19-12 Koami-cho Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 103 Japan The Nisshin Flour Milling Company is Japan's largest manufacturer of wheat flour and a leading producer of livestock feed, processed foods, fine chemicals, and engineering technology. Founded in 1900 by Teiichiro Shoda as the Tatebayashi Four Milling Company, Nisshin's initial business operations focused on wheat-flour production, an area which …
720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin 53202 United States Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NML), the tenth-largest U.S. company in 1989 ranked by assets, offers life and disability insurance as well as a variety of annuities. NML is the only one of the ten largest U.S. insurance companies to have been chartered west of Philadelphia. It remained a specialty company, issuing only…
4-1, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Primarily a maker of stainless and surface-coated sheet steel, Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd. has escaped the worst effects of the world steel industry's severe decline since the oil crisis of 1974. Although Nisshin has suffered its share of worker layoffs and mediocre financial performance its traditional strength in specialty surface-treated steels--c…
3-12, Nishi Shimbashi 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105 Japan Nippon Oil Company, Limited is Japan's largest petroleum-products distributor. The company imports and distributes petroleum products, and it also operates a refinery. Through its subsidiaries, Nippon is engaged in a number of related activities that include the manufacture of petrochemicals and petroleum gas, as well as oil transport, oil s…
1-1-6 Uchi-Saiwaicho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is the largest investor-owned company in Japan, with an annual turnover equivalent to 10% of the Japanese national budget. Until 1986 NTT was the sole telecommunications organization in Japan, but after privatization NTT not only had to cope with fierce competition from newly legalized common carriers…
107 Selden Street Berlin Connecticut 06037 United States Northeast Utilities (NU) is New England's largest utility company and ranks among the 30 largest in the United States. With the expected addition of Public Service Company of New Hampshire in 1992, NU would serve 1.6 million electricity customers in Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In 1966 Northeast Utilities was forme…
801 Seventh Avenue Southwest Calgary Alberta T2P 3P7 Canada Nova Corporation of Alberta is the primary natural gas transporter in the Alberta region. In addition, it markets and manufactures petrochemicals and plastics, with divisions that handle consulting, research, and product development. It is one of the largest ethylene producers in North America; one of the largest North American producers…
181 Bay Street, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3 Canada Company Perspectives: Noranda remains committed to exploration activities, both in promising areas of the world where we are not currently active and in areas that are close to existing operations, thereby enabling us to realize inherent synergies and benefit from infrastructure already in place. Noranda Inc. is one of the largest mining a…
Gustav Adolfs Torg 18 Box 16397 S-103 27 Stockholm Sweden Nobel Industries AB is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of specialty industrial chemicals, paints, and adhesives. The company has 300 diverse subsidiaries and allied companies under its umbrella, operating in six major categories. Seventy-seven percent of its sales are in markets outside Sweden. Nobel is a world leader in the field of…
Nomura Shoken Kabushiki Kaisha, 1-9-1 Nihonbashi, Chou-ku Tokyo 103 Japan The Nomura Securities Company, the largest securities firm in Japan, has long been recognized as an industry pacesetter. Since, as The Economist has put it, "What Nomura does this morning, the rest of the Japanese securities industry will do after lunch," Nomura has played a key role in the development of the securities ind…
50 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60675 U.S.A. Not as large as Chase Manhattan, nor as well known as J. P. Morgan, the Northern Trust Company has built a solid reputation on personal trust management. With stable leadership, conservative but sound policies, and the ability to create its own opportunities, this century-old bank is regarded as one of the most reliable banking institutions i…
110 West Broadway P. O. Box 1967 Ardmore, Oklahoma 73402 U.S.A. One of the leading independent energy companies in the United States, Noble Affiliates, Inc. was involved in oil and gas exploration, development, and production through its principal subsidiary, Samedan Oil Corporation. Noble Affiliates' predecessor began drilling for oil in the United States during the 1920s, then, as the company g…
Dawson House Liverpool Road Great Sankey Warrington Cheshire WA5 3LW United Kingdom North West Water is the largest water and wastewater utility in the United Kingdom, supplying the water needs of 7 million customers. Originally state owned, the company was privatized in 1989 but the core business remains strictly regulated by the government because of its status as a monopoly utility. Since priv…
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, California 90067-2199 U.S.A. The Northrop Corporation manufactures aircraft, including bombers and fighter jets that are sold to the U.S. military. Having absorbed the Grumman Corporation, another military aircraft provider, in April 1994, Northrop sought to recover revenues in the wake of some lost contracts in the mid- and late 1980s. Northrop's founder, Jack…
1 Virginia Avenue Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A. Operating a chain of casual dining restaurants in the Midwest, Noble Roman's Inc. is known primarily for its pizza and offers a broad selection of toppings and crust styles to be enjoyed at the restaurants as well as through carry-out and home delivery services. In 1995 the Noble Roman's chain included 80 restaurants located in Indiana, Ohio, M…
105 Price Parkway Farmingdale, New York 11735 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In the world of toy stores, book stores, record stores and computer stores, we sensed that something was missing. At best, the choices for creative playthings, enriching books, better music and imaginative software were limited. At worst, the few quality items available were hard to find. What was needed was a large select…
6-3, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-71 Japan Company Perspectives: Nippon Steel continues to build on its proud technical heritage and its ability to supply a diversity of materials, equipment, and services while boasting of the world's cleanest and most environmentally advanced production facilities. As the spearhead of Japan's economic transformation after World War II, Nippon Steel Cor…
