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Vermilion Int'l Compass: Global Equity Strategy

YTD sideways congestion for the MSCI ACWI ex-US and an intact downtrend for the MSCI EM index continue to point to a risk-off environment for international equity markets, and supports our neutral outlook (at best)... see page 2. We continue to recommend avoiding broad indexed exposure in favor of selectivity. In today's report we highlight actionable country- and Sector-specific themes:

• Norway and India are leadership. Norway's Oslo OBX and India's SENSEX remain global leaders. Overweight these markets... see below and page 3 for overviews and actionable country-specific stocks.

• Australia and Canada's relative strength is bottoming. This is a theme we have focused on extensively in recent months that continues to develop -- be selective... see page 4 for overviews and actionable country-specific stocks.

• Japan and Europe. Much of the YTD consolidation for global ex-US indexes can be attributed to sideways price action in Japan and Europe. Even so, attractive and actionable stocks are fairly easy to come by... see page 5 for overviews and actionable stocks.

• Sector Opportunities. Other than Health Care, which we have highlighted extensively in recent reports and continues to be our top international Sector pick, Technology, Services, Energy, and Consumer Staples also contain attractive setups... see pages 6-7 for overviews and actionable stocks.
Underlyings
AAK AB

AAK is a producer of high-value added vegetable oils and fats. Co. operates in three business segments: food ingredients, chocolate and confectionery and technical products and feed.

Aker ASA Class A

Aker is an industrial investment company that exercises active ownership. Co. organizes its business activities in two segments: Industrial holdings and Financial investments. The industrial holdings comprise Co.'s ownership interests in Aker Solutions ASA, Kvaerner ASA, Det norske oljeselskap ASA, Ocean Yield ASA, Aker BioMarine ASA and Havfisk ASA. The financial investments comprise cash, real estate, investments in funds and other financial assets of Co. and holding companies, with the exception of industrial equity investments. Co.'s ownership interests are concentrated in the oil and gas, fisheries/marine biotechnology, maritime assets and finance sectors.

Alten SA

Alten is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. operates in three areas: Engineering and Technology Consulting (ETC), Telecoms Networks and Multimedia, and Information Systems (NTIS). Through the Engineering and Technology Consulting (ETC) segment, Co. studies and designs technology products for technical divisions in industry and telecoms. The Telecoms Networks and Multimedia segment focuses on Product design, Architecture, deployment, and operation of networks. Lastly, the IT systems segment comprises Applications and software development, and Infrastructure and Telecoms (Applications, systems and networks Corporate telecommunications).

Ansell Limited

Ansell, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sourcing, distribution and sale of gloves and protective personal equipment in the industrial and medical gloves market, as well as the sexual wellness category worldwide. Co. operates in four main business segments: Medical, which manufactures and markets surgical and examination gloves together with a range of healthcare safety devices; Industrial, which manufactures and markets hand and body protection solutions; Single Use, which provides single use industrial application gloves; and Sexual Wellness, which manufactures, sells and markets a range of branded condoms, lubricants, devices and fragrances.

APPLUS SERVICES S.A.

Applus Services SA is a Spain-based company that provides inspection, testing and quality assurance services. The Company's activities are divided into five segments: Applus+ RTD, which provides non-destructive testing services mainly to the oil industry; Applus+ Velosi-Norcontrol, which offers solutions for technical assistance, supervision, inspection, quality control testing, certification and consulting services mainly to industrial, electrical, oil and telecommunications facilities; Applus+ Laboratories, which focuses on laboratory testing, system certification and product development services within aerospace, industrial and consumer goods sectors, among others; Applus+ Automotive, which is responsible for the vehicle roadworthiness testing services, and Applus+ IDIADA, which delivers design, engineering, testing and certification services mainly to car manufacturers. The Company operates in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

ASML Holding NV

ASML Holding provides lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing machines that are used in the production of integrated circuits or chips. Co. develops, produces, markets, sells and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems exclusively consisting of lithography systems. Co. sells its products to micro-processor manufacturers and Foundries, NAND-Flash memory and DRAM memory chipmakers. Co.'s products line includes the following: PAS 5000 lithography systems, which Co. no longer manufactures but continues to refurbish; PAS 5500 products; TWINSCAN DUV systems and TWINSCAN EUV systems based on a new platform utilizing the concepts of the TWINSCAN platform.

