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International Firms
Many companies in the Greater St. Louis area reach far beyond our inland port to do business around the world — companies like Emerson, a leader in technology products and services; Bunzl Distribution, a supplier of outsourced food packaging and cleaning and safety products; and Solutia, a manufacturer of applied chemistry solutions.
According to data compiled by the St. Louis Business Journal in 2012, St. Louis’s 20 largest exporters had international sales of over $44 billion in 2010.
St. Louis' Largest International Companies*
1. Emerson
14. Patriot Coal Corp.
2. Boeing Defense, Space & Security
15. Arch Coal Inc.
3. Monsanto Co.
16. Barry-Wehmiller Cos. Inc.
4. Reinsurance Group of America Inc.
17. Brown Shoe Co. Inc.
5. Jacobs
18. Aegion Corp.
6. Peabody Energy
19. Graybar
7. Energizer Holdings Inc.
20. World Wide Technology Inc.
8. MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
21. HOK
9. Enterprise Holdings
22. CSI Leasing Inc.
10. Solutia Inc.
23. Savvis Inc.
11. Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
24. Spartech Corp.
12. Belden Inc.
25. Edward Jones
13. Amdocs Ltd.
Source: St. Louis Business Journal Book of Lists 2012 *Ranked according to 2010 international sales
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