book of lists 2012
| i n dustr ia l/ m a n ufact ur in g
Foreign-Owned Cos. Ranked by No. of Employees in the Upstate
Phone / Fax Website
Company
Nature of Business
Parent Company/ Location
Top Local Official(s)/ Year Founded
7,000
Manufacturer of automobiles
BMW AG Munich, Germany
Josef Kerscher 1994
2,000
Manufacturer of electronic capacitors and connectors; wholesale of semiconductor devices
Kyocera Corp. Japan
John Gilbertson 1972
1,860
Manufactures tires for every type of vehicle
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Clermont-Ferrand, France
Pete Selleck 1975
1,350
Manufacturer of gasoline systems and electronic automotive components
Robert Bosch GmbH Stuttgart, Germany
John Kuta 1985
1,200
Footwear distribution, customer service/credit support
Adidas AG Herzogenaurach, Germany
Bob Henriques 1988
1,000
Contract OEM/ODM for major private labels in the home improvement industry
TTI Group Hong Kong
Lee Sowell, Philip Buisson, Mike Farrah 2000
950
Photographic and imaging products (printing plates, photographic paper and recyclable cameras)
Fujifilm Corp. Tokyo
Shin Kataoka 1988
800
Manufacturer of household refrigerators
AB Electrolux Stockholm, Sweden
Terry Anthony 1987
650
Automotive interior and electrical systems
Draxlmaier Group Vilsbiburg, Germany
Stefan Bude, Klaus-Dieter Nagel, Ulrich Eichler 1995
643
Fiber optic cable, conductor accessories
Fujikura Ltd. of Japan Tokyo
Jody Gallagher 1984
604
Injection molding for automotive exteriors
Plastic Omnium SA Levallois, France
Graeme Errington 1994
600
Manufacturers of polyester film
Mitsubishi Chemical Holding Co. Tokyo
Dennis Trice 1964
600
Wire and cable including extra high voltage, vertical continuous vulcanization power cable
Prysmian SpA Italy
Martin J. Hanchard 1964
500
Medical products manufacturing
Covidien plc Dublin
Julie Gueller 1962
864-989-5536 864-989-5527 www.bmwusfactory.com 864-967-2150 843-916-7751 www.avxcorp.com 864-458-5000 864-458-6359 www.michelin-us.com 864-260-8000 864-260-8511 www.boschusa.com 864-587-3200 864-587-3864 www.thestoreadidas.com 864-226-6511 864-964-3404 www.ttigroupna.com 864-223-2888 864-388-1905 www.fujifilm-sc.com 864-224-5264 864-260-0493 www.electrolux.com 864-433-8910 864-433-8920 www.draexlmaier.de 864-433-0333 864-433-5560 www.aflglobal.com 864-622-3000 864-231-6537 www.plasticomnium.com 864-879-5000 864-879-5006 www.m-petfilm.com 864-366-2153 864-366-1385 www.us.prysmian.com 864-223-4281 INP www.covidien.com
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INDUSTRIAL/MANUFACTURING
BMW Manufacturing Co. P.O. Box 11000 Spartanburg, SC 29304 AVX Corp. 1 AVX Blvd. Fountain Inn, SC 29644-9039 Michelin North America P.O. Box 19001 Greenville, SC 29615 Robert Bosch LLC 4421 Highway 81 N. Anderson, SC 29621 Adidas America Inc. 5675 N. Blackstock Road Spartanburg, SC 29303 Techtronic Industries North America Inc. P.O. Box 1207 Anderson, SC 29625 Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc. P.O. Box 1306 Greenwood, SC 29648-1306 Electrolux Major Appliances P.O. Box 4107 Anderson, SC 29624 DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America LLC P.O. Box 1345 Duncan, SC 29334 AFL P.O. Box 3127 Spartanburg, SC 29304 Plastic Omnium Industries Inc. 5100 Old Pearman Dairy Road Anderson, SC 29625 Mitsubishi Polyester Film Inc. P.O. Box 1400 Greer, SC 29652 Prysmian Power Cables & Systems USA P.O. Box 250 Abbeville, SC 29620 Covidien 525 N. Emerald Road Greenwood, SC 29646
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