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Swire Group () is a diversified global conglomerate whose privately owned parent company is John Swire & Sons Limited. The group holds controlling interests in businesses operating in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Papua New Guinea, East and West Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Key facts

Company.name
Swire Group
Company.logo
Swire.svg
Company.logo_size
220px
Company.image
Pacific Place Tower 1 2014.jpg
Company.image_size
220px
Company.image_caption
Hong Kong headquarters at One Pacific Place
Company.location
One Pacific Place, Hong Kong (Operational HQ) London (Registered HQ) (Hong Kong-based operations with registered office in London for John Swire & Sons Limited (UK) and certain subsidiaries)
Company.key_people
Barnaby Swire, Chairman, John Swire & Sons Limited; Merlin Bingham Swire, Chairman, Swire Pacific
Company.revenue
£12.08 billion (2021) US$16.3 billion
Company.num_employees
121,000+
Company.industry
Conglomerate
Company.products
Property, aviation, beverages, food chain, shipping, offshore support services, agriculture, manufacturing, wholesale and retail, mining
Company.subsid
Swire Pacific Steamships Trading Company Swire Beverages Swire Shipping Swire Resources Swire Foods
Chinese.order
ts
Chinese.t
太古集團
Chinese.s
太古集团
Chinese.showflag
jy
Chinese.j
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
public company
Headquarters
London
Subsidiary
Cathay Pacific
Industry
conglomerate
Official website
www.swire.com
Image
Pacific Place Tower 1 2014.jpg
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Commons category
Swire Group
topic's main category
Category:Swire Group
product or material produced
property
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Businesses
  • Swire Pacific Limited
  • Cathay Pacific Airways
  • Swire Properties
  • Swire Resources
  • Swire Shipping
  • Swire Bulk
  • Steamships Trading Company
  • John Swire and Sons (Green Investments) Ltd
  • Swire Coca-Cola
  • Chairmen
  • Chairmen of Swire Pacific
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Swire Group () is a diversified global conglomerate whose privately owned parent company is John Swire & Sons Limited. The group holds controlling interests in businesses operating in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Papua New Guinea, East and West Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Its core businesses are primarily focused on Asia, with major operations in Hong Kong and Mainland China. These activities are largely held through the publicly listed Swire Pacific Limited, which is the largest shareholder of Swire Properties and Cathay Pacific. Swire Pacific is included in the Forbes Global 2000.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swire Group” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.