Koch Industries is perhaps best viewed as a collection of capabilities continually searching for new ways to create value in society. The ability to apply those capabilities – Market Based Management®, innovation, operations excellence, trading, transaction excellence, and public sector – determines Koch companies' success in providing superior value to customers and adding real value in society.

Koch companies are focused on long-term value creation in a myriad of industries worldwide. Their employees bring a disciplined, strategic approach to these industries, and strive for continuous improvement in compliance and performance. Underlying the management philosophy and its day-to-day execution is the expectation that each Koch company employee will be both entrepreneur and responsible citizen.

The success achieved in the past – and any future success – is a direct result of Koch companies’ commitment to live by a set of Guiding Principles that includes integrity, humility, intellectual honesty and respect for others, as well as a commitment to principled entrepreneurship™.

Koch companies are privately owned. They are deeply connected to communities, customers and employees. These innovative employees practice principled entrepreneurship, which has been Koch’s foundation for more than 60 years. This is the framework on which Koch companies will continue to build their future.