Wednesday, May 12, 2010

JOHNSON CONTROLS & BHP BILLITON

Johnson Controls

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Johnson Controls is a US company specializing in the design, manufacturing, and

installation of automotive systems and non-residential climate control systems.

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Founded in 1885 by Warren S. Johnson, inventor of the first electric room thermostat.


 


 

BHP Billiton

• BHP Billiton is the world's largest mining company.

• Its origin is in the 2001 merger of Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) and the UK's

Billiton, which has a South African background.

• The Broken Hill Proprietary Company or BHP was incorporated in 1885, operating the silver and lead mine

at Broken Hill in New South Wales.

• Billiton's origins stretch back to September 1860, when the articles of association were approved by a

meeting of shareholders in the Groot Keizerhof hotel in The Hague, Netherlands.

• BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc continue to exist as separate companies, but operate on a

combined basis as BHP Billiton

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