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UMASS/AMHERST ' 31EQbb DEflE M330 Massachusetts International Foreign Finn Directory HI r L r L [ c [ [ [ [ [ [ [ f f f MASSACHUSETTS INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN FIRM DIRECTORY This directory was printed courtesy of KPMG Peat Marwick, One Boston Place, Boston, MA 02108, 617-723-7700. KPMG Peat Marwick is an international accounting, tax, and management consulting services firm with a large base of clients operating in the global marketplace. Under the direction ofJohn J. Hurley, Jr., partner, the Firm publishes an annual survey of trends and issues of concern to foreign-based companies in Massachusetts. A copy of the survey may be obtained by writing to Mr. Hurley at the above address. The sources used in the preparation ofthis publication are believed to be reliable, but due to the scope of the directory, the Massachusetts International Trade Council, Inc. assumes no liability for the correctness of the listings or for the information on which the listings are based. The Council does not assume and therefore disclaims any liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions in this directory, whether such errors result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the Massachusetts International Trade Council, Inc. Copyright June 1991 Massachusetts International Trade Council, Inc. All Rights Reserved Massachusetts International Foreign Firm Directory INTRODUCTION The Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment is a publiclyfunded, non- profit corporation created by Executive Order ofthe Governor of Massachusetts in 1984. TTie primary objective of MOITI is to work with small and medium sized companies to assist them in entering an export market for the first time or to help them increase their export sales. Toward this end, MOITI provides one-on-one corporate counseling, leads overseas trade missions and assists Massachusetts companies in identifying and participating in international trade shows. Also, MOITI actively develops international contacts and trade leads, as well as publishes export services guides and industry directories. The 1991 Massachusetts International Foreign Firm Directory provides a wide array of information about Massachusetts' foreign-owned businesses. For the purpose of this directory, a firm is designated "foreign owned" if at least a majority equity interest is held by a company located outside of the United States. This directory contains information on 497 businesses which are based in 30 source countries. England, Japan, Germany, Canada and France representthe largestownership of Massachusetts companies. These foreign owned firms are predominantly in the electronics, building and construction, computer hardware/software and miscellaneous machinery industries. The first section of the directory presents Massachusetts foreign owned companies, organized alphabetically by country and by firm. Second is an alphabetical company index. The third section is a product index, listing 23 product headings. A fourth section presents statistics on foreign ownership and employment both by country and by industry. Lastly, an order form and an add/update form have been provided for your convenience. The following sources of information collectively aided in the composition ofthis directory: The 1985 Massachusetts Foreign Firm Directory the Massachusetts Division of : Corporations of the Secretary of State; the 1986-1989 Editions of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States published by the International Trade Administration; the 1986-1990 editions of North American International Business the Boston office of KPMG : Peat Marwick; the 1988 and 1989 editions of the CorpTech Directory and a survey : conducted by the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment in 1990. i TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTIONS PAGE Introduction i Section One: Company Profiles, Listed by Country and Company Australia 1 Austria 2 Belgium 3 Brazil 4 Canada 4 Caribbean (see Netherland Antilles) Denmark 13 England 14 Finland 35 France 36 Germany 45 Great Britain (see England, Scotland and Wales) Greece 55 Holland (see Netherlands) Ireland 56 Israel 56 Italy 58 Japan 59 Korea, South 83 Monaco 78 Morocco 79 Netherland Antilles 79 Netherlands 79 New Zealand 81 Norway 81 Poland 82 Portugal 82 Scotland 83 Singapore, Republic of 82 Spain 84 Sweden 84 Switzerland 88 United Kingdom (see England, Scotland and Wales) Venezuela 92 Wales 92 Section Two: Alphabetical Company Index 93 Section Three: Company Product Index 104 Section Four: Statistics on Ownership and Employment by Country and Industry Section Five: Add/Update Form and Order Form : [ I I I I I I I i r w: t t t t r COMPANY PROFILES Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/massachusettsintOOmass