Weyland Industries (Earth-9471)

"Building a better future."

- Weyland Industries' slogan

Weyland Industries, commonly shortened to W.I., was a British multinational corporation with a stock of $218 trillion by 2293. Headquarted in London, England, it specialized in the development of off-world colonization, holographics, transportation, health, electronics and automatons. The company would rise to acquire the Yutani Corporation, forming the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in 2099.

History
Weyland Industries was founded on October 11th, 2152, and it quickly became the first company in history to achieve an income and profit of $100 billion within the span of six years duo to the astronomical successes it experienced with technological advancements. In 2079, Weyland Industries faced a lawsuit by the Japanese conglomerate Yutani Corporation over the alleged plagiarism of their newest automaton series, but W.I. won the lawsuit, securing the investment of its sharesholders. Becase of the company's combined value in many patents, it easily incorporated higher fair market valuation when compared to any other company in its time.

Weyland Industries rose to create one of the first fully functional and breathable domed environments on Mars after the creation of Lowell City by the European Space Agency in 2097. In 2099, Weyland Industries absorbed the Yutani Corporation in a hostile takeover, leading to the formation of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.