International FDI Success
North Central Illinois
Chicago Region - 90 minutes from O'Hare
The International Language of Business Profits
5th Largest FDI State in the Nation
- 1800 foreign-based companies
- 1280 FDI Manufacturers in Illinois
- 324,900 Illinois jobs with FDI firms
- 62 foreign-based manufacturers in the region
For Site Selection Assistance:
State of Illinois - David Pierson david.pierson@illinois.gov 312-814-1346
North Central Illinois - Gina Czubachowski gina@edcNCI.org 815-224-0645
Proven Location for Successful Manufacturing by Foreign-Based Companies in
- Chemicals
- Plastics
- Fabricated Metals
- Industrial Machinery
- Building Products
- Glass
- Cement
- Electronics
- Motor Vehicle Parts
- Furniture
- Food Processing
- Pharmaceuticals
- Electrical Equipment
- Printing
Chicago - Center of Tomorrow Video
Foreign-Based Manufacturers Operating in Region include:
| Country | Company & City | Product & Employees |
| Australia | Orora Limited - Sycamore | fiber boxes - 60 |
| Austria | Tyrolit-Schleifmittelwerke Swarovski K.G. - Oswego | grinding wheels - 38 |
| Canada | Nutrien PCS - Marseilles | feed supplements - 38 |
| Canada | Votorantim - Dixon | concrete, cement - 50 |
| Canada | Sigan Industries - Ottawa | toiletries - 40 |
| China | Citic Capital Ileos Dixon Direct - Dixon | lithograph printing - 200 |
| Denmark | Vestas Wind Systems - Tiskilwa | wind power systems - 8 |
| Finland | Upm-Kymmene Oyj Raflatac- Dixon | coated paper - 118 |
| Germany | Fliegl Agrartechnic Gmbh - Utica | U.S. Headquarters and Distribution - 10 |
| Germany | Siemens - Streator | sewage equipment - 7 |
| Germany | Hormann Kg Verkaufsgesellschaft - Montgomery | garage doors - 240 |
| Germany | Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa - Montgomery | detergents - 200 |
| Germany | Linde Ag BOC Global- Montgomery | industrial gases - 151 |
| Germany | Menk Apparatebau Gmbh - Sterling | electric radiators - 40 |
| Germany | BASF Se - Sycamore | chemicals - 108 |
| Germany | Gebr. Huttenes Gmbh & Co. Ha - Oregon | chemicals - 30 |
| Germany | Lanxess Ag - Mapleton | plastics materials - 20 |
| Germany | Rag-Stiftung Evonik - Mapleton | organic chemicals - 250 |
| India | VVF Limited - Montgomery | soap, detergents -450 |
| India | Mamata Machinery - Montgomery | industrial machinery - 25 |
| Ireland | Allegion - Princeton | ball & roller bearings - 250 |
| Ireland | CRH Northfield - Morris | concrete block - 35 |
| Ireland | James Hardie Industries - Peru | fiber siding - 225 |
| Ireland | Eaton PLC - Rochelle | motor vehicle parts - 250 |
| Ireland | Johnson Controls - Dixon | automobile seats -200 |
| Ireland | York Johnson Controls - Polo | refrigeration equipment - 94 |
| Italy | Buzzi Unicem Spa - Oglesby | cement - 7 |
| Japan | Sakae Riken Kogyo Co. Eakas - Peru | plastics - 275 |
| Japan | Mitsuboshi Belting Inc. MBL - Ottawa | rubber & plastic hoses - 178 |
| Japan | Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington - Ottawa | flat glass - 238 |
| Japan | Unytite - Peru and LaSalle | bolts and screws - 108 |
| Japan | Ajinomoto - Toluca | frozen food - 216 |
| Japan | Komatsu - Peoria | mining machinery - 129 |
| Japan | Fuso Chemical PMP - Peoria | industrial chemicals - 50 |
| Japan | Mitsubishi Chemical - Mapleton | nitrogen - 15 |
| Japan | Marubeni-Itochu Steel Clarkswestern - Rochelle | structural metal - 35 |
| Luxembourg | Canam Lux - Peru | fabricated metals - 128 |
| Mexico | Xignux - Viakable - CME Wire & Cable - LaSalle | electric wire and cable - 41 |
| Mexico | Grupo Bimbo - Rock Falls | baked goods - 76 |
| Mexico | Mexichem - Henry | EPDM Polymers - 16 |
| Netherlands | Lyondellbasell - Morris | industrial chemicals - 312 |
| Netherlands | CNH Industrial - Goodfield | farm machinery - 208 |
| Norway | Norsk Hydro Extrusion - Morris | aluminum products - 83 |
| Saudi Arabia | SABIC Innovative Plastics US - Ottawa | plastics, resins - 450 |
| Spain | Acerolux Interlake Mecalux - Pontiac | partitions and fixtures - 246 |
| Spain | Acerinox - Minooka | stainless steel - 40 |
| Sweden | Altor Holding DISA - Oswego | industrial machinery - 204 |
| Sweden | Ratos Ab Ledil - Sycamore | lighting fixtures - 10 |
| Switzerland | Lonza Group - Mapleton | pharmaceuticals - 95 |
| Switzerland | Novartis AG - Rochelle | pharmaceuticals - 55 |
| Switzerland | Nestle - DeKalb | evaporated milk - 139 |
| Taiwan | Advantech B&b SmartWorx - Ottawa | semiconductors - 99 |
| United Kingdom | Elemental Holdings Glen-Gery - Marseilles | cement, concrete - 78 |
| United Kingdom | CVC Capital Partners Anchor Glass - Streator | glass containers - 43 |
| United Kingdom | Yendor Adient - Sycamore | motor vehicle parts - 175 |
| United Kingdom | Perkins Engines Caterpillar UK - Mossville | engines - 50 |
| United Kingdom | Unilever - Minooka | toiletries - 36 |
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