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Rubber Industry Rankings
World Top 50: Non-Tire Rubber Products
Originally published July 15, 2002, in Rubber & Plastics News.
| Rank |
Company |
Headquarters |
2001
non-tire
Rubber sales
(millions $) |
| 1 |
Hutchinson S.A. |
France |
2,156.0 |
|---|
| 2 |
Bridgestone Corp. |
Japan |
*2,065.0 |
|---|
| 3 |
Freudenberg Group <1> |
Germany |
2,060.1 |
|---|
| 4 |
Tomkins P.L.C. |
United Kingdom |
*1,885.0 |
|---|
| 5 |
Parker Hannifin Corp.<2> |
U.S. |
*1,500.0 |
|---|
| 6 |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. |
U.S. |
1,477.4 |
|---|
| 7 |
Trelleborg A.B. |
Sweden |
1,446.3 |
|---|
| 8 |
Continental A.G. |
Germany |
1,269.8 |
|---|
| 9 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. |
U.S. |
1,160.0 |
|---|
| 10 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
U.S. |
1,122.3 |
|---|
| 11 |
NOK Inc.<1> |
Japan |
1,120.0 |
|---|
| 12 |
Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd. |
Japan |
986.6 |
|---|
| 13 |
Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems |
Germany |
*900.0 |
|---|
| 14 |
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*896.5 |
|---|
| 15 |
Mark IV Automotive <3> |
U.S. |
812.0 |
|---|
| 16 |
GenCorp Inc. |
U.S. |
808.0 |
|---|
| 17 |
Ansell Ltd. |
Australia |
759.1 |
|---|
| 18 |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. |
Japan |
*750.0 |
|---|
| 19 |
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*703.0 |
|---|
| 20 |
Dana Corp. |
U.S. |
*695.0 |
|---|
| 21 |
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*670.0 |
|---|
| 22 |
Phoenix A.G. <1> |
Germany |
*661.5 |
|---|
| 23 |
Wolverine World Wide Inc. |
U.S. |
645.0 |
|---|
| 24 |
Smiths Group P.L.C. |
United Kingdom |
622.0 |
|---|
| 25 |
UniPoly S.A. <4> |
United Kingdom |
*600.0 |
|---|
| 26 |
Bandag Inc. |
U.S. |
597.3 |
|---|
| 27 |
Eaton Corp. |
U.S. |
*520.0 |
|---|
| 28 |
Carlisle Companies Inc.<5> |
U.S. |
*465.0 |
|---|
| 29 |
SKF A.B. |
Sweden |
459.4 |
|---|
| 30 |
CF Gomma |
Italy |
452.0 |
|---|
| 31 |
Bando Chemicals Industries Ltd. |
Japan |
*450.0 |
|---|
| 32 |
Kinugawa Rubber |
Japan |
421.3 |
|---|
| 33 |
ZF Boge Elastmetall <6> |
Germany |
420.0 |
|---|
| 34 |
Avon Rubber P.L.C. |
United Kingdom |
412.0 |
|---|
| 35 |
Cardinal Health Inc. |
U.S. |
*385.0 |
|---|
| 36 |
Spalding Holdings Corp. |
U.S. |
*380.0 |
|---|
| 37 |
Semperit A.G. |
Austria |
367.2 |
|---|
| 38 |
Vibracoustic Holding GmbH <1> |
Germany |
333.0 |
|---|
| 39 |
SSL International |
United Kingdom |
*330.0 |
|---|
| 39 |
Zodiac S.A. |
France |
*330.0 |
|---|
| 41 |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
U.S. |
*325.0 |
|---|
| 42 |
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
322.0 |
|---|
| 43 |
Manuli Rubber Industries S.p.A. |
Italy |
308.9 |
|---|
| 44 |
Voith Paper Technology |
Germany |
*300.0 |
|---|
| 45 |
Amer Group |
Finland |
*298.5 |
|---|
| 46 |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. |
U.S. |
*295.0 |
|---|
| 47 |
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. |
Japan |
*279.0 |
|---|
| 48 |
Nitta Corp. |
Japan |
271.7 |
|---|
| 49 |
Okamoto Industries Inc. |
Japan |
266.4 |
|---|
| 50 |
Nichirin Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
264.7 |
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* = estimated
N.A. = Not Available
N.M. = Not Meaningful
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