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PPT115 The Plastics Industry: Company Profile Project

Use this guide to find information for your company profile project.

Company Profile Project

There are many resources you can use to gather information about a company.  Sources include library databases, Websites, chapters in encyclopedias, magazine and newspaper articles, company literature, and sample products.  You may also need to contact the company directly by phone, email, or social media and perhaps do an interview with key personnel.

This guide contains links and other resources that will help you get the information you need on your company.  Please use the Help tab if you need further assistance.

Top Resources

Search for Company Information

  • Under the BROWSE RESEARCH tab, Enter the ticker, company, or industry name and click on the suggested name that populates
  • Click on PDF Reports and select a date to view a detailed report

Search for Company Information

  • Enter your company's name or ticker symbol and select the company from the drop down list
  • Browse the information under the Company Overview tab
  • Hover over the Company Overview tab and select
    • Company Description
    • Company History
    • Product and Operation

Search for Company Information

  • Enter your company name or ticker symbol or industry into the search box and choose either your company from the Company Profiles or your industry from the Industry Profiles drop-down menu
  • Browse through the Company Profile to view the Company History or Industry Profile to learn more

Search for Company Information

  • Enter your company's name (not ticker symbol) in the search box and click Search
  • If your company report is found, click on the your company's name to open the report

Note: the most useful reports will be from Hoover's Company Records

To locate industry and company information:

  • Click into the database
  • Scroll down the homepage to the Company Overviews and Industry Overviews boxes
  • Find your company or industry and view the information listed there.