15407 McGinty Road, Dept. 51 Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At North Star Steel, we don't make steel the old fashioned way. We make it efficiently. In a network of streamlined, state-of-the-art mini-mills located close to our markets so we can serve them better. Highly specialized computer controlled processes and automated equipment help us maintain a level of efficiency u…
414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our investors know us for our financial strength and customers know us for low-cost, reliable service. That is our goal--satisfied investors and satisfied customers. Northern States Power Company (NSP) provides electricity and gas to customers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the upper peninsula of…
Northern Rock House Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4PL England Company Perspectives: We will continue to introduce innovative mortgage products and steadily expand our commercial and personal finance lending activities. We are also giving active consideration to securitisation both as a funding mechanism and to provide additional volume growth. New retail savings products will be introduced bot…
Bygdoy allé 2, N-0240, Oslo 2 Norway U.S. Headquarters: Norsk Hydro Americas, Inc. 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3350 Tampa, Florida 33602 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Hydro is an industrial group based on the processing of natural resources to meet needs for food, energy and materials. We must do this in ways that do not diminish the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The ch…
101 Washington Blvd., P.O. Box 120015 Stamford, Connecticut 06912 U.S.A. Norelco Consumer Products Co. is a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, a subsidiary of Philips Electronics N.V. of the Netherlands. Norelco is a leading manufacturer of men's personal grooming products, including electric razors, beard and moustache trimmers, and hair clippers. Over the past 50 years, …
5101 Northwest Drive St. Paul, Minnesota 55111-3034 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Vision of Northwest Airlines: To build together the world's most preferred airline with the best people; each committed to exceeding our customers' expectations every day. Northwest Airlines Corporation is the holding company for Northwest Airlines, Inc., described as "America's oldest carrier with continuous nam…
106 E. Sixth Street, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78701 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Company's business strategy is to continue to improve its market position in each of its existing product lines and to expand into new product lines and distribution channels. Key elements of this strategy include: (i) expanding product offerings by developing new products and innovative imprinting and decorating …
463 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10018 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Norton's strategy is to increase sales to its existing customers, expand its distribution channels to include additional retailers and mass merchants, selectively expand existing product lines, and introduce new product lines in the women's segment. The company attempts to capitalize on what it believes to be a trend among i…
Three Commercial Place Norfolk, Virginia 23510-9227 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Norfolk Southern's mission is to enhance the value of our stockholder s' investment over time by providing quality freight transportation s ervices and undertaking any other related businesses in which our res ources, particularly our people, give the company an advantage. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) is a holdi…
1 New Bond St. P.O. Box 15008 Worcester, Massachusetts 01615-0008 U.S.A. The Norton Company is quite possibly the world's leading producer of grinding wheels and coated and bonded abrasives. It is the leading producer of silicon carbide. From its inception as an offshoot of a small pottery works in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1885, Norton pioneered the development of new abrasives. It evolved fr…
8200 Dixie Road Suite 100 Brampton, Ontario L6T 5P6 Canada Company Perspectives: Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, wireless, and wireline solutions for the Internet. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified Networks…
1615 West Chester Pike West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to create unique educational environments bu ilt on sound research, qualified instruction, and local communities o f learning that foster academic excellence, instill a love of active learning, and provide experiences that enable all students to acquire a foundation of skills for lifelong…
125 South Dakota Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We know our customers' needs are changing; expectations for superior service and innovative solutions delivered by knowledgeable, trusted professionals have never been greater. This is creating a wealth of opportunity for NorthWestern. Throughout our partner entities, we are focusing our energies and resources on…
Keilalahdentie 4 FIN-02150 Espoo Finland Company Perspectives By connecting people, we help fulfill a fundamental human need for social connections and contact. Nokia builds bridges between people--both when they are far apart and face-to-face--and also bridges the gap between people and the information they need. Nokia Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones, serving cus…
800 First Avenue South Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54495 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Northland Cranberries, Inc. is an integrated grower, processor and marketer of cranberries, cranberry products and other fruit beverages and concentrates. Publicly-owned since 1987, Northland is recognized as the world's largest cranberry grower and a major U.S. beverage company. Northland Cranberries, Inc. is t…
Lichtstrasse 35 CH-4002 Basel Switzerland Company Perspectives: We, at Novartis, are committed to improving health and well-being through innovative products and services. We aspire to capture and hold a leadership position in all of our businesses with a strong, sustainable performance based on continuous innovation. Our long-term success is founded on meeting the expectations of all our stakeho…
Hamngatan 10 SE-10571 Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: Vision: We shall be valued as the leading financial services group in the Nordic and Baltic financial markets with a substantial growth potential. Ambition: We shall be number one or number two or show superior and profitable growth in every market and product area in which we choose to compete. We shall have the leading multichannel di…
