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PFC Energy: The World’s Top 50 Energy Companies 2012
The global energy consultancy PFC Energy has published its annual ranking of the World’s Top 50 Energy Companies for 2012 based on market capitalization. The table below lists the PFC Energy 50 with their US market tickers if available: 2011 Rank Company Name Ticker Market Capitalization (US $ Billion) Share Price Change % (YoY) Primary [...]
The World’s Top 50 Companies By Their Total R&D Investment in 2010
Innovation of new products and services is one of they key determinants of a company’s long-term success. Large companies routinely allocate a significant portion of their investment funds for research and development. It is no secret that today’s leading companies in the world invest heavily in R&D in order to their maintain leadership positions and [...]
Top 20 Kazakhstan Companies by Market Capitalization
Kazakhstan became an independent country in 1991 after the breakup of the Soviet Union. It is the ninth largest country in the world and is bigger in size than Western Europe. Unlike other natural resources-based economies, Kazakhstan is unique in that 99 of the 110 elements in the Periodic Table of the Elements are present [...]
Euromonitor: Amazon’s Long-Term Outlook Remains Positive, But More Competitive
The Internet retailer Amazon is one of the survivors of the great dot-com bubble of the 1990s. Unlike other retail companies like pets.com that disappeared when the bubble burst, Amazon not only survived but has thrived ever since. As the retail industry is highly competitive and has one of the lowest profits margins, it takes [...]
The Top 30 Non-Financial State-Owned Trans-National Companies
State-owned Trans-national Companies (TNCs) are enterprises in which the government holds a majority controlling interest.In 2010, there were at least 650 State-owned TNCs operating around the globe. The total number of the state-owned firms in developing world is high.However the developed economies particularly in Europe also have a high number of state-owned TNCs. For example, [...]
Top Chemical Companies in Latin America
The top chemical companies in Latin America based on sales in 2009 are listed below: 1. Braskem (BAK) 2. ALPEK 3. PEMEX 4. Quotter 5. Mexichem 6. SQM (SQM) 7. Fosterill 8. Oxiteno 9. Petrobras Argentina (PZE) Brazil-based Braskem is a petrochemical firm with 29 plants in Brazil and the U.S. Last year the company [...]
