Thomson Reuters Names World's 100 Most Innovative Companies
Thomson Reuters recently announced the world's 100 most innovative companies with the launch of its 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator program.
The innovative companies on the list are geographically dispersed, with 40% from the US, 31% from Asia, and 29% from Europe.
By country, the US is ranked the top with 40 entries being recognized as innovative, followed by Japan (27), France (11), Sweden (6), Korea (4), the Netherlands (4), Germany (4), Switzerland (3), and the Principality of Lichtenstein (1).
By industry, the list of the top five where most innovators come from comprises: semiconductors and electronic devices (14 companies), chemistry (13), computer hardware (11), consumer products (9), and machinery manufacturing (8).
The recognition is based on analysis of patent data adhering to the four principle criteria of patent approval success rate, global reach of patent portfolio, patent influence in literature citations and overall patent volume.
Thomson Reuters' List of Top 100 World Innovators 2011
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Company name
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Country
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Industry
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3M Company
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The US
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Chemistry
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ABB, Ltd.
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Switzerland
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Electronic products
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Airbus
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France
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Aerospace
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Alcatel-Lucent
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France
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Communication equipment
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Alcon, Inc.
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The US
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Health products
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Alfa Laval
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Sweden
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Machinery manufacturing
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Analog Devices, Inc.
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Apple, Inc.
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The US
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Communication equipment
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Applied Materials, Inc.
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The US
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Machinery manufacturing
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Arkema
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France
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Chemistry
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ASML
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The Netherlands
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Machinery manufacturing
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Atlas Copco
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Sweden
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Machinery manufacturing
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Avaya, Inc.
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The US
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Communication equipment
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BASF
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Germany
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Chemistry
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Bayer
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Germany
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Pharmacy
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Boeing
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The US
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Aerospace
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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The US
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Pharmacy
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Brother Industries, Ltd.
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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Canon Inc.
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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Cheil Industries, Inc.
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Korea
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Chemistry
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Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
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The US
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Chemistry
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CNRS, The French National Center for Scientific Research
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France
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R&D
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Commissariat à l’énergie atomique
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France
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R&D
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Corning Incorporated
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Daikin Industries, Ltd.
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Japan
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Industrial manufacturing
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Denso Corporation
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Japan
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Transport facilities
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Dow Chemical Company
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The US
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Chemistry
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DuPont
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The US
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Chemistry
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Eaton Corporation
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The US
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Electronic products
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Ericsson
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Sweden
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Communication equipment
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Ethicon Inc.
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The US
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Health products
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Exxon Mobil Corporation
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The US
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Oil and gas
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Fanuc Ltd.
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Japan
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Electronic products
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Fujitsu Limited
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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General Electric Company
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The US
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Daily consumer goods
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
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The US
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Industrial manufacturing
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Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
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The US
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Aerospace
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Harris Corporation
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The US
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Communication equipment
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Hewlett-Packard Company
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The US
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Computer hardware
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Hilti Corporation
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The Principality of Lichtenstein
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Machinery manufacturing
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Hitachi, Ltd.
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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Hoffmann La Roche
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The US
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Health products
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Honda Motor Company Ltd.
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Japan
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Vehicle manufacturing
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Honeywell International Inc.
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The US
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Electronic products
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IFP Energies Nouvelles
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France
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R&D
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Intel Corporation
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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International Business Machines Corporation
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The US
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Computer hardware
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Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
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Japan
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
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Japan
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Computer software
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L’Oreal
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France
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Daily consumer goods
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LG Electronics Inc.
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Korea
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Daily consumer goods
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LS Industrial Systems
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Korea
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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LSI Corporation
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Microsoft Corporation
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The US
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Computer software
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Japan
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Machinery manufacturing
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Motorola, Inc.
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The US
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Communication equipment
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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Japan
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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NCR Corporation
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The US
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Computer hardware
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NEC Corporation
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
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Japan
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Communication equipment
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Nitto Denko Corporation
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Japan
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Chemistry
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Olympus Optical
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Japan
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Health products
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Panasonic Corporation
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Japan
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Daily consumer goods
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Philips
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The Netherlands
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Daily consumer goods
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Procter & Gamble Company
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The US
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Daily consumer goods
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Qualcomm Incorporated
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Raytheon Company
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The US
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Transport facilities
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Rhodia Operations
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France
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Chemistry
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Rockwell Automation, Inc.
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The US
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Electronic products
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Rohm and Haas Company
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The US
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Chemistry
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Rosemount Inc.
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The US
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Machinery manufacturing
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Royal Dutch Shell
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The Netherlands
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Oil and gas
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Saint-Gobain
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France
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Industrial manufacturing
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Korea
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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SanDisk Corporation
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The US
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Sandvik Intellectual Property AB
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Sweden
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Machinery manufacturing
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Scania
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Sweden
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Transport facilities
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Seiko Epson Corporation
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Japan
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Sharp Corporation
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Japan
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
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Japan
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Chemistry
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Siemens
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Germany
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Electronic products
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Snecma
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France
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Transport facilities
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Societe De Technologie Michelin
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France
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Industrial manufacturing
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Sony Corporation
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Japan
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Daily consumer goods
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Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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Japan
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Transport facilities
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
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Japan
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Industrial manufacturing
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Symantec Corporation
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The US
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Computer software
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Synopsys, Inc.
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The US
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Computer software
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TE Connectivity
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Switzerland
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Semiconductors and electronic devices
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Tetra Laval
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Switzerland
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Industrial manufacturing
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Toshiba Corporation
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Japan
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Computer hardware
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Toyota Motor Corporation
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Japan
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Vehicle manufacturing
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Unilever
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The Netherlands
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Daily consumer goods
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UOP
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The US
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Chemistry
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Volvo
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Sweden
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Vehicle manufacturing
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Wacker Chemie
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Germany
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Chemistry
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Xerox Corporation
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The US
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Computer hardware
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Yamaha Corporation
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Japan
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Daily consumer goods
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