Manufacturing

Applied Materials Corporate Office

Applied Materials is a manufacturer of equipment and provider of services and software that enables the manufacture of semiconductor, LCD displays, and solar products, among others.

The company was founded in 1967 by Michael A. McNeilly.

Applied Materials grew by acquisition, buying Opal Technologies and Orbot Instruments in 1996, Etec Systems in 2000, Baccini in 2008, Semitool Inc. in 2009, and Varian Semiconductor in 2011.

Today Applied Materials is the largest manufacturer of semiconductor equipment in the world. The company also manufactures equipment used in making solar power cells.

Applied Materials is traded publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol AMAT, is a member of the S&P 500, is #350 in the Fortune 500, has 13,700 employees, and had $8.08 billion in revenue in 2013.

Applied Materials

Applied Materials is a manufacturer of equipment and provider of services and software that enables the manufacture of semiconductor, LCD displays, and solar products, among others.

The company was founded in 1967 by Michael A. McNeilly.

Applied Materials grew by acquisition, buying Opal Technologies and Orbot Instruments in 1996, Etec Systems in 2000, Baccini in 2008, Semitool Inc. in 2009, and Varian Semiconductor in 2011.

History

Today Applied Materials is the largest manufacturer of semiconductor equipment in the world. The company also manufactures equipment used in making solar power cells.

United Stationers/Essendant Corporate Office

United Stationers was founded in 1922 as Utility Supply Company. In the 1930s the company published its first office products catalog and in 1937 opened its first retail store.

In the 1970’s United Stationers opened its first distribution center. This was such a success that the company decided to close its retail operations and operate exclusively as a wholesaler.

Today United Stationers is a leading distributor of office supplies and equipment in North America, offering 130,000 products to 25,000 customers.

In 2015, the company decided to rebrand itself as Essendant. The new ticker on the
NASDAQ is ESND.

The company’s main subsidiaries are United Stationers Supply (USS), Lagasse, and ORS Nasco.

United Stationers, now Essendant, trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ESND, is a member of the S&P 500, is a member of the S&P 500, is #488 in the Fortune 500, has 4,200 employees, and $5.369 billion in revenue in 2016.

In January 2019, Staples acquired Essendant for $996 million. Essendant asked the NASDAQ to remove the company from the stock market listing. It is unknown at this time if Essendant stores will be rebranded as Staples.

Headquarters for Essendant are currently located in Deerfield, Illinois.

United Stationers now Essendant

United Stationers was founded in 1922 as Utility Supply Company. In the 1930s the company published its first office products catalog and in 1937 opened its first retail store.

In the 1970’s United Stationers opened its first distribution center. This was such a success that the company decided to close its retail operations and operate exclusively as a wholesaler.

History

Today United Stationers is a leading distributor of office supplies and equipment in North America, offering 130,000 products to 25,000 customers.

In 2015, the company decided to rebrand itself as Essendant. The new ticker on the
NASDAQ is ESND.

The company’s main subsidiaries are United Stationers Supply (USS), Lagasse, and ORS Nasco.

Headquarters for Essendant are currently located in Deerfield, Illinois.

Jarden Corporation Corporate Office

Jarden Corporation is a manufacturer of consumer products.

In 1993 Ball Corporation spun-off its canning business into a new company named Alltrista Corporation. The spin-off retained the brands Kerr, Ball, and Bernardin.

In 2002 Alltrista changed its name to Jarden Corporation.

Today Jarden manufactures more than 100 brands of consumer products including Sunbeam and Oster appliances, Coleman outdoor gear, First Alert home safety products, Diamond matches, K2 snowboards, Loew-Cornell art supplies, and Bee and Bicycle playing cards.

The company sells its products to retailers such as Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Wal-Mart.

Jarden Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol JAH, is a member of S&P 500, is #356 is the Fortune 500, has 33,000 employees, and had $7.72 billion in revenue in 2013.

Jarden Corporation

Jarden Corporation is a manufacturer of consumer products.

In 1993 Ball Corporation spun-off its canning business into a new company named Alltrista Corporation. The spin-off retained the brands Kerr, Ball, and Bernardin.

In 2002 Alltrista changed its name to Jarden Corporation.

History

The company sells its products to retailers such as Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Wal-Mart.

Sanmina-SCI Corporation Corporate Office

Sanmina Corporation was founded in 1961 by engineers Olin B. King, Bill Greaver, and Joe Kirk as Space Craft Inc. The company manufactured aerospace components.

Today Sanmina is a manufacturer of sophisticated electronic components, specifically circuit boards, backplanes, enclosures, cable assemblies, optical components, and memory modules.

The company makes components serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the health care, defense, medical, aerospace, telecommunications, and technology industries.

Sanmina Corporation is traded publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SANM, is a member of the S&P 500, is #432 in the Fortune 500, has 33,144 employees, and had $6.03 billion in revenue in 2013.

Sanmina Corporation

Sanmina Corporation was founded in 1961 by engineers Olin B. King, Bill Greaver, and Joe Kirk as Space Craft Inc. The company manufactured aerospace components.

Today Sanmina is a manufacturer of sophisticated electronic components, specifically circuit boards, backplanes, enclosures, cable assemblies, optical components, and memory modules.

The company makes components serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the health care, defense, medical, aerospace, telecommunications, and technology industries.

History

Celanese Corporate Office

In 1918 American Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Company was founded by Camille Dreyfus.

The company was set up to produce cheaper fabric for airplane manufacturing. Manufacturing did not begin until 1924; the first product was cellulose acetate commercial fabric.

In 1927 the company changed its name from American Cellulose to Celanese Corporation of America.

In 2003 private equity company Blackstone Group announced its takeover of Celanese and the acquisition was completed the next year.

Today Celanese Corporation is a global technology and specialty materials company. It manufactures building block chemicals such as acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomers.

Celanese is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CE, is a member of the S&P 500, is #399 in the Fortune 500, has 7,430 employees, and had $6.73 billion in revenue in 2013.

Celanese Corporation

In 1918 American Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Company was founded by Camille Dreyfus.

The company was set up to produce cheaper fabric for airplane manufacturing. Manufacturing did not begin until 1924; the first product was cellulose acetate commercial fabric.

In 1927 the company changed its name from American Cellulose to Celanese Corporation of America.

History

In 2003 private equity company Blackstone Group announced its takeover of Celanese and the acquisition was completed the next year.

Today Celanese Corporation is a global technology and specialty materials company. It manufactures building block chemicals such as acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomers.

Celanese is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CE, is a member of the S&P 500, is #399 in the Fortune 500, has 7,430 employees, and had $6.73 billion in revenue in 2013.