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Among the largest privately held corporations in the United States, '''Koch Industries''' is a diversified firm that lists its major industry interests as:<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.kochind.com/IndustryAreas/default.asp | |||
| publisher = Koch Industries | |||
| title = Industry Areas | |||
}}</ref> diversified into a number of industries: | |||
# Process and Pollution Control Equipment and Technology | |||
# Refining and Chemicals | |||
# Minerals | |||
# Fertilizers | |||
# Polymers and Fibers | |||
# Commodity Trading and Services | |||
# Forest and Consumer Products | |||
# Ranching | |||
Its major owners are [[David Koch]] and [[Charles Koch]]. They and their foundations are major, if low-profile, contributors to [[American conservatism]],<ref name=NY2010-08-30>{{citation | |||
| title = Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama | |||
| author = Jane Mayer | |||
| journal = New Yorker | |||
| date = 30 August 2010 | |||
| url = http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=all}}</ref> just as [[George Soros]] is a major contributor on the left. [[Americans for Prosperity]], founded in 2003, by [[David Koch]] and [[Richard Fink]], a Koch Industries board member, is a supporter of the [[Tea Party Movement]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 8 September 2024
Among the largest privately held corporations in the United States, Koch Industries is a diversified firm that lists its major industry interests as:[1] diversified into a number of industries:
- Process and Pollution Control Equipment and Technology
- Refining and Chemicals
- Minerals
- Fertilizers
- Polymers and Fibers
- Commodity Trading and Services
- Forest and Consumer Products
- Ranching
Its major owners are David Koch and Charles Koch. They and their foundations are major, if low-profile, contributors to American conservatism,[2] just as George Soros is a major contributor on the left. Americans for Prosperity, founded in 2003, by David Koch and Richard Fink, a Koch Industries board member, is a supporter of the Tea Party Movement.
References
- ↑ Industry Areas, Koch Industries
- ↑ Jane Mayer (30 August 2010), "Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama", New Yorker