International, North American, National and Regional Headquarters*
* Selected List
Source: SC Department of Commerce, The Upstate Alliance, Reference USA, and GADC Profiles of Select Headquarters
Bowater Incorporated
Bowater Incorporated, headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a leading producer of newsprint and coated groundwood papers. In addition, the company makes uncoated groundwood papers, bleached kraft pulp, and lumber products. The company has 12 pulp and paper mills in the United States, Canada and South Korea and 13 North American sawmills that produce softwood and hardwood lumber. Bowater also operates two facilities that convert a groundwood base sheet to coated products.
www.bowater.com
Kemet Corporation
KEMET Corporation is the world’s largest manufacturer of solid tantalum capacitors, the fourth largest manufacturer of multilayer ceramic capacitors, and a leader in the development of solid aluminum capacitors. The company’s strategy is to be the preferred capacitor supplier at each of the world’s most successful electronic companies.
KEMET employs approximately 6,500 people worldwide. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, manufacturing facilities are located in the southeastern United States, Mexico, and China with distribution centers in the United States, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mexico. KEMET's common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KEM.
www.kemet.com
RBC Centura
RBC Centura is the personal and commercial banking operation in the U.S. for RBC Financial Group family of companies. It delivers a wide range of financial services, including deposit accounts, investments and mutual funds, financial advice, credit and debit cards, business and personal loans, insurance and residential and commercial mortgages through RBC Centura Bank and other RBC companies throughout North America.
RBC Centura serves personal and commercial customers through more than 240 retail and business banking centers in five southeastern states, mostly in North Carolina. RBC is also one of the leaders in e-commerce, offering a number of services over the Internet.
www.rbccentura.com
Lockheed Martin Aircraft Center
Lockheed Martin Aircraft & Logistics Centers, headquartered in Greenville, S.C., is one of the leading providers of aircraft maintenance and contractor logistics support for the Department of Defense and commercial customers. The company offers international and domestic aircraft center support, field services, and logistic services, as well as a network of strategic alliances designed to help customers find the best value after-market support for their aircraft.
The Lockheed Martin Aircraft Center, also located in Greenville, was established in 1984 as the Lockheed Aeromod Center, a center of excellence for aircraft maintenance and modification. The company concentrates on multi-engine, transport and patrol category aircraft. Programs include the full range of commercial aircraft and their military derivatives built by Lockheed Martin, Airbus, Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and others.
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Michelin North America
Michelin Group is active on all continents, from China to Brazil and from The United States of America to Germany and Russia. Michelin manufactures and sells tires for all kinds of vehicles, publishes maps and guides and operates a number of digital services in more than 170 countries.
Michelin is the leading tire manufacturer in the world. In 2003, Europe represented 52% of sales, North America 35% and Asia, South America and the Middle-East/Africa Zone 13%.
From invention of the radial tire to Pax System, and from the first gastronomic guide to the steel wheel, Michelin has played an active role at every stage of the automotive adventure. Michelin began manufacturing in Greenville in 1976 and moved the headquarters to Greenville in 1994.
Michelin is the exclusive tire supplier for the U.S. Space Shuttle Program. Each shuttle lands safely on six “Michelin Air” tires, four main gear tires and two nose tires. The newly developed “Michelin Air” tires have already been delivered to NASA for use in their ongoing testing. Development for the new tire was based in Greenville, S.C. at Michelin Aircraft Tire Corporation headquarters.
The Michelin Group and The Dow Chemical Company have signed an agreement for Dow to supply Michelin with a polyurethane-based inner support wheel that will enable an automobile with a flat tire to travel up to 125 miles at 55 miles-per-hour. This run-flat support wheel will be featured in Michelin’s PAX system, an innovative, integrated tire/wheel system. Because of its run-flat capability and other significant improvements over today’s conventional or run-flat tires, the PAX System has been called the "next industry standard" in tire/wheel design.
www.michelin.com
