Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Electrical Products Manufacturing |
Founded | Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States (1833) |
Founder | Charles Cooper Elias Cooper |
Fate | Acquired by Eaton Corporation in 2012 |
Successor | Eaton Corporation Signify N.V. |
Headquarters | Houston, Texas, United States |
Key people | Kirk S. Hachigian, CEO & Chairman |
Products | Electrical equipment |
Revenue | US$5,409.4 million (2011) |
US$827.6 million (2011) | |
Number of employees | 26,000 (2011) |
Website | cooperlighting |
Cooper Industries was an American worldwide electrical products manufacturer headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1833, the company had seven operating divisions including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems products.
In 2011, 59% of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and 40% of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011.[1]
On November 26, 2012, it was announced that the company will be replaced in the S&P 500 index, since its takeover by Eaton Corporation.