Manufacturers and suppliers

US producer of petrochemicals and polymers, a joint venture of Chevron and Phillips 66, based in The Woodlands, Texas.

Chemicals and dyes · Plastics and rubber

Bulgarian company for forklift and racking systems.

Industrial machinery

Swedish mining and smelting company that produces zinc, copper, nickel, lead, gold and silver. It says it has done so for more than 90 years.

Steel and metals

Finnish manufacturer of servo-electric machine tools, notably press brakes.

Industrial machinery

German maker of machines for planting, harvesting and storing potatoes, beet and vegetables, founded in 1861 and based in Damme.

Industrial machinery

French manufacturer of modular automated systems for warehouse and e-commerce logistics, including conveyors and order-preparation, packing and shipping equipment, with its own flow-management software. It is based in Saint-Etienne.

IT and software · Industrial machinery

Belgian chemicals maker, founded in 1863 and based in Brussels. It produces soda ash, peroxides and silica.

Chemicals and dyes · Electronics and PCBs

Brazilian copper producer with a smelter and refinery in Dias d'Avila, Bahia.

Steel and metals

Japanese manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, including factory automation, energy, building and transportation systems, semiconductors, air conditioning and automotive equipment.

Electricals and cables

UAE-based maker of car refinishing paints for professional body shops.

Chemicals and dyes

German technology group based in Nuremberg, with divisions in defence, aviation systems, metering and controls, and metal products. It has about 18,700 employees.

Steel and metals

French bell foundry founded in 1796, making church bells and carillons.

Steel and metals

Russian maker of electric cables and wires, based in Podolsk near Moscow.

Electricals and cables

German manufacturer of automated asparagus harvesting machines (KIRPY) and film-guidance systems for asparagus growing, based in Wolfsburg.

Industrial machinery

French company that supplies renewable energy systems for self-consumption to farms, industry and local authorities.

Industrial machinery

German battery maker based in Ellwangen, producing microbatteries and lithium-ion cells.

Electricals and cables

Norwegian maker of airport ground support equipment, such as aircraft cargo loaders.

Industrial machinery

Danish maker of paints and coatings for ships, containers, yachts, industrial plant and decorative use.

Chemicals and dyes

British-Australian mining group that produces iron ore, aluminium, copper and other minerals.

Steel and metals

German maker of zinc oxide and other zinc chemicals, based in Duisburg.

Chemicals and dyes