720 West 20th Street Pittsburg, Kansas 66762 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: What we stand for: The Best Pizzas. We are committed to being the leading pizza provider in every market by making and serving the best pizza in America, providing our customers with outstanding service and providing our employees the resources necessary for success. NPC International, Inc. is the largest franchisee of Pizz…
1840 Century Park East Los Angeles, California 90067-2199 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Northrop Grumman is a company defined by one word--technology. From under the sea to outer space and into cyberspace, Northrop Grumman technologies and products play a key role in the evolving defense environment of the 21st century. The fully integrated battle management of the near future will take a network-…
720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4797 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The ambition of Northwestern has been less to be large than to be safe; its aim is to rank first in benefits to policyowners rather than first in size. Valuing quality above quantity, it has preferred to secure its business under certain salutary restrictions and limitations rather than to write a much larger b…
275 Broad Hollow Road Melville, New York 11747 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We intend to continue to concentrate our focus on expanding our business model of transforming thrift branches into commercial bank delivery platforms by placing a strong emphasis on people centric efforts driven by attractive incentive compensation programs. North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. is a bank holding company that …
3188 Northwest Aloclek Drive Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Norm Thompson is committed to having a positive impact on the environment. Our goal is to prove that sustainability is the right thing to do for the planet--and for commerce. We will, therefore, ensure that the choices we make in our day-to-day business take into account the environment around us, as well as our sta…
174 Brush Hill Avenue Berlin, Connecticut 01090-2010 PO Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Vision is clear: we're focused on becoming the leading energy delivery and marketing company in the Northeast region. Our approach to growth is a balanced one--concentrating on what we do well, not trying to be all things to all markets. We're focused on the 11-state g…
3-1 Otemachi 2-chrome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8116 Japan Company Perspectives: NTT Group aims to optimize corporate value of the entire group by boosting business and management efficiency throughout the Group. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is the largest telecommunications firm in the world. In 1999, NTT was reorganized as part of Japan's telecommunications reform and became a ho…
Peterborough Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 6WZ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To be the best independent regional building society in the UK. Our values: To create a business environment within which staff display initiative, maximise opportunity and provide our members and customers with a professional, prompt and caring service. To provide imaginati…
815 NE Davis Street Portland, Oregon 97232 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are a billion dollar company offering the economies of scale that come from being big. But, in reality, we operate like several dozen small companies, each with their own independent decision makers with the power to solve your problems quickly and efficiently. North Pacific Group, Inc. is committed to being the "Supplier …
Novo Allé, 2880 Bagsvaerd Denmark Company Perspectives: Our Vision. We will be the world's leading diabetes care company. Our aspiration is to defeat diabetes by finding better methods of diabetes prevention, detection and treatment. We will work actively to promote collaboration between all parties in the healthcare system in order to achieve our common goals. We will offer products and service…
1-3-12 Nishi Shimbashi Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8412 Japan Company Perspectives: The NOC Group is concertedly striving to realize its management vision--that of becoming a comprehensive energy enterprise that relentlessly and creatively undertakes new challenges in a manner that inspires respect and support from people throughout society--by augmenting the profitability of its core petroleum operation…
257 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10010-7304 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Zig-Zag: Quality you can trust. North Atlantic Trading Company Inc. is a New York City-based holding company for several subsidiaries involved in the tobacco industry. National Tobacco Company, L.P. is the third largest loose-leaf chewing tobacco company in the United States. Its most famous brand is Beech-Nut. North…
25 Kanda-Nishiki-cho 1-chrome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-8441 Japan Company Perspectives: Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. has been positioned as the holding company of the Nisshin Seifun Group of the 21st century. Its function is to establish business objectives in alignment with the company's guiding principles of "trust," being "in tune with the changing climate" and "contributing to a healthy and fruitfu…
1-1, 4-chome, Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku Osaka 532-8524 Japan Company Perspectives: The Philosophy of Nissin Foods Nissin Foods was established in 1948 by the visionary Mr. Momofuku An do, who foresaw the rise of the fast-paced modern lifestyle in our po st war society. Our daily habits were being streamlined for speed and efficiency, and that included our eating habits. Based on this, he f ounde…
211 Carnegie Center Princeton New Jersey 08540-6213 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We generate power. Our assets are real and diverse. Our strategies provide value to our stakeholders and the electricity market. We're NRG Energy and we're proud of the work we do. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, NRG Energy, Inc. is a wholesale power generation company with ownership interest in 58 power generating fa…
Mosedalvej 14 Valby 2500 Denmark Company Perspectives At Nordisk Film we do that in motion pictures and in music. Nordisk Film has been the leader of the entertainment industry in the Nordic region for one hundred years. Our goal is to keep attracting the biggest talents in film, television, games and music. That way we can keep telling the best, the weirdest, the most important and the corkiest …