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Koch Industries

Creating value. Transforming life.

Our life’s work is to help people improve their lives by making and innovating products and services our customers value. Our focus is on delivering mutual benefit: Win-win outcomes that make life better for customers and employees alike.

Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch Industries is one of the largest private companies in America. A diverse set of businesses and industries across the world, we work together to keep improving and exploring new ways to make life even better.

Koch companies are involved in manufacturing, agriculture, pulp and paper, packaging, consumer products, building materials, glass, automotive components, refining, renewable energy, chemicals and polymers, electronics, enterprise software, data analytics, medical products, engineered technology, project services, recycling, supply chain and logistics, global commodities trading, and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested more than $150 billion in growth and improvements. With a presence in about 60 countries, Koch companies employ more than 120,000 people worldwide, with about half of those in the United States.

Stewardship in all we do.

Our approach to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) is different than most. We believe in people and seek a system of equal rights and mutual benefit where individuals succeed by helping others succeed – and where people are empowered to improve their lives and their communities. It’s why we focus on empowering individuals to improve their lives and communities through bottom-up solutions rather than top-down imperatives.

Environmental Stewardship

Consuming fewer resources, minimizing waste and constantly innovating to improve our manufacturing processes and performance is essential to the way we do business – benefiting our customers, employees, investors, communities and planet.

Five environmental stewardship priorities.

With more than 300 manufacturing sites across the United States – and about 100 more globally – we’re one of America’s largest manufacturers. Every day, across those sites, we strive to create more value, using fewer resources than the day before. We do it through constant improvement and innovation – both in the products we make and how we make them, and by managing our resources in a way that benefits our customers, employees, partners, community members and society.

  • Innovation
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Air Quality
  • Water
  • Responsible Resource Management

Social Stewardship

Philanthropy. Health and safety. Diversity and inclusion. Meaningful, rewarding careers and community outreach. These are just some of the vital priorities of social stewardship that empower each of our employees to develop, contribute, self-actualize and create value for the world while supporting communities in which we live.

Governance

Our management framework, Principle Based Management™, is based on proven principles of human progress and a deep appreciation for the dignity of every individual. Our private ownership, shared Vision, Values, compliance standards and oversight all help us focus on long-term value creation.

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    05-11-22

    How Koch Is Giving One Man a Second Chance at His Future

    One in three Americans has a criminal record. Helping those individuals contribute valuably to society again by removing unnecessary barriers to employment is beneficial for the individual, the business and society.
    Koch Industries Earns 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Energy Management Image

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    05-06-22

    Koch Industries Earns 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Energy Management

    Koch Industries, Inc. (“Koch”) today announced that it has earned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for 2022.
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    04-20-22

    Good Energy: How an Environmental Engineer Helps Pine Bend Achieve Stewardship Goals, Again and Again

    When Anne Lee tells people she works at Flint Hill Resources’ Pine Bend refinery off Interstate 52 in Rosemount, Minnesota, they’re always curious about what it’s like on campus.
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    11-11-21

    Changing Veterans' Lives, One Pro Bono Case at a Time

    Ron Potempa spent his career in the United States Navy ensuring “good order and discipline” as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps.
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    04-28-20

    Charles Koch and Brian Hooks on Empowering Solutions to Overcome COVID-19 Pandemic

    Koch Industries news

    From government to business to education, individuals from across society are working together to find innovative ways to help others through the ongoing...

    3D Printing with Purpose: Koch Employee Makes PPE for Hospitals in Need Image

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    04-27-20

    3D Printing with Purpose: Koch Employee Makes PPE for Hospitals in Need

    Koch Industries news

    Tim Aman is a self-described geek. From his workstation at John Zink Hamworthy Combustion’s (

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    04-10-20

    How Koch is Fighting COVID-19

     

    How Koch is Fighting COVID-19

    Koch Industries is offering support and guidance to 130,000 employees across the globe. Our top prior...

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    02-27-20

    Koch Donates Thousands to Oklahoma Emergency Responders

    Koch Industries news

    Local officials with Koch Fertilizer met at Enid Fire Department on Tuesday to donate $10,000 to community first responders.

    The donation was spli...

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    07-05-05

    Koch Reports Efforts to Achieve Safety, Environmental Excellence

    WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2005--Koch Industries, Inc. has released its 2005 Environmental, Health and Safety Progress Report, which outlines how Koch companies strive to fulfill a strong commitment to workplace safety, resource conservation and environme...

    Koch Industries-Sponsored River Cleanup Fills 140-Foot Barge with Garbage; Trash Harvested from Potomac and Anacostia Rivers Weighs in at 100,000 Pounds Image

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    04-28-04

    Koch Industries-Sponsored River Cleanup Fills 140-Foot Barge with Garbage; Trash Harvested from Potomac and Anacostia Rivers Weighs in at 100,000 Pounds

    WASHINGTON - The Capital River Relief project -- a month-long effort to clean and restore two rivers in the nation's capital -- marks its end after drawing support and participation from Congress, local government leaders, reality-TV celebrities, local athletes, conse...

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