Avenue Supermarts Ltd.

Avenue Supermarts Limited is an India-based company, which owns and operates DMart stores. DMart is a supermarket chain that offers customers a range of home and personal products under one roof. Each DMart store stocks home utility products, including food, toiletries, beauty products, garments, kitchenware, bed and bath linen, home appliances and others. The Company offers its products under various categories, such as bed and bath, dairy and frozen, fruits and vegetables, crockery, toys and games, kids apparel, ladies garments, apparel for men, home and personal care, daily essentials, grocery and staples, and DMart brands. DMart has a presence in over 110 locations across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. The Company has multiple stores in cities, such as Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Surat.

Benefit One Inc.

Benefit One is mainly engaged in the outsourcing business for welfare services. Co. provides two business divisions. Welfare Program division offers various welfare services to employees from corporate members under the benefit station scheme. Its services include the usage and benefits of partner lodging facilities, sports clubs and various schools, among others. Sales division provides shopping services for individual members by using membership points to purchase various products through seasonal magazines, guidebooks, fax services and mail order services.

Birchcliff Energy Ltd.

Birchcliff Energy is engaged in the exploration for and the development, production and acquisition of, petroleum and natural gas reserves in Western Canada. As of Dec 31 2010, Co.'s total proved developed producing reserves was 30,780 million barrels of oil equivalent and total proved reserves was 113,982 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Britannia Industries

Britannia Industries is a food-products corporation based in India. Co.'s principal activity is the manufacture and sale of biscuits, bread, rusk, cakes and dairy products. Co. manufactures and distributes products such as biscuits, high protein foods for children as well as digestive-aided ingredients for older adults, convenience foods such as powdered dairy creamers, breads, cookies, snack-cakes and rusk, crackers, cheese, marine products and other related food products. Co.'s brand of products include Tiger, Mariegold, Treat, 50-50, Good Day, Milk Bikis, Little Hearts, Pure Magic, NutriChoice Bread and Milkman.

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd.

Cleanaway Waste Management is focused on the following segments: Solids, which comprises the collection, treatment, recycle and disposal of all types of solid waste streams, including general waste, recyclables, construction and demolition waste and medical and washroom services; as well as Liquids and Industrial Services, which comprises the collection, treatment, processing and recycling of liquid and hazardous waste, including industrial waste, grease trap waste, oily waters and used mineral and cooking oils in packaged and bulk forms for resale, disposal and to produce fuel oils and base oils, as well as services including industrial cleaning, vacuum tanker loading, site remediation.

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. produces, sells and distributes an extensive portfolio of non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages. Co.'s business is engaged in producing, selling and distributing non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages under bottlers' agreements with The Coca-Cola Company. In some Territories, Co. also produces, sells, distributes and markets its own brands of juice and Water beverages. In addition, Co. bottles and distributes beer in Bulgaria and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Co. distributes a selected number of third party premium spirit brands in certain central and eastern European operations.

Computershare Limited

Computershare is engaged in the operation of investor services, which provides registry maintenance and related services; plan services, which provides administration and related services for employee share and option plans; communication services, which comprise document composition and printing, intelligent mailing, among others; business services, which provides bankruptcy, class action and utilities administration services, voucher services, corporate trust services and mortgage servicing activities; stakeholder relationship management services, which provides investor analysis, investor communication and management information services; and technology services.

