Fluor Corporation
| Fluor Corporation
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | US3434121022 |
| founding | 1912 |
| Seat |
Irving , Texas , United States
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| management | David T. Seaton (Charmain and CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 53,349 |
| sales | $ 19.2 billion |
| Branch | Plant construction |
| Website | www.fluor.com |
| As of December 31, 2013 | |
Fluor Corporation is an international company based in the United States and based in Irving , Texas . The company is listed in the S&P 500 . The company employs more than 55,000 people worldwide and has locations in more than 25 countries.
The company builds facilities in the petroleum, natural gas, chemistry, biotechnology, microelectronics, mining, nuclear decommissioning, electrical power, telecommunications and transportation sectors.
Company history
The company was founded in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1890 under the name Rudolph Fluor & Brothers . In 1924 the company name changed to Fluor Brothers Construction Company . In the 1920s, the company gained experience in the oil and natural gas market and in the following years became a major supplier in the construction of oil refineries.
In the 1940s, the company built refineries in Canada , Venezuela, and Saudi Arabia . After the Second World War , the construction of nuclear power plants began and an air force base was built on Dhahran for the US Air Force .
In the 1960s, Fluor Corporation built petroleum refineries in South Korea , specializing in the offshore sector . In the following decade, Daniel International Corporation was acquired and the company name changed to Fluor Daniel . In the 1990s, ADP and Marshall Contractors were acquired.
In December 2015 fluorine announced the Dutch plant manufacturer Stork for 695 million euros of Arle Capital Partners to take over.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fluor Executive Leadership
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2018 (English), investor.fluor.com, accessed on April 6, 2019.
- ↑ Fluor agrees to acquire Stork Holding BV - a global industrial services company , December 8, 2015