JGC Holdings Corporation

JGC Holdings Corporation, formerly JGC Corporation (日揮株式会社, Nikki Kabushiki-gaisha), and before that Japan Gasoline Co. (日本揮発油株式会社, Nihon kihatsuyu kabushiki gaisha), is a global engineering company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

JGC Holdings Corporation
Native name
日揮株式会社
Nikki Kabushiki-gaisha
TypePublic (K.K)
TYO: 1963
TOPIX 100 Component
Nikkei 225 Component
ISINJP3667600005
IndustryEngineering
Construction services
FoundedOctober 25, 1928 (1928-10-25)
FounderMasao Saneyoshi
HeadquartersMinato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-6001, Japan
Key people
Masayuki Sato
(Chairman of the Board and CEO)
Tadashi Ishizuka
(President and COO)
RevenueIncrease JPY 879.9 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 7.3 billion) (FY 2015)
Increase JPY 42.7 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 356 million) (FY 2015)
Number of employees
7,554 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
Websitejgc.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3][4]

The company was founded on 25 October 1928. In 1976, it changed its original name from Japan Gasoline Co. to JGC Corp. In 2019, it changed its name to JGC Holdings Corporation to reflect its changed corporate structure.[5] JGC participates in the design and construction of large energy projects, such as Al Zour Refinery, Nigeria LNG, Pearl GTL, Ichthys LNG, Gorgon LNG, Tangguh LNG and Dolphin Gas Project[6][7][8] and over the course of the company's history it implemented over 20,000 projects in 50 countries.[9]

The company is listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX 100[10] and Nikkei 225[11] stock market indices.

References
  1. "Company Profile". JGC Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. "Company History". JGC Corporation. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. "JGC Corporation Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  5. "Company Profile: About Us". JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  6. Evans, Damon (March 11, 2008). "Pearl GTL set for big payback". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
  7. "Dolphin Gas Project, Ras Laffan, Qatar". hydrocarbons-technology.com. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  8. "KBR booked in Nigeria graft case". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. February 9, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
  9. Koh, Kheng-Lian; Lye, Lin-Heng; Lin, Jolene (2010). Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World. World Scientific. p. 146. ISBN 978-981-4277-52-5.
  10. "TOPIX Large70 Components" (PDF). Japan Exchange Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  11. "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved August 14, 2014.


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