DNB ASA

DnB Nor is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is financial services group in Norway. Co. provides a range of financial services, including loans, savings, advisory services, real estate broking, insurance and pension products for personal and corporate customers. Co.'s operations are divided into six segments: Personal Banking Norway, Corporate Banking Norway, Large Corporates and International, Markets, Wealth Management, and Products. As of Dec 31 2013, Co. had total assets of NOK2,389,438,000,000 and total deposit of NOK867,904,000,000.

DNO ASA Class A

DNO is a Norwegian exploration and production company focused on the Middle East and North Africa. Co. holds stakes in oil and gas blocks in various stages of exploration, development and production, both onshore and offshore, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia and Somaliland.

Empire Co. Ltd. Class A

Empire Company is a diversified company whose key businesses include food retailing and related real estate. Co.'s food retailing segment is carried out through its subsidiary, Sobeys Inc. (Sobeys). As of May 6 2017, Sobeys owns, affiliates or franchises more than 1,500 stores under retail banners that include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo., Thrifty Foods, and Lawton's Drug Stores as well as more than 350 retail fuel locations. Co.'s investments and other operations include: its ownership in Crombie REIT, an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust; and its ownership in Genstar, a residential real estate development company.

Fevertree Drinks PLC

Fevertree Drinks is a holding and investment company, engaged in the development and marketing of mixer drinks, and selling into the U.K., European, North American and international markets. Co. provides a range of carbonated mixers, including Tonics, Ginger Ales, Ginger Beer, Cola and Lemonades. Co. sells a range of products, all under the Fever-Tree brand and provides regular and Refreshingly Light variants: Indian Tonic Water, Mediterranean Tonic Water, Elderflower Tonic Water, Aromatic Tonic Water, Clementine Tonic Water, Lemon Tonic Water, Ginger Beer, Ginger Ale, Smoky Ginger Ale, Spiced Orange Ginger Ale, Madagascan Cola, Sicilian Lemonade, Lemonade, and Spring Soda Water.

Godrej Industries

Co. is primarily engaged in the manufacture of soaps, detergents, cosmetics, edible oils and primary care diagnostic products. Through its subsidiaries, Co.'s product range includes fatty acids, glycerin, alpha olefin and its precursors and derivatives, extractions - brans and cakes, oxygen, medical diagnostics products, oils, locks, safes, refrigerators, office equipment and machine tools, household insecticides, mosquito mats and aerosol products. Co.'s subsidiaries also engage in the provision of real estate and international trade services.

Indraprastha Gas Limited

Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) is an India-based city gas distribution company. The Company's business consists of sale of natural gas. The Company is focused on industrial and commercial business. The Company supplies compressed natural gas (CNG) to the transport sector and piped natural gas (PNG) to the domestic, industrial and commercial sectors in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The Company offers PNG, which includes methane-CH4, as well as other hydrocarbons. The Company offers CNG, a gaseous fuel that includes a mixture of hydrocarbons, primarily methane. The Company has approximately 340 CNG stations spread all around the National Capital Territory of Delhi and in NCR. The Company provides PNG connections to over 6.36 lakhs domestic households, and approximately 2,630 commercial and industrial customers.

Interparfums

Interparfums SA. Interparfums SA, also known as Interparfums, is a French-based company engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing of fragrances. The Company designs, produces and distributes perfumes and cosmetics under such brands as Burberry, Boucheron, Burberry Beauty, Jimmy Choo, Lanvin, Montblanc, Nickel, Paul Smith, Repetto, S.T. Dupont and Van Cleef & Arpels, Karl Lagerfeld, among others. The Company is present in Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, among others. The Company operates through the subsidiaries, including Interparfums Suisse Sarl, Interparfums Deutschland GmbH, Interparfums Srl, Interparfums Ltd, Interparfums Luxury Brands and Interparfums Singapore. As of December 31, 2013 the Company's shareholder was InterParfums Holding with 73,1% stake in the Company.

Kao Corp.

