KOCH INDUSTRIES INC

This company, with registered office address in Wichita, Kansas, operates as a US-based holding firm whose subsidiaries are engaged in the businesses of refining and chemicals, process and pollution control equipment, minerals, fertilizers, polymers and fibers, commodity trading and services, forest and consumer products, and ranching. It started its business in 1920 when Fred Koch developed an innovative crude oil refining process.The company owns a diverse group of companies around the world. These companies are present in more than 60 countries in industries such as trading, petroleum, chemicals, energy, fibers and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, forest and consumer products, chemical technology equipment, ranching, securities and finances, as well as other investments.The company's group of companies supply communities with energy to heat and cool buildings, fibers for superior carpets and garments, chemicals used to manufacture a wide range of products, forest products such as bath tissue, paper towels, building products and packaging, and financial services that promote growth. Its companies offer industries raw materials and processing equipment. Its trading companies help bring liquidity and efficiency to global commodity and financial markets. In addition, its companies also provides consumers' needs for beef, fuels, fertilizer and plastics. The company is committed to creating real, sustainable value for all of society.