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Rubber Industry Rankings
World Top 50: Non-Tire Rubber Products
Originally published July 14, 2003, in Rubber & Plastics News.
| Rank |
Company |
Headquarters |
2002
non-tire
Rubber sales
(millions $) |
| 1 |
Hutchinson S.A. |
France |
2,297.9 |
|---|
| 2 |
Bridgestone Corp. |
Japan |
*2,145.4 |
|---|
| 3 |
Freudenberg Group <1> |
Germany |
2,048.1 |
|---|
| 4 |
Parker-Hannifin Corp.<2> |
U.S. |
*1,650.0 |
|---|
| 5 |
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. |
U.S. |
1,586.0 |
|---|
| 6 |
Trelleborg A.B. |
Sweden |
1,500.0 |
|---|
| 7 |
Continental A.G. |
Germany |
1,350.0 |
|---|
| 8 |
NOK Inc.<1> |
Japan |
1,256.6 |
|---|
| 9 |
Tomkins P.L.C. <3> |
United Kingdom |
1,189.5 |
|---|
| 10 |
Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd. |
Japan |
1,132.7 |
|---|
| 11 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
U.S. |
1,126.5 |
|---|
| 12 |
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*1,045.0 |
|---|
| 13 |
Federal-Mogul Corp. |
U.S. |
1,000.0 |
|---|
| 14 |
Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems |
Germany |
856.0 |
|---|
| 15 |
Mark-IV Industries Inc. |
U.S. |
828.0 |
|---|
| 16 |
GenCorp Inc. |
U.S. |
806.0 |
|---|
| 17 |
Ansell Ltd. |
Australia |
752.2 |
|---|
| 18 |
Wolverine World Wide |
U.S. |
746.1 |
|---|
| 19 |
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*733.0 |
|---|
| 20 |
Phoenix A.G. <1> |
Germany |
718.9 |
|---|
| 21 |
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*717.0 |
|---|
| 22 |
Dana Corp.<4> |
U.S. |
*700.0 |
|---|
| 23 |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. |
Japan |
*645.0 |
|---|
| 24 |
Carlisle Companies Inc |
U.S. |
*625.0 |
|---|
| 25 |
Bandag Inc. |
U.S. |
567.2 |
|---|
| 26 |
Smiths Group P.L.C. |
United Kingdom |
555.4 |
|---|
| 27 |
Eaton Corp. |
U.S. |
*550.0 |
|---|
| 28 |
ZF Boge Elastmetall |
Germany |
481.6 |
|---|
| 29 |
SKF A.B. |
Sweden |
*480.0 |
|---|
| 30 |
CF Gomma |
Italy |
*450.0 |
|---|
| 31 |
Bando Chemicals Industries Ltd. |
Japan |
*450.0 |
|---|
| 32 |
Semperit A.G. |
Austria |
425.2 |
|---|
| 33 |
Kinugawa Rubber |
Japan |
*418.0 |
|---|
| 34 |
Cardinal Health Inc. |
U.S. |
*385.0 |
|---|
| 35 |
SSL International |
United Kingdom |
378.0 |
|---|
| 36 |
Avon Rubber P.L.C. |
United Kingdom |
376.1 |
|---|
| 37 |
Vibracoustic Holding GmbH <1> |
Germany |
361.9 |
|---|
| 38 |
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. |
Japan |
*348.0 |
|---|
| 39 |
Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
341.9 |
|---|
| 40 |
Fenner P.L.C. |
United Kingdom |
339.5 |
|---|
| 41 |
Zodiac S.A. |
France |
329.2 |
|---|
| 42 |
Manuli Rubber Industries S.p.A. |
Italy |
327.9 |
|---|
| 43 |
Delphi Automotive Systems |
U.S. |
*325.0 |
|---|
| 44 |
Voith A.G./ Voith Paper |
Germany |
*315.0 |
|---|
| 45 |
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. |
U.S. |
*314.8 |
|---|
| 46 |
UniPoly S.A. |
United Kingdom |
*300.0 |
|---|
| 47 |
Fukoku Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
*285.0 |
|---|
| 48 |
Saar-Gummiwerk GmbH |
Germany |
283.7 |
|---|
| 49 |
WOCO Industrietechnik |
Germany |
283.2 |
|---|
| 50 |
Nichirin Co. Ltd. |
Japan |
276.1 |
|---|
* = estimated
N.A. = Not Available
N.M. = Not Meaningful
1 - Freudenberg owns a minority share of NOK, and the two companies are partners in Freudenberg-NOK G.P. in the Americas;
they also are joint venture partners, along with Phoenix A.G., in Vibracoustic Holding GmbH -- No. 39 on the ranking
2 - Reflects fiscal year ended June 30, 2002; during that year Parker-Hannifin bought Dayco's hydraulic hose business
-- $304 million in annual sales -- and Saiag S.p.A.'s ITR hose business -- $147 million in sales.
3 - Represents 8-month sales period, May-December 2002, as Tomkins switched fiscal years from April 30 year-end to
Dec. 31 year-end; annualized rubber product sales closer to $1.8 billion
4 - Dana sold Boston Weatherhead unit, $200+ million in sales, to Eaton Corp., 11-02
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