II-VI maintains a laser-like focus on focusing lasers. The company (pronounced "two-six") makes lenses, mirrors, prisms, and other optical components used to manipulate laser beams. The company's...more
Loath to be stuck on one thing, 3M makes everything from masking tape to asthma inhalers. The company has six operating segments: display and graphics (specialty film, traffic control materials);...more
3M Nederland finds that Post-it Notes work well in any language. The Dutch arm of US-based conglomerate 3M sells the parent's vast portfolio of consumer, commercial,...more
They're not in Minnesota and they don't do any mining either, but at least 3M United Kingdom does accomplish some manufacturing. 3M UK is the British and Irish arm of diversified chemical and...more
A. Daigger & Company mixes up a well-stocked lab. Founded in 1894, A. Daigger has been distributing laboratory equipment and supplies for more than a century. The company sells products under...more
Aaron Industries makes a lot of the products you might be familiar with, but under different names. The pharmaceutical company makes approximately 80 different branded and private-label generic...more
ADEKA serves the chemically dependent. The company's sales come primarily from producing chemicals including caustic soda (used in soap and paper). It produces other such chemicals as chlorine,...more
The many-armed Aditya Birla rivals even Shiva's many incarnations. With nearly 70 manufacturing units, service operations, and subsidiaries the Indian conglomerate produces fabrics, industrial...more
Aditya Birla Nuvo is the second largest producer of rayon yarn in India, but it also holds the title of the largest branded apparel company in the country, the second largest producer of carbon...more
ADM Alliance Nutrition is located in the animal-food aisle in the "supermarket to the world." A subsidiary of "supermarket to the world" ag giant, Archer Daniels...more
ADM Tronics has had its own Industrial Revolution. While the company previously focused on the making of medical devices, ADM has shifted its main focus to water-based chemical products for...more
Packaging products, office supplies, cleaning products, and food service supplies aren't sexy, but just about everyone uses them. Founded in 1977, AFFLINK provides logistics services and...more
Agri Pacific is a wholesale distributor of golf course and turf maintenance products to the international market. The company exports products including aquatic management systems, aerators,...more
Much like Jumpin' Jack Flash, business at Air Products and Chemicals is a gas gas gas. The company provides gases such as argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen to manufacturers, health care...more
Mexican conglomerate Alfa is a big player in four different industry segments. Alpek, a global petrochemical concern with an emphasis on synthetic fibers (Akra Polyester, Nylon de México, Fielmex,...more
ALK-Abelló is a leading producer of allergy vaccination pharmaceuticals. The company is the result of the merger of ALK-Abelló and the former holding company of Chr. Hansen, which makes...more
You might say that AMETEK is instrumental when it comes to monitoring equipment and electric motors. The company's Electronic Instruments Group (56% of sales) makes monitoring, calibration,...more
The Andersons earns its daily bread on a mix of grains, trains, and corncobs. Founded in 1947, the agricultural firm buys, conditions, and resells corn, soybeans, and wheat through elevators and...more
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) knows how to grind and squeeze a fortune out of humble plants. It is one of the world's largest processors of oilseeds, corn, and wheat. Its main offerings include...more
Arctic Glacier Income Fund is the trust structure which owns Arctic Glacier Inc., Canada's largest packaged-ice manufacturing and distribution business. Founded in 1996, the company has grown...more
