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III. Market Strength & Reach of U.S. AT Firms

One measure of the strength and growth potential of AT companies operating in the United States is the extent of ownership of multiple production, research, service, distribution, and administrative facilities. Most of the AT product manufacturers and service companies that participated in the survey appear to be U.S.-based businesses.

The survey asked participants to identify all of the facilities they owned, domestic and foreign. In total, the 359 surveyed businesses reported 442 facilities worldwide. Eighty-three companies have at least two facilities -- and of this group, 26 enterprises operate three or more facilities.

Table 9 -- Facilities* Operated by AT Survey Participants
No. of Facilities
Firm Operates
Total Number of Facilities in….
USA Canada Mexico Europe Australia
One 359        
Two 41 3 2 10 1
Three or more 18 2   6  

Total AT facilities operated by survey participants = 442 worldwide

*Figures cited here are only those AT facilities operated by survey participants. The term "facilities" includes corporate offices as well as production and distribution facilities.

Source: US DOC/BIS AT Survey

Twenty-four of the facilities operated by survey participants are located in other countries: 16 in Europe, one in Australia, five in Canada, and two in Mexico.

Forty-six of the 359 companies responding to the survey provided data on their ownership. Of these 46, one company is Canadian, 14 are based in Western Europe, and 31 are U.S. firms.


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