| company_type = Public (NYSE: HSC) | |
| Industry | Steel and Iron and environmentally-beneficial products |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1853 - Public, as Harsco Corporation (1956) |
| Headquarters | Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Key people | Salvatore D. Fazzolari, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Industrial Services and Engineered Products |
| Revenue | $3 billion USD (2010) |
| Employees | 19,000 |
| Website | www.harsco.com |
Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) is a diversified, worldwide industrial company based in the United States. Harsco operates in 54 countries and employs approximately 19,000 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 2010 revenues totaled $3 billion, nearly 60% of which were generated internationally. Harsco is headquartered in Wormleysburg, a suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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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. ,
Harsco reported total sales of USD $3.24 billion in fiscal as of 2005[update]. As of 2005[update], its market capitalization was about $3.37 billion.
Harsco is traded publicly on NYSE with ticker symbol HSC.