Chicago/Canada Connections:

• There are an estimated 200 Canadian companies at 450 locations in greater Chicago including: Bank of Montreal, Bombardier, Boyd Group, Canadian National Railway, Fairfax Financial, Manulife and Rio Tinto Alcan
• There are an estimated 160 Chicago-area companies in Canada including: Abbott, Boeing, Groupon, Hub International, Motorola Solutions, Ryerson and RR Donnelley (Moore Wallace)
• Canadian Consulate General in Chicago
• Canada-US Business Council in Chicago, since 1942; Delegation of Quebec office
• Chicago-Toronto Sister City relationship
• There are 66 daily nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in Canada
• An estimated 40,000 Canadian citizens reside in the upper Midwest
• Atlantic Canada business delegation visited Chicago, Nov. 2008
• There are approximately 970 Canadian students studying at Illinois universities

Recent Expansions:

• Samuel Son & Co., 65,000 sq. ft. service center, 2014
• Aerotermm LLC, $130 million air cargo facility at O’Hare, 2013
• Allison+Partners, 2012
• Global Relay, 2012
• WestJet Airlines Ltd., 2012
• PotashCorp, 2012
• Canadian National Railway, 2011
• OMERS Fund, acquired Accelerated Holdings, 2011
• BMO Harris Bank, 2011
• Winpak Portion Packaging Inc., 2011

Total Trade, 2013: US $60.0 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $40.0 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: oil, machine parts, plastics, electronic products, paper, chemicals
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $20.0 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: heavy construction/agricultural machinery, oil/bitumen ($4 billion), cars and trucks, electronic products

Chicago/China connections:

• There are an estimated 40+ mainland Chinese-owned companies in greater Chicago including: Avian Machinery, Bank of China, BYD, CCTV (China Central Television), China Telecom Americas, Goldwind, Hainan Airlines, Huawei Technologies Co., Wanxiang, Xinhua News Agency and ZTE USA
• There are an estimated 150+ Chicago-area companies with locations in mainland China including: AAR, Abbott, A.T. Kearney, Boeing, Illinois Tool Works, Ingredion, McDonald’s, Motorola Solutions, Mondelez International, Navistar, Northern Trust, Underwriters Laboratories, United Continental and Wrigley
• Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago
• China-US Chamber of Commerce in Chicago
• Chicago-Shanghai and Chicago-Shenyang Sister City relationships
• There are 28 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago Airports to destinations in mainland China
• An estimated 75,000 Chinese-Americans reside in the Chicago area
• The US Chicago and China Cities Gateway Cities MOU signed by Mayor Emanuel in Beijing, Dec. 2013
• Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Chao visited Chicago along with a Chinese business delegation, Jul. 2012
• There are approximately 13,100 Chinese students studying at Illinois universities

Recent Expansions:

• Avian Machinery Co., global HQ, relocation from Naperville to West Chicago, by 2015
• The Bank of China, 2013
• Hainan Airlines, 2013
• Goldwind, US HQ, 2011
• China Central Television (CCTV), 2012
• China Telecom Americas, 2011 (China Telecom Corp.)
• Dowin Enterprises, 2010 (DowinProducts)
• Wanxiang America Corporation, NA HQ, 2010 (Wanxiang Group)
• Xinhua News Agency, 2008
• HuaMei Capital Company, Inc., 2007

Total Trade, 2013: US $31.4 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $25.8 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: cell phones, electronic tablets, videogames, appliances, machinery, toys, furniture
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $5.6 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: soybeans, grains, agricultural equipment, machinery, automobiles, electronics

Chicago/France Connections:

• There are an estimated 100+ French companies at 300 locations in greater Chicago including: Alcatel-Lucent, Publicis, Saint-Gobain, Schnieder Electric and Veolia Environment.
• There are an estimated 120+ Chicago-area companies in France including: Groupon, Hyatt, ITW, Mondelez International and Motorola Mobility
• French Consulate General in Chicago
• Embassy of France Economic Mission in Chicago
• France-US Chamber of Commerce in Chicago
• Chicago-Paris Sister City relationship
• There are 19 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in France
• An estimated 138,000 French-Americans and 30,000 French-Canadians reside in the Chicago area

Recent Expansions:

• Scor SE, relocation from Itasca to Willis Tower, 2014
• Lafarge, NA HQ, relocation from Virginia to east of O’Hare, 90 jobs created, 2013
• Publicis Groupe, 2012
• ERCOM, 2012
• Bank of the West, 2012
• SAVOYE Inc., 2012
• Bel Brands USA, HQ, 2011 (Fromageries Bel)
• Silliker, Inc., US HQ, 2011

Total Trade, 2013: US $2.68 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $1.34 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: machinery and parts, pharmaceuticals, iron and steel, wine/spirits, tires, vehicle parts, medical and other instruments
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $1.34 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: medical instruments, heavy machinery, trucks, electrical machinery, generators, tractors, insecticides, appliances, aircraft parts

Chicago/Germany Connections:

• There are an estimated 250+ German companies at 500 locations in greater Chicago including: Deutsche Telekom, Fresnius, K+S AG, Lufthansa, Otto GmbH and Co. and Siemens
• There are an estimated 120+ Chicago-area companies in Germany including: Abbot, Dade Behring, Danaher, Grant Thornton, Hyatt, ITW, Jones Lang LaSalle, McDonald’s (Germany’s top American employer), Nalco and United Continental
• German Consulate General in Chicago
• Germany-US Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest (GACCoM) in Chicago
• Chicago-Hamburg Sister City relationship
• There are 7 daily nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in Germany
• An estimated 130,000 Germans reside in Chicago
• Numerous forums showcasing German companies have been held in Chicago by GACCoM, 2007-present

Recent Expansions

• DHL Express, new O’Hare cargo facility, by late 2014
• A. Finkl & Sons, new plant in Chicago, 2013 (Schmoltz + Birkenbach)
• ThyssenKrupp, NA HQ, 2012
• Eirich Machines, 2012
• DHL Express, 2012
• Fuchs Lubricants Co., 2011
• APP Pharmaceuticals, 2011
• Lenze SE, 2011
• Exel Logistics, 2011
• STS Inspection, relocation from NY State to Bartlett, 2011
• Nordex AG, NA HQ, 2009
• Winergy Drive Systems, plant expansion in Elgin, $20m/300 jobs created, 2009 (Siemens)

Total Trade, 2013: US $7.7 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $4.9 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: machinery/computers, chemicals, electronics
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $2.8 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: chemicals, machinery/computers, electronics (Largest Illinois export market in Europe)

Chicago/Japan Connections:

• There are an estimated 350 Japanese companies at 950 locations in greater Chicago including: Aeon, Astellas, Bridgestone, INX, NEC, Ricoh, Seven & I, Sony, Sumitomo and Sysmex
• There are an estimated 100+ Chicago-area companies in Japan including: Abbott, Baxter, Hyatt, ITW, McDonald’s, Nalco and Panduit Spraying Systems
• Japanese Consulate General in Chicago
• City of Osaka Chicago Office since 1958, 50th anniversary in 2008
• Chicago-Osaka Sister City relationship
• There are 28 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in Japan
• An estimated 18,000 Japanese-Americans reside in Chicago
• CME Group and Osaka Securities Exchange announced a strategic partnership, 2011
• City of Osaka Vice Mayor delegation to Chicago commemorating 35th anniversary of Sister City relationship, 2008

Recent expansions:

• Suntory acquired Beam, Inc. of Deerfield for $16 billion, 2014
• Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube, 2014
• Astellas Pharma US, Inc., HQ, 425,000 sq. ft. in Glenview, 2012 (Astellas Pharma Inc.)
• TKI America, US HQ, relocation from Indianapolis to Schaumburg, 2012 (Tanaka Holdings Co.)
• Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., training center in Aurora, 2012 (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Nomura Holdings, 2012
• Toshiba America Medical Systems, 2011 (Toshiba Medical Systems)
• Toyo Ink America, LLC, 2011 (Toyo Ink Group)
• Ricoh Americas Corp., 2011 (Ricoh Company Ltd.)
• Sysmex America Inc, Americas HQ, 2011 (Sysmex Corporation)
• NSK America Corporation, 2011 (NSK Nakanishi, Inc.)
• Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Deerfield, 2009 (Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited)

Total Trade, 2013: US $9.8 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $7.9 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: auto and machinery parts, electronics and electrical machinery, medical and other instruments, pharmaceuticals, metals
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $1.9 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: electronics, machinery parts, medical and other instruments, auto parts, vehicles/tractors, aircraft parts, corn

Chicago/Korea Connections:

• There are an estimated 25 Korean companies in greater Chicago including: Hyundai, Korean Small Business Corporation Business Development Center (houses several Korean companies), LG Electronics and Samsung
• There are an estimated 50+ Chicago-area companies in Korea including: Baxter, Global Hyatt, Ingredion, ITW, Motorola Solutions, Nalco and United Airlines
• Korean Consulate General of the Midwest in Chicago
• Korea Trade Investment-Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in Chicago
• Chicago-Busan Sister City relationship
• There are 11 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in Korea
• An estimated 58,000 Koreans reside in Illinois
• Korea Global Partnership in Rosemont, 2012
• Mayor Emanuel hosted Korean President Lee, Oct. 2011
• There are approximately 4,200 Korean students studying at Illinois universities

Recent Expansions:

• LG Electronics USA, first US R&D Center in Buffalo Grove, 2011 (LG Electronics, Inc.)
• Samsung Electronics, 650,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Romeoville, 2011
• Hankook Tire, 2008

Total Trade, 2013: US $5.5 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $4.6 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: cell phones ($2.9 billion), electronics, auto and machine parts, vehicles
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $910 million
• Top Export Categories, 2013: auto and machine parts, medical and technical instruments, telecom equipment, food products

Chicago/Netherlands Connections:

• There are an estimated 60 Netherlands-based companies in greater Chicago including: KLM, Royal Ahold, Shell, Suzlon, Unilever and Wolters Kluwer
• There are an estimated 80+ Chicago-area companies in the Netherlands including: Abbott, ITW, Jones Lang LaSalle, Nalco and RR Donnelley
• Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago
• Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency in Chicago
• Dutch Chicago Business Exchange of the Netherland-America Foundation
• There are 14 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in the Netherlands
• An estimated 100,000 Dutch-Americans reside in the Chicago area

Recent Expansions:

• Suitsupply, 2012
• LyondellBasell Industries, 2012
• Driessen Services Inc., 2009
• Commerce Clearing House (CCH) Inc., 2009 (Wolters Kluwer)
• IMC Financial Markets & Asset Management, 2009
• IKEA, 2007

Total Trade, 2013: US $2.9 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $1.7 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: “special classifications not specified”, (likely, reimported pharmaceuticals and agricultural products), pharmaceuticals, machinery, shavers, organic chemicals
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $1.2 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: electronics, chemicals, machinery parts, pharmaceuticals, briquettes

Chicago/Switzerland connections:

• There are an estimated 100+ Swiss companies with 250 locations in greater Chicago including: Adeco, ADT, Barry Callebaut, Credit Suisse, UBS and Zurich Financial
• There are an estimated 50+ Chicago-area companies in Switzerland including: Groupon, Hyatt, ITW, Kraft, Leo Burnett, McDonald’s, Motorola, Nalco and UL International
• Swiss Consulate General in Chicago
• Swiss Business Hub USA in Chicago
• Swiss-American Business Council in Chicago
• Chicago-Lucerne Sister City relationship
• There are 7 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in Switzerland
• An estimated 18,000 Swiss-Americans reside in Chicago
• Les Roches/Kendall College partnership, 2004
• Mayor Daley addressed the American Chamber of Commerce while passing through Zurich, 2008

Recent expansions:

• Sunstar Americas, Inc., NA HQ, relocation from Northwest Chicago to Schaumburg, est. 2015 (Sunstar Group)
• Zurich Insurance, 150 jobs created, 2012
• Tourbillon, 2012
• Bystronic Inc., NA HQ, 2011
• ixmation COX Systems, 2010 (ixmation)
• Nestlé USA, 2010 (Nestlé)
• Tyco International Ltd., 2009
• Swissôtel Chicago, 2009 (Swissôtel Resorts & Hotels)
• Barry Callebaut, first US Chocolate Academy, 2008
• Barry Callebaut, US HQ, 2007

Total Trade, 2013: US $3.46 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $3.17 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: pharmaceuticals (73%), machinery/computers, hearing aids, electrical equipment, organic chemicals
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $291 million
• Top Export Categories, 2013: pharmaceuticals (56%), civilian aircraft parts, machinery, medical instruments, cars and trucks, paintings by hand

Chicago/UK Connections:

• There are an estimated 300+ UK-based companies at 700 locations in greater Chicago including: Aon, BP, Diageo, Dyson, FirstGroup, HSBC, RBS, Synovate and Willis Group Holdings Ltd.
• There are an estimated 200+ Chicago-area companies in the UK including: ITW and Marmon Group
• British Consulate General in Chicago
• British-American Business Council in Chicago
• Chicago-Birmingham Sister City relationship
• There are 11 daily nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations within the United Kingdom
• An estimated half-million people claiming English, Scotch or Scotch-Irish ancestry reside in the Chicago area
• Sears Tower renamed Willis Tower, 2009

Recent Expansions:

• BP plc, $4 billion refinery upgrade, Whiting, by 2014
• Virgin Group, Virgin Hotel, by 2014
• British School of Chicago, new campus, South Loop, by 2014
• John Crane, HQ, relocation from Morton Grove to downtown, 2013 (Smiths Group)
• Dyson Ltd., call center, Aurora, 2013
• Eastspring Investments, NA HQ, 2012 (Prudential Corp.)
• Aon plc, 750 new jobs, 2012
• HSBC plc, NA HQ, relocation from Prospect Heights to Mettawa, 2008
