the world trade and provide risk management services in crude oil; refined petroleum products; gas liquids; natural gas, power and emissions; industrial metals; and other commodities. One of the companies owns a refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Georgia-Pacific LLC, based in Atlanta, and its subsidiaries have approximately 300 manufacturing facilities across North America, South America and Europe, ranging from large pulp, paper and tissue operations to gypsum plants, box plants and building products operations. The company’s leading European brands include Lotus®, Colhogar®, Delica®, and the Demak’Up® brand of facial cleansing products. North American consumer brands include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Soft ‘n Gentle®, Mardi Gras®, Vanity Fair® and the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. It also markets paper towel, napkin and soap dispensing systems used in commercial settings. The packaging business is one of the United States’ largest suppliers of corrugated containers to manufacturers, and the building products businesses have long been among the nation’s leading suppliers to lumber and building materials dealers and do-it-yourself warehouse retailers. Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC companies design, manufacture, sell, install and service process and pollution control equipment, and provide engineering services for industries and municipalities worldwide. Subsidiaries include: John Zink Company, Koch Heat Transfer Company, Koch Membrane Systems and Koch-Glitsch.
KOCH COMPANIES IN EUROPE
Koch Carbon, LLC and its subsidiaries globally trade and transport petroleum coke, coal, cement, pulp and paper, sulfur and other related commodities through a network of bulk import/export terminals in the United States and Europe.
Koch Fertilizer, LLC and its subsidiaries own or have interests in nitrogen fertilizer plants in the United States, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago, and cover global demand through terminals in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, France and the United Kingdom. Koch Fertilizer, LLC and its subsidiaries, including Koch Fertilizer Trading, Sarl; Koch Fertilizer Products, SAS; Koch Fertiliser, Ltd.; and J&H Bunn Ltd.; have the capability to market and distribute more than 13 million metric tons of fertilizer products annually.
Flint Hills Resources, LLC, through its subsidiaries, is a leading refining and chemicals company. Its subsidiaries market products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol, biodiesel, olefins, polymers and intermediate chemicals, as well as base oils and asphalt. Other subsidiaries operate refineries in Alaska (North Pole), Minnesota (Rosemount) and Texas (Corpus Christi), with a combined crude oil processing capacity of more than 800,000 barrels per day. The petrochemical business includes production facilities in Illinois, Michigan and Texas that produce aromatics, olefins, polymers and intermediate chemicals. These commodity chemicals are marketed and distributed from offices in Europe. Various other subsidiaries operate ethanol plants in Iowa, produce and market asphalt in the Midwest and Alaska, and own an interest in a lubricants base oil facility in Louisiana.
INVISTA B.V. and its subsidiaries are among the world’s largest producers of polymers and fibers, primarily nylon, spandex and polyester. INVISTA has facilities in more than 20 countries across the globe and operates four major businesses: Apparel, Intermediates, Performance Surfaces & Materials, and Polymer & Resins, as well as technology licensing segment. INVISTA materials go into numerous items that enrich people’s lives every day including clothing, carpet, luggage, automobile interiors, airbags and many other products. INVISTA delivers exceptional value for its customers through technology innovations, market insights and a powerful portfolio of global trademarked products including LYCRA® fiber, STAINMASTER® carpet, ANTRON® carpet fiber, and COOLMAX® fabric. Koch companies have a presence in the following European locations: