C2I

C2I, formerly Continental Industries International and still sometimes referred to as Continental, is a Terran hypercorporation. It specialises in the large-scale production of alloys, industrial chemicals and other basic materials. It has monopoly in these critical industries: 98% of Terran metallic alloys are C2I-produced and over 94% of Terran chemicals are made in C2I factories. C2I's main source of profits is however hydrogen extraction from gas giants. It extracts around 86% of all Terran hydrogen, or around a third of galatic production. With its 1.3 billion employees across the known galaxy, it is the galaxy's largest employer since the dissolution of TSC. It is headquartered in Johannesburg on Earth and incorporated in Luxembourg. 
C2I represents around 73% of Terran yearly mineral extraction. As of 2723, it has expanded abroad aggressively. In the Ur-Han, C2I bought many of the old state-owned refineries and mines. In effect, C2I has established a monopoly there as well. It is also present in the Surben Republic and Tesrat Republic, where without having a monopoly it has come to be the largest producer of both alloys and chemical products.
It was formed by the merger of ThyssenKrupp and ArcelorMittal in a deal largely dictated by the Custodian's new regime. It was placed under the supervision of the Central Accounts Corporation in 2067. For a long time the company was only responsible for the refining of resources, but from the late 25th century onwards shifted towards extraction as well. C2I was able to amass considerable assets during the dissolution of the Terran State Corporation. This is when the company became a megacorporation, and later a hypercorporation. It was granted a seat on the Terran Host of Representatives in 2522, becoming the first private corporation to obtain one. It is also the only corporation to have some representation in the UCO. The company is considered the most influential and powerful in the galaxy.
Due to the titanic scale of its operations, C2I operates a sizeable private security force. It employs around 7 million security personnel, making it the largest private military. 
C2I is known for its particularly ruthless and unethical business practices. The corporation has on several occasions destroyed entire planetary ecosystems to facilitate mining operations. It is estimated that over 50 planets were rendered uninhabitable by C2I over the years, most of which were inhabited by some forms of life. It is also known that it developed Atmospheric Deprivation Weapons along with Clarktech for the Terran military.