Harsco Corporation
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| Harsco Corporation | |
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| Type | Public (NYSE: HSC) |
| Founded | 1853 - Public, as Harsco Corporation (1956) |
| Headquarters |  Camp Hill, Pennsylvania |
| Key people | Derek C. Hathaway, Chairman & CEO |
| Industry | Steel and Iron |
| Products | Industrial Services and Engineered Products |
| Revenue | ▲ $2.8 billion USD (2005) |
| Employees | 21,000 |
| Website | www.harsco.com |
Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) is a diversified, worldwide industrial company based in the United States. Harsco operates in 45 countries and employs approximately 21,000 people worldwide. The company provides industrial services and engineered products that serve some of the world’s largest and most essential industries, including steel, construction, railways, and energy. The 2005 revenues totaled $2.8 billion, nearly 60% of which were generated internationally. Harsco is headquartered in Camp Hill, a suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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[edit] Competitors
- ThyssenKrupp AG
- Philip Services Corporation
- Edward C. Levy Company.
[edit] History
Harsco was founded in 1850 as The Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Harrisburg Steel Corporation in 1935. It then changed its name to Harsco Corporation in 1956.
[edit] Financial information
Harsco reported total sales of USD $3.24 billion in fiscal 2005. As of 2005, its market capitalization was about $3.37 billion.
[edit] Stock exchanges
Harsco is traded publicly on NYSE with ticker symbol HSC.
