FMC Corporation
American chemical manufacturing company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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FMC Corporation is an American chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which originated as an insecticide producer in 1883 and later diversified into other industries.[contradictory] In 1941 at the beginning of US involvement in WWII, the company received a contract to design and build amphibious tracked landing vehicles for the United States Department of War,[2] and afterwards the company continued to diversify its products. FMC employs 7,000 people worldwide, and had gross revenues of US$4.7 billion in 2018.[3][4][5]
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Chemicals |
Founded | 1883; 141 years ago (1883) in Los Gatos, California, U.S. |
Founder | John Bean |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$5.05 billion (2021) |
US$802 million (2021) | |
US$734 million (2021) | |
Total assets | US$10.58 billion (2021) |
Total equity | US$3.03 billion (2021) |
Number of employees | c.ā6,400 (2021) |
Website | fmc |
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