The following is a list of the largest European manufacturing companies, ordered by revenue in billions of US dollars, as of 2000.
Largest European manufacturing companies by revenue
| Company |
Sales |
Headquarters |
Industry
|
| Volkswagen |
254.0 |
 Germany |
Automotive
|
| Daimler |
150.8 |
Germany |
Automotive
|
| FCA |
110.4 |
 Italy United States |
Automotive
|
| BASF |
103.9 |
Germany |
Chemicals
|
| Nestle |
100.6 |
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Food
|
| Siemens |
Germany |
Engineering, various
|
| BMW |
98.8 |
Germany |
Automotive
|
| Bosch |
85.4 |
Germany |
Engineering, various
|
| ArcelorMittal |
84.2 |
 Luxembourg |
Metals
|
| Airbus |
74.5 |
 France |
Aerospace and defence
|
| Peugeot |
73.1 |
France |
Automotive
|
| Unilever |
67.7 |
 United Kingdom |
Food, household and personal care
|
| Saint-Gobain |
57.0 |
France |
Building materials
|
| Novartis |
56.7 |
Switzerland |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| Renault |
54.4 |
France |
Automotive
|
| Bayer |
52.5 |
Germany |
Pharmaceuticals, chemicals
|
| ThyssenKrupp |
51.6 |
Germany |
Metals, various
|
| Hoffmann-La Roche |
49.7 |
Switzerland |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| Volvo |
46.7 |
 Sweden |
Automotive
|
| LyondellBasell |
46.4 |
 Netherlands/ United States |
Chemicals
|
| Sanofi |
46.1 |
France |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| Continental |
43.2 |
Germany |
Engineering, various
|
| GlaxoSmithKline |
43.0 |
United Kingdom/ United States |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| IKEA |
41.9 |
Sweden |
Ready-to-assemble furniture
|
| ABB |
40.1 |
Switzerland |
Engineering, various
|
| Inditex |
40.1 |
 Spain |
Textile
|
| Anheuser-Busch InBev |
39.8 |
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Beverages
|
| Nokia |
 Finland |
Telecommunications equipment
|
| Christian Dior |
38.6 |
France |
Apparel and accessories
|
| Heraeus Holding* |
36.4 |
Germany |
Engineering, various
|
| Ericsson |
35.0 |
Sweden |
Telecommunications equipment
|
| Ineos* |
33.1 |
United Kingdom |
Chemicals
|
| Philips |
32.7 |
Netherlands |
Electronics
|
| Schneider Electric |
31.6 |
France |
Engineering, various
|
| Jaguar Land Rover |
30.8 |
United Kingdom |
Automotive
|
| L'Oreal |
28.9 |
France |
Cosmetics
|
| AstraZeneca |
28.6 |
United Kingdom/ Sweden |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| Michelin |
28.3 |
France |
Tyres
|
| Danone |
27.5 |
France |
Food
|
| CNH Industrial |
27.4 |
Italy United States |
Capital goods
|
| Rostec |
27.2 |
 Russia |
Electronics, various
|
| Alstom |
26.6 |
France |
Engineering, various
|
| BAE Systems |
26.3 |
United Kingdom |
Aerospace and defence
|
| Fresenius |
24.8 |
Germany |
Medical equipment
|
| Metro AG |
24.7 |
Germany |
Wholesaling
|
| CRH |
24.6 |
 Ireland |
Building materials
|
| Heineken Holding |
24.3 |
Netherlands |
Beverages
|
| British American Tobacco |
24.3 |
United Kingdom |
Tobacco
|
| Imperial Tobacco Group |
23.7 |
United Kingdom |
Tobacco
|
| Holcim |
23.5 |
Switzerland |
Building materials