Kao is engaged in the manufacture and sale of consumer products, cosmetics and industrial chemical products. Co.'s principal products include cosmetics, soaps, facial cleansers, body cleansers, shampoos, conditioners, hair styling products, hair coloring agents, beverages, sanitary napkins, baby diapers, bath additives, oral care products, laundry detergents, fabric treatments, cleaning products, and commercial-use products. Co. also provides fatty alcohols, fatty amines, fatty acids, glycerin, commercial-use edible fats and oils, surfactant, plastics additives, toner and toner binder for copiers and printers, ink and colorants for ink-jet printers, fragrances and aroma chemicals.

Keywords Studios plc

Keywords Studios is a technical services provider to the video games industry. Co.'s segments include: Localization Services, which relate to translation and cultural adaptation of in-game text and audio scripts; Localization Testing, which includes testing of linguistic correctness and cultural acceptability of computer games; Audio/Voiceover Services, which relate to audio production process for computer games; Functional Testing, which relates to quality assurance services provided to game producers; Art Creation Services, which relate to the production of graphical art assets for inclusion in the video game; and Customer Support, which relates to the live operations support services.

Marico Limited

Marico is a consumer products company operating in the beauty and wellness space. Co. has multiple brands in the categories of hair care, skin care, health foods, male grooming, and fabric care. Co.'s India business markets household brands such as Parachute Advansed, Saffola, Hair & Care, Nihar, Mediker, Revive, Manjal, Setwet, Zatak and Livon among others. The International business offers brands such as Parachute, Hair Code, Fiancee, Caivil, Hercules, BlackChic, Code 10, Ingwe, X-Men, L'Ovite and Thuan Phat.

Morneau Shepell

Morneau Sobeco Income Fund is an unincorporated, open-ended, limited purpose trust. Co. is a Canadian-owned firm providing human resource consulting and outsourcing services, delivering solutions to assist employers in managing the financial security, health and productivity of their employees. Co. offers its services to organizations that are situated in Canada, in the United States and around the globe.

Norway Royal Salmon ASA

Norway Royal Salmon has developed from a sales and marketing company for farmed salmon into an integrated seafood company. Co. is a fish farming company with activities in two main segments: fish farming and sales. The fish farming business includes salmon farming and harvesting activities. The fish farming business is divided into two regions: Region North, which consists of the fish farming business in Senja and West Finnmark; and Region South, which consists of the fish farming business in the area around Haugesund. The sales segment includes the purchase and sale of salmon, as well as Co.'s chain management activities.

Oil company LUKOIL PJSC

PJSC Lukoil is a vertically-integrated oil company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas. Co. is engaged in all main sectors of the modern oil business including supplies, refining, marketing, transportation, petrochemicals and oil-related activities. Co.'s operations are divided into five business segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Marketing and Distribution; Chemicals; Power Generation and Other Business Segments. Co. owns and operates refineries in Bulgaria (LUKOIL Neftochim Bourgas AD) and Romania (Petrotel-LUKOIL).

Open Text Corporation

Open Text is a provider of a suite of software products and services that assist organizations in finding, utilizing, and sharing business information from any device. In addition, Co. provides solutions that facilitate the exchange of information and transactions between supply chain participants, such as manufacturers, retailers, distributors and financial institutions. Co. provides software through on-premise solutions, cloud solutions or a combination of both on-premise and cloud solutions. Co.'s enterprise information management offerings include: content services, business process management, customer experience management, discovery, business network, and analytics.

OUTSOURCING Inc.

Outsourcing is mainly engaged in the provision of integrated outsourcing services with focus on production and administrative operations. Co. operates in seven business segments: Domestic Engineering Outsourcing, Domestic Manufacturing Outsourcing, Domestic Service Operations Outsourcing, Domestic Administrative Outsourcing, Domestic Recruiting and Placing, Overseas Engineering Outsourcing, Overseas Manufacturing and Service Operations Outsourcing. Co. provides outsourcing services for production, engineering, manufacturing, IT operation, administrative operation, and recruitment in Japan as well as Asia, South America, Europe and Australia.

