Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly Facebook, is a U.S.-based technology company that operates global social networking and messaging services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, it also develops virtual and augmented reality hardware and software through its Reality Labs division (e.g., Quest devices). Meta’s business model is primarily advertising-driven, supported by large-scale data center infrastructure.
While not a chemical manufacturer, Meta is relevant to industrial audiences through its role in digital marketing and communications, its hardware supply chains, and its extensive energy use for data centers. The company has committed to sourcing renewable electricity for operations and to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions across its footprint, initiatives that intersect with energy, materials, and sustainability topics followed by the broader industrial and chemical sectors.
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