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Company Overview Company Headquarters: Mumbai, India Founded: 1958 Workforce: ~35,000 Company Working: Hindalco Industries Limited (Hindalco) is a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group and is the world’s largest aluminum rolling company and one of Asia’s largest producers of aluminum. The company has a presence in more than 12 countries across the globe with 51 manufacturing units. Its Indian aluminum operations are integrated and consist of alumina refining and bauxite mining, among others. The company caters to a wide range of industries such as construction, electrical, transportation, packaging, and defence. It also exports aluminum extrusions to the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, France, the UAE, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Hindalco’s acquisition of Novelis Inc in 2007. helped extend its global footprint and secure a position among the top five aluminum majors. Some of its major subsidiaries include Utkal Alumina International, AV Minerals (Netherlands) BV, and Birla Resources Pty Ltd.

Company Headquarters: Utah, US Founded: 1970 Workforce: ~10,000 Company Working: Huntsman International LLC (Huntsman) serves a wide range of consumers and markets, including construction, home life, clothing and footwear, energy and fuel, and transportation. The company operates through four business segments, namely polyurethanes, advanced materials, performance products, and textile effects. It offers gas treatment chemicals through the performance products segment. These products are categorized under the energy & resources product line, which offers multiple gas treating technologies for usage in the removal of undesirable compounds from the refinery and natural gas streams and for absorbing unwanted acid gases such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and others. Huntsman has manufacturing, R&D, and operations facilities in over 30 countries across Europe, the Middle East & Africa, Asia-Pacific, North America, and Latin America.

Company Headquarters: Japan Founded: 1918 Workforce: ~ 28,751 Company Working: Nitto Denko Corporation (Nitto Denko) offers a wide range of products, globally. It operates through four business segments, namely, industrial tape, optronics, life science, and others. The company offers adhesive tapes under its industrial tape segment. Double-sided tape, protective surface film, masking tape, membrane products, gasket materials, flexible printed circuit board, packaging tape, and fluoroplastic sheets are some of the other essential products offered by the company. It offers its products for applications in various industries, including healthcare, retail, transportation, electronics, housing, infrastructure, and consumer goods. Nitto Denko has a presence in nearly 28 countries across the world, including the US, the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, Russia, Germany, China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, France, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, and India. Hydranautics, Inc., Nitto Denko America, Inc., Nitto Belgium NV, Nitto Medical Corp, and Nitto Denko India Private Limited are some of its subsidiaries.

Company Headquarters: Belgium Founded: 1778 Workforce: 6,678 Company Working: Recticel is an international market player in polyurethane foams. It operates in four business segments, namely flexible foams, automotive, insulation, and bedding. Under flexible foams, the company serves sponges, scouring pads, thermal insulation foams, vibration absorption material, rechargeable batteries, filters, and seals. It has 98 manufacturing sites in 28 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America. Its assets were increased from USD 767.096 million in 2016 to USD 824.353 million in 2017.

Company Headquarters: Toledo, Ohio Founded: 1938 Workforce: 20,000 Company Working: Owens Corning is a global company that produces insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites. It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, namely Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois. It is a market leader in roofing shingles, underlayment, and components products. The products offered by the company have a long operational life. The insulation products conserve energy and enhance the acoustics and fire resistance properties, as well as improve the air quality in the spaces where people reside.

Company Headquarters: Ireland Founded: 1966 Workforce: ~13,500 Company Working: Kingspan Group is one of the leading providers of sustainable building solutions across the world. It is engaged in manufacturing insulation and building envelopes. The group offers customers a range of products, including rigid insulation boards, insulated roofs, walls, facade systems, insulated panels, access floors, steel frames, and timber frame off-site solutions. It operates through five product segments, namely, insulated panels, access floor, environmental, insulation boards, and light and air. Its insulating panels segment comprises a range of roof and wall panel systems. The group sells mineral wool steel sandwich panel products through this segment. Its products have applications in the commercial & industrial, residential, and office & data sectors. It also offers zero and low carbon solutions to the private and public sectors. Kingspan Group operates through two end use categories, namely, new build and refurbishment. It has completed several projects to improve the energy-efficiency in several manufacturing sites. The group has 129 manufacturing facilities across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas and a presence in more than 70 countries worldwide.

COMPANY OVERVIEW Company Headquarters: Pennsylvania, US Founded: 1889 Workforce: 4,800 Company Working: Carpenter Technology Corporation (Carpenter Technology) is a leading manufacturer of high-performance specialty alloys and process solutions for various industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, medical and consumer electronics. The company operates its business through two segments, namely specialty alloys operations, and performance engineered products. The specialty alloy operations segment offers cast/wrought and powder stainless steels, high temperature (nickel, cobalt, and iron-base) superalloys, high-strength steel, and tool & die steels. The company has manufacturing facilities and distribution centers located across the US, Sweden, Canada, Singapore, China, Mexico, Taiwan, UAE, and Belgium. In 2018, the expenditure incurred on research and development was USD 19.3 million.

COMPANY OVERVIEW Company Headquarters: Essen, Germany Founded: 1994 Workforce: ~1,800 Company Working: thyssenkrupp Aerospace Germany GmbH (thyssenkrupp Aerospace) is a partner of the world’s leading aerospace companies and their supply chains. The company operates through the materials and services divisions. The material division offers aluminum, steel, titanium, and other materials, whereas the services division offers material services provision, value-added services, supply chain management of finished parts, third-party logistics, and kitting. In the material division, under the other materials segment, the company offers cobalt and nickel alloys. In addition, it offers materials with value-added services and logistical services. thyssenkrupp Aerospace marks presence in more than 44 locations in around 20 countries. Furthermore, the locations have been approved to EN/AS 9100 and/or EN/AS 9120 standards by the major leading aerospace certification companies

COMPANY OVERVIEW Company Headquarters: Mumbai, India Founded: 1987 Workforce: ~ 36 Company Working: Supreme Engineering Ltd (Supreme Engineering) is engaged in the manufacturing of special alloys and special wire products. The company operates through two divisions, namely specialty steels, and wire. Under the specialty steels division, it offers nickel-based superalloys that are used in high-temperature applications in the aerospace and oil & gas industries. Also, it has expanded its operations by investing in high-end technology and is equipped with advanced technologies, which include argon-oxygen decarburization (AOD), radial forging machine (GFM), vacuum induction melting (VIM), electro-slag refining (ESR), rolling mill, and heat treatment furnaces for manufacturing special alloys.