31、Toto Ltd.
Kitakyushu, Japan
Phone: 81-93-951-2707
Fax: 81-93-922-6789
www.toto.co.jp
President, Shigeru Ezoye
$1.87 billion* (plumbing products only)
Maker of sanitary fixtures and other products. Plumbing products represent 56% of the
company's total yearly sales of $3.1 billion.
32、U.S. Industries
Iselin, NJ
Phone: (732) 767-0700
Fax: (732) 767-0700
www.zurn.com
Chairman and CEO, David H. Clarke
$1.82 billion
$1.105 billion of the parent company's $3.3 billion 1998 sales were in bath and plumbing
products, sold under such brand names as Eljer, Jacuzzi and Zurn. (This includes some
non-ceramic products, such as brass faucets and iron pipes.) A separate division of the
parent company sold $766 million in lighting products. USI acquired Zurn (parent company
of Eljer) in June 1998.
Subsidiaries: Zurn, Eljer, Jacuzzi, Lighting Corp. of America
33、Schott Glasswerks/Schott Group
Mainz, Germany
Chairman, Helmut Fahlbusch
Phone: 49-61-31-66-0
Fax: 49-61-31-66-2000
www.schott.de/english/produkte.htm
$1.8 billion
Schott makes glass for use in architecture, cooking appliances, electronics and
industry/chemistry, plus optical glass, flat glass and mirrors.
Parent company: Carl-Zeiss Foundation
Subsidiaries: Schott Corp. (USA), Gemtron Corp., Fostec Inc., Schott Glass Technologies
Inc.
34、Johns Manville
Denver, CO
Phone: (800) 654-3103
E-mail: militoj@jm.com
www.jm.com
Chairman, President and CEO, C.L. (Jerry) Henry
$1.78 billion
Fiberglass insulation accounted for 48% of the corporation's 1998 sales; roofing products,
31%, and engineered products (including fiberglass filtration media and fibers to
reinforce floors, roofing and wallboard), 28%.
35、Schuller International Group Inc.
Add: Denver, CO
CEO, Tom Stephens
$1.8 Billion
http://www.schuller.com
A leading manufacturer of building materials,
commercial/industrial roofing, reinforcements and filtration media, JM's 9,700 employees
at 58 locations worldwide create innovative solutions for demanding applications. Founded
in 1858, JM had 1998 sales of $1.8 billion, and holds the number 1 or 2 position in all of
the key markets it serves.
36、CertainTeed Corp.
Valley Forge, PA
Phone: (610) 341-7000
Fax: (610) 341-7113
E-mail: corporate@certainteed.com
www.certainteed.com
CEO, Gian-Paolo Caccini
$1.5 billion (est.)
CertainTeed produces a wide range of building products, including fiber glass insulation,
windows, roofing shingles and tiles, and piping products. 1997 sales figures are the
latest available.
Parent company: Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
37、Glaverbel Group
Brussels, Belgium
www.glaverbel.com
CEO, Luc Willame
$1.48 billion*
One of the largest flat glass makers in Europe, this firm sold 54% of its output to the
building trades, 22% to the automotive industry and 18% for industrial use. In September
1998, Glaverbel acquired the European division of PPG Industries.
Parent company: Asahi Glass
38、Ferro Corp.
Cleveland, OH
Phone: (216) 641-8580
Fax: (216) 696-8784
www.ferro.com
Chairman, President and CEO, Hector Ortino
$817 million (ceramic products only)
Sixty percent of Ferro's $1.4 billion annual sales are in ceramic glaze coatings,
colorings, kiln furniture, grinding media, structural ceramics for electronics and
industrial use, etc. Non-ceramics divisions are involved in plastics and chemicals.
39、Imetal
Paris, France
Phone: 33-1453-84848
Fax: 33-1453-87478
www.imetal.fr
CEO, Patrick Kron
$2.24 billion
This company produces slate and clay roof tiles, as well as monolithic refractories,
industrial minerals and metals. The company acquired English China Clays plc in April
1999.
40、Wacker Siltronic Group
Munich, Germany
Tel. 89-62 79-16 08
Fax 89-62 79-12 39
http://www.wacker.de/english/index.htm
E-Mail ursula.priess@wacker.de
President and CEO: James Ellis
Core business areas are semiconductors, polymers, silicones and materials.