Ovintiv Inc

Encana is in the business of the exploration for, the development of, and the production and marketing of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs). All of Co.'s reserves and production are located in North America. As at Dec. 31, 2016, total proved developed and undeveloped reserves for natural gas, oil, and NGLs were 2.90 billion cubic ft., 155.6 million barrels (MMbbls), and 150.4 MMbbls, respectively. Co.'s operating and reportable segments are: Canadian Operations, USA Operations, and Market Optimization.

PageGroup PLC

PageGroup is engaged in the recruitment consultancy and other ancillary services. Co. is organized into three brands: Page Executive, Michael Page, and Page Personnel. Page Executive, which is Co.'s executive search business and provides a range of search, selection and management solutions for organizations needing; Michael Page, which provides service to a specific area of the market that recruits on a permanent, temporary, contract or interim basis; and Page Personnel, which provides recruitment services to organizations requiring permanent employees or temporary or contract staff at technical and administrative support, professional clerical and junior management levels.

Park24 Co. Ltd.

Park 24 is mainly engaged in the parking lot operation and management. As of Oct 31 2017, Co. operates 20,461 parking lots. Co. operates in three business segments. Parking Lot - Domestic and Parking Lot - Foreign segments are engaged in the subleasing of land from landowners, the management and operation of 24-hour and unmanned hourly and monthly parking facilities throughout in Japan as well as in Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia. Mobility segment is engaged in the provision of car rental services under the name of "Times Car Rental" and car sharing services under the name of "Time Car Plus."

Qisda

Qisda is engaged in manufacturing and selling computer peripheral equipment and communication products, such as liquid crystal display ("LCD") monitors, projectors, multifunctional printers, scanners and mobile phones. Co. operates its businesses through five divisions: Monitor division, Projector division, Scanner/Printer/Care division, Infotainment Solutions division and Mobile Communications division. Co. distributes its products primarily in Asia, North and South America, Europe and Taiwan.

RBL Bank

RBL Bank Limited is a banking company. The Bank is engaged in providing a range of banking and financial services, including commercial banking, retail banking, agriculture finance and financial inclusion, treasury operations and other banking related activities. The Bank's segments include Corporate/Wholesale Banking, which includes lending, deposits and other banking services provided to corporate customers of the Bank; Retail Banking, which includes lending, deposits and other banking services provided to retail customers of the Bank through branch network or other approved delivery channels; Treasury, which includes investments, all financial markets activities undertaken on behalf of the Bank's customers, trading, maintenance of reserve requirements and resource mobilization from other Banks and financial Institutions, and Other Banking Operations segment, which includes para banking activities, such as Bancassurance and credit cards.

Reply S.p.A.

Reply is engaged in the provision of consulting, system integration and digital services, dedicated to the creation, design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. Co. is consisting of a network of specialist companies, supports European industries belonging to the Telco & Media, Manufacturing & Retail, Bank & Insurances and Public Administration segments, in defining and developing new business models utilizing Big Data, Cloud Computing, CRM, Mobile, Social Media and Internet of Things paradigms.

S&T AG

S&T AG is an Austria-based supplier of information technology (IT) solutions, specializing in Industry 4.0, embedded computer systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The Company operates through three segments: IT Services, which handles the end-to-end realization of IT projects, from planning (consulting), through implementation (integration) to long-term operation (outsourcing); IoT Solutions, which focuses on the development of IoT and Industry 4.0 solutions combining hardware, middleware and services marketed to the industrial automation, medical technologies, infotainment and smart energy sectors, and Embedded Systems, which provides hardware featuring embedded technologies used by the transport, aviation and communication sectors. The Company is a full-service-provider of IT services in Central and Eastern Europe. Its core markets are Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Eastern Europe and North America.

