Our Business at a Glance

We leverage our global infrastructure, expertise and customer relationships, inventive culture and sustainable practices:

• Approximately 26,300 employees
• Net sales of $8.1 billion (2011)
• Operations in 62 countries with distribution reaching 175 countries
• 145 manufacturing facilities
• 56 Labs/Research Facilities
• More than 500 scientists and engineers
• More than 1000 equipment and application experts
• 4,600 patents
• More than 9000 trademarks