Glass Industry Companies Rise Through Ranks of Fortune 500

摘要

Fortune magazine recently released its annual list of the top 500 U.S. companies—and among the top rankings for 2011 were several glass industry suppliers, including PPG Industries, 3M, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Eastman Chemical, Alcoa and Momentive Specialty Chemicals.Dow Chemical, based in Midland, Mich., ranked 47 overall (45 in 2010) but also first within the chemicals sector. The company's total revenue was $59,985 million compared to $53,674 million last year, a 12 percent increase. The company achieved a profit of $2,742 million for the year.