|
| Leonardo |
22.4 |
Italy |
Aerospace and defence
|
| Henkel |
21.8 |
Germany |
Household and personal care
|
| Wolseley |
21.0 |
United Kingdom |
Building materials
|
| Lafarge |
20.9 |
France |
Building materials
|
| Akzo Nobel |
20.3 |
Netherlands |
Chemicals
|
| Air Liquide |
20.2 |
France |
Chemicals
|
| Linde |
Germany/ United States |
Chemicals
|
| Associated British Foods |
19.8 |
United Kingdom |
Food
|
| Rolls-Royce plc |
United Kingdom |
Aerospace and defence
|
| Adidas |
19.6 |
Germany |
Apparel and accessories
|
| Johnson Matthey |
19.3 |
United Kingdom |
Chemicals
|
| Alcatel-Lucent |
19.1 |
France United States |
Telecommunications equipment
|
| Thales Group |
18.2 |
France |
Aerospace and defence
|
| Heidelberg Cement |
18.0 |
Germany |
Building materials
|
| Safran |
France |
Aerospace and defence
|
| Aurubis |
17.7 |
Germany |
Metals
|
| Diageo |
16.9 |
United Kingdom |
Beverages
|
| Electrolux |
Sweden |
Consumer durables
|
| SAB Miller |
16.7 |
United Kingdom |
Beverages
|
| Umicore |
16.6 |
Belgium |
Metals
|
| Evraz |
16.4 |
United Kingdom |
Metals
|
| Solvay |
Belgium France |
Chemicals
|
| Eaton |
16.3 |
Ireland/ United States |
Engineering, various
|
| Seagate Technology |
Ireland/ United States |
Electronics
|
| Voestalpine |
16.1 |
 Austria |
Metals
|
| Reckitt Benckiser |
15.6 |
United Kingdom |
Household and personal care
|
| Delphi Automotive |
15.5 |
Ireland United States |
Automotive components
|
| Sandvik |
15.2 |
Sweden |
Engineering, various
|
| Valeo |
15.1 |
France |
Automotive components
|
| Yara International |
 Norway |
Chemicals
|
| Merck KGaA |
15.0 |
Germany |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| Stora Enso |
14.3 |
Finland |
Pulp and paper
|
| Severstal |
14.1 |
Russia |
Metals
|
| Ingersoll-Rand |
14.0 |
Ireland United States |
Engineering, various
|
| Novo Nordisk |
13.8 |
 Denmark |
Pharmaceuticals
|
| UPM Kymmene |
13.6 |
Finland |
Pulp and paper
|
| Atlas Copco |
13.4 |
Sweden |
Engineering, various
|
| Salzgitter AG |
Germany |
Metals
|
| TE Connectivity |
13.2 |
Switzerland United States |
Electronics
|
| SCA |
13.1 |
Sweden |
Pulp and paper
|
| Evraz |
12.8 |
Russia |
Metals
|
| Kering |
12.8 |
France |
Apparel and accessories
|
| Norilsk Nickel |
Russia |
Metals
|
| NLMK |
12.2 |
Russia |
Metals
|
| Covidien |
12.0 |
Ireland
United States
|
Medical equipment
|
| DSM |
Netherlands |
Chemicals
|
| Lanxess |
11.7 |
Germany |
Chemicals
|
| Norsk Hydro |
Norway |
Metals
|
| Carlsberg |
11.6 |
Denmark |
Beverages
|
| Mechel |
11.4 |
Russia |
Metals
|
| Gruppo Riva |
10.2 |
Italy |
Metals
|
| Tenaris |
11.1 |
Luxembourg |
Oil and gas equipment
|
| UC Rusal |
11.0 |
Russia |
Metals
|
| GKN |
10.6 |
United Kingdom |
Automotive components
|
| Tyco International |
10.5 |
Switzerland/ United States |
Engineering, various
|
| Pernod Ricard |
10.4 |
France |
Beverages
|
| Ferrero |
10.2 |
Italy |
Food
|
| Prysmian Group |
10.1 |
Italy/ United States/ France |
Cable
|
| Sibur |
10.0 |
Russia |
Chemicals
|
See also
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