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World Top 50: Non-Tire Rubber Products

Originally published July 12, 2004, in Rubber & Plastics News.

Rank Company Headquarters 2003
Non-tire
Rubber Sales
(millions $)
1 Hutchinson S.A. France 2,618.6
2 Bridgestone Corp. Japan *2,368.0
3 Freudenberg Group <1> Germany 2,343.9
4 Tomkins P.L.C. United Kingdom *2,110.0
5 Trelleborg A.B. <2> Sweden 2,088.0
6 Parker-Hannifin Corp.<3> U.S. *1,700.0
7 Continental A.G. <4> Germany 1,681.4
8 Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. U.S. 1,662.2
9 Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.<5> Japan 1,581.9
10 NOK Inc.<1> Japan 1,537.0
11 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. U.S. 1,203.7
12 Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.<5> Japan *1,159.0
13 Federal-Mogul Corp. U.S. *1,050.0
14 New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. U.S. *1,000.0
15 Phoenix A.G. <3> Germany *977.1
16 Mark-IV Industries Inc. U.S. 969.0
17 Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems Germany *900.0
18 Wolverine World Wide U.S. 809.8
19 Eaton Corp. U.S. *800.0
20 Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.<5> Japan *793.0
21 GenCorp Inc. <6> U.S. 786.0
22 Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.<5> Japan *780.0
23 Ansell Ltd.<3> Australia 759.0
24 Polymer Sealing Systems <7> United Kingdom 670.0
25 Carlisle Companies Inc. U.S. *696.0
26 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. Japan *660.0
27 Bandag Inc. U.S. 634.4
28 ZF Boge Elastmetall Germany 620.3
29 Semperit A.G. Austria 523.7
30 Bando Chemicals Industries Ltd.<5> Japan *510.0
31 Dana Corp. U.S. *500.0
32 CF Gomma Italy 488.0
33 SKF A.B. Sweden *480.0
34 Vibracoustic Holding GmbH <1> Germany 451.0
35 Kinugawa Rubber Co. Ltd.<5> Japan *450.0
36 Avon Rubber P.L.C. United Kingdom 406.1
37 Manuli Rubber Industries S.p.A. Italy 404.9
38 SSL International P.L.C.<5> United Kingdom 401.4
39 Cardinal Health Inc. U.S. *400.0
40 Fenner P.L.C. United Kingdom 397.0
41 Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.<5> Japan *383.0
42 WOCO Industrietechnik Germany 344.6
43 Fukoku Co. Ltd.<5> Japan *344.0
44 Nishikawa Rubber Co. Ltd.<5> Japan 341.9
45 West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. U.S. 341.2
46 Delphi Automotive Systems U.S. *330.0
47 Saar-Gummiwerk GmbH Germany 326.3
48 Voith A.G./ Voith Paper Germany *325.0
49 Zodiac S.A. France 312.2
50 Habasit A.G. Switzerland 310.8

* = 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. 37 on the ranking.
<2> = Bought Smiths Group's polymer seals group ($670m annual sales) in 3rd quarter 2003; bought Metzeler Hose ($70m annual sales), 4th quarter 2003.
<3> = Fiscal year ended June 30, 2003.
<4> = Buying Phoenix A.G. (No. 15 on this year's list).
<5> = Fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.
<6> = GenCorp sold GDX Automotive polymer unit, Aug. 2004, to Cerberus Capital.
<7> = Entity was a unit of Smiths Group P.L.C. through Sept. 2003. Data here reflect results for the year ended June 30, 2003. Company now part of Trelleborg A.B.

 
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