In 1998, Premark International Inc., located in Deer-field, Illinois, was the industry leader with sales of $2.73 billion and a work force of 19,300.
In 2001 the industry shipped $60.6 billion worth of products, up 3 percent from 2000 and up 12 percent from 1998.
Columbia Forest Products Inc. had 3,500 employees in 1998
Farmington, Connecticut-based Otis Elevator Company has historically been the leader of elevator companies. This status quo continued through 1998, as Otis achieved total sales of over $5.6 billion
Sybron Corporation, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, led the industry with sales of $960.7 million for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998;
Jewelry retailing grew by 6 to 7 percent per year in the late 1990s, and the manufacturing end of the trade was naturally closely related. Total industry shipments increased from $737 million in 1998 to $817 million in 2000.
The total number of industry employees dropped as well, from 19,054 in 1998 to 18,110 in 2000.
Rockwell International Corp. of Costa Mesa, California, led the industry with sales of almost $6.8 billion for its fiscal year ended September 30, 1998.
Total industry shipments declined from $2.906 billion in 1998 to $2.899 billion in 1999 and to $2.782 billion in 2000.
The overall paper and forest products industry was on the upswing between spring 1997 and fall 1998.
UCAR International Inc., with sales of $947 million, accounted for more than 50 percent of industry sales in 1998.
In 2001 the industry shipped $60.6 billion worth of products, up 3 percent from 2000 and up 12 percent from 1998.
Canada, eh?As of 1998, Canada's main imports have been Car Parts/Products, Machinery and Equipment. This composes roughly 52% of the year's total imports. Other smaller imported products include: Industrial Goods & Materials at 9.3% Forestry Products at .08% Agricultural and Fishing Products at 5.7% and Energy Products at 2.9%this is not true
Capco are a global business and technology consultancy company, serving the financial services industry . The headquarters is located in Antwerp, Belgium where they were founded in 1998.
This small composite industry shipped $1.697 billion worth of products in 2001, a substantial increase over 1998 shipments of $1.436 billion, but not much more than 1997 shipments of $1.63 billion
After peaking at $3.96 billion in 1998, the value of industry shipments dropped to $3.60 billion in 1999; this recovered somewhat to $3.82 billion in 2000.
In 1998, there were approximately 197,000 Americans employed in the footwear industry.
Major transactions included a $6.5 billion merger between Jefferson Smurfit and Stone Container in 1998.