Saipem S.p.A.

Saipem is a global contractor with local presence in Africa, Central Asia, America, the Middle East and South East Asia. Co. provides engineering, procurement, construction and installation services; and engineering, procurement and construction services to the oil and gas industry, both onshore and offshore, with a focus on projects, including activities in remote areas, in deep waters and on projects that involve difficult gas or crude supplies.

Securitas AB Class B

Securitas is engaged in integrated security solutions. Co.'s main service offering categories are specialized guarding, mobile security services, monitoring, technical solutions and consulting and investigation services. Co. operates in 52 countries throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Co. is organized into three business segments: Security Services North America, Security Services Europe and Security Services Ibero-America. In addition to the three business segments, Co. conducts guarding operations in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Seek Limited

Seek is engaged in the online matching of hirers and candidates with career opportunities and related services; investing in early stage businesses and technologies which are in or adjacent to the main online employment marketplace; and distribution and provision of vocational training and higher education courses. Co.'s ANZ Employment, Zhaopin, SEEK Asia, Brasil Online and OCC segments provides online employment and marketplace services. Co.'s Education segment includes the marketing, sale and distribution of education courses. Co. also has an Early Stage Ventures segment consisting of a portfolio of Australian and international investments.

SimCorp A/S

SimCorp is a provider of investment management solutions and services to the investment management industry. In addition to its software solutions, Co. provides a variety of services that are designed to support clients in all aspects of the their software acquisition cycle; from initial implementation, planning, and configuration to maintenance, operations, IT and end-user training programs, and further to optimization of business processes. Co.'s core solutions SimCorp Dimension is a multidimensional solution. In addition to SimCorp Dimension, Co. also markets SimCorp Coric as a stand-alone solution. SimCorp Coric is a client communication solution.

Solutions 30

Solutions 30 SE is a France-based company that specializes in information technology (IT) repair services for individual and business clients. Its activity is divided into five key fields, such as IT-Telecom, Energy, Audiovisual, Piont of services and Security. Solutions 30 SE has a network of locally based teams throughout France that provide on-site IT assistance either at home or in the workplace. The Company is also present in Italy. Solutions 30 SE operates through Telima Mediterranee, Telima Ile de France, Mulot Assistance, Telima Reims Family, Telima Mediterranee Family, Mixnet, B&F GmbH in Germany, Connecting Cable GmbH and Vodafone Kabel Deutschland Field Services Gmbh, among others.

Sony Corporation

Sony is engaged in the development, design, production, manufacture, offer and sale of various kinds of electronic equipment, instruments and devices for consumer, professional and industrial markets such as network services, game hardware and software, televisions, audio and video recorders and players, still and video cameras, mobile phones, and semiconductors. Co. is engaged in the development, production, manufacture, and distribution of recorded music and the management and licensing of the words and music of songs as well as the production and distribution of animation titles. Co. is also engaged in the production, acquisition and distribution of motion pictures and television.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is a foundry in the semiconductor industry which engages mainly in the manufacturing, selling, packaging, testing and computer-aided design of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices and the manufacturing of masks. Co. also engages in the researching, developing, designing, manufacturing and selling of solid state lighting devices and related applications products and systems, and renewable energy and efficiency related technologies and products. Co.'s products include logic semiconductors, mixed-signal/radio frequency semiconductors, CMOS image sensor semiconductors and high voltage semiconductors.

Teleperformance SE

Teleperformance is engaged in outsourced customer experience management. Co. delivers integrated solutions to corporations and administrative bodies worldwide to manage all aspects of the customer-relations cycle on their behalf. Co.'s activities include four core business areas: customer care (these are services provided as part of customer service management); technical support; debt collection; and business information and marketing actions. As of Dec. 31, 2013, Co. had approximately 110,000 computerized workstations across 46 countries. Co.'s client includes industries like Telecoms, Internet, Financial services, Technology/media, Insurance, Government sector and Utilities.

Temenos AG

Temenos is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of banking software systems. Co. is also involved in supporting the implementation of the systems at various client locations around the world as well as in offering help desk support services to existing users of TEMENOS software systems. Co.'s client base consists of banking and other financial services institutions. Co.'s segments include: Product, which is engaged in marketing, licensing and maintaining Co.'s software solutions, including software development fees for requested functionality, as well as providing hosting arrangements; and Services, which represents various implementation services such as consulting and training.

Total SE

Total is an international integrated oil and gas company also active in solar and biomass energy sources. Co. engages all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, and LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)) and Downstream operations (refining, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, marketing and marketing and trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products). In addition, Co. is engaged in the coal mining and power generation sectors. Co.'s worldwide operations are conducted through three business segments: Upstream, Refining & Chemicals, and Marketing & Services.

Unicharm Corporation

Unicharm is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of baby and child care products, feminine care products, and pet care products. Co. operates in three business segments: Personal Care, Pet Care and Others. Co.'s principal products include baby and child care related products such as disposable diapers; feminine care related products such as sanitary napkins, tampons, sanitary shorts, and panty liners; healthcare related products such as napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers (outer), tape-type diapers (outer), pants-type specialized urine pads (inner), pet food, pet toiletry products, and industrial material related products.

Unilever PLC

Unilever is a consumer goods manufacturing group based in the United Kingdom. Co. is engaged in supplying consumer goods in the refreshments, foods, home and personal product categories. Co. supplies its consumers product for nutrition, hygiene and personal care and is active in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and Latin America. Co.'s portfolio includes such well-known brands as Knorr, Lipton, Hellmann's, Magnum, Omo, Dove, Lux and Axe/Lynx. Co. manages its brands under the following four category headings: savoury, dressings and spreads; ice cream and beverages; personal care; and home care. Co.'s products are sold in over 190 countries around the world.

Waste Connections Inc.

Waste Connections is a solid waste services company in North America, providing waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets in the U.S. and Canada. Through its R360 Environmental Solutions subsidiary, Co. is also a provider of non-hazardous exploration and production (E&P), waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several of the natural resource producing areas in the U.S. Co. also provides intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities.

Whirlpool of India

Whirlpool of India Limited is a manufacturer of home appliances. The Company is primarily engaged in manufacturing and trading of Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Microwave Ovens and small appliances and caters to both domestic and international markets. It provides services in the area of product development, and procurement services to Whirlpool Corporation, the United States and other group companies. Its geographical segments include Sales within India, which represents sales made to customers located within India and Sales outside India, which represents sales made to customers located outside India. The Company also offers Water Purifiers, Built-In Appliances and Induction cooktop. The Company offers accessories for Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Microwave Ovens and Water Purifiers. It offers Surge Protector and Affresh Accessories. Its plants are located at Faridabad, Haryana; Rajangaon, Pune, and Thirubhuvanai Village, Puducherry.

Worley Limited

WorleyParsons is a services provider to the resources, energy and industrial sectors. Co. has four business lines of Services, Major Projects, Improve and Advisian and three customer sectors, each of which is focused on customers involved in the following activities: Hydrocarbons, which includes the extraction and processing of oil and gas; Minerals, Metals and Chemicals, which includes the extraction and processing of mineral resources and the manufacture of chemicals; Infrastructure, which includes projects related to water, the environment, transport, ports and site remediation and decommissioning, and all forms of power generation, transmission and distribution.

Zhejiang Weiming Environment Protection (A)

ZHEJIANG WEIMING ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION CO.,LTD. is a China-based company principally engaged in the business of urban consumer waste incineration and power generation. The Company is mainly engaged in the research and development of core technology; research and manufacture of key equipment, such as waste incinerators and flue gas treatment systems, and the investment, construction and operation of projects. The Company operates its business in domestic market with Zhejiang province as its core market.

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