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Chase Koch

Koch Industries, Inc.
Private
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1940; 77 years ago (1940)
Founder Fred C. Koch
Headquarters Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Charles Koch
(Chairman & CEO)
David Koch
(Executive VP)
Products Asphalt, chemicals, commodities trading, energy, fibers, fertilizers, finance, minerals, natural gas, plastics, petroleum, pulp and paper, ranching
Revenue IncreaseUS$100 billion (2015)
Owner Charles Koch and David Koch (84%)
Number of employees
100,000 (2015)
Subsidiaries Georgia-Pacific, Invista, Flint Hills Resources, Molex
Website www.kochind.com

Coordinates: 37°45′04″N 97°17′15″W / 37.7511°N 97.2874°W / 37.7511; -97.2874

Koch Industries, Inc. /ˈkk/ is an American multinational corporation based in Wichita, Kansas, United States, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading, and investments. It was founded as Wood River Oil and Refining Company in 1940, and later as Rock Island Oil & Refining Company.

Koch also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company and recently Guardian Industries. Koch companies are involved in industries such as the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching,finance,commodities trading, and other ventures and investments. The firm employs about 60,000 people in the United States and another 40,000 in 59 other countries.


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