Oxbow is made up of more than 24 companies with yearly aggregate sales approaching $1 billion, combined assets of more than $425 million and more than 1,000 employees worldwide. The corporation s primary businesses are the mining and marketing of energy and bulk commodities such as coal, natural gas, petroleum, metallurgical and calcined coke, and electric power generation. Other Oxbow endeavors include commercial and residential real estate. In addition to its approximately 15 domestic locations, the company has nearly 20 international locations around the world. William I. Koch created Oxbow Corporation in 1983.