Liang-Dortmund Corporation

The Liang-Dortmund Corporation (LDC) is a resource extraction megacorporation within the Human Sphere.

History
Founded in 2391 after revisions to the UN Colonial Charter, the Liang-Dortmund Corporation is the youngest of the larger mining corporations. Having missed out on a number of the resource filled Inner Colonies, Liang-Dortmund looked toward the Outer Colonies. Partly in a bid to play catch-up, Liang-Dortmund quickly began to seek out higher-tech solutions to help improve efficiency in areas that they mined. In 2399, Liang-Dortmund acquired a smaller mining company in their home system of Delta Pavonis. This purchase also gave them the land rights to Aphelion.

Famously, Liang-Dortmund and BXR Mining Corporation came to blows over the parts of the moon Norton's Crossing in the 2400s. The pair of companies would both sit on the Norton's Crossing Corporate Council and would inevitably fight with the Republic of Norton's Crossing at the end of the century. The fighting would spark concerns over the security of their other mining colonies. This lead to the purchase of some Antioch-class orbital defense platforms.

Following the Human-Covenant War, LDC would expand into 'de-glassing' operations and would work with the Phoenix Initiative in order to restore some glassed colony worlds.

Services
The following are some of the locations that Liang-Dortmund has or had active resource extraction on:
 * Chi Eridani system
 * LDC-387
 * Norton's Crossing
 * Hestia system
 * Meridian
 * Bhaakto system
 * Alluvion
 * Delta Pavonis system
 * New Carthage
 * Aphelion
 * 61 Ursae Majoris system
 * Ruthersburg
 * Csere's Star system
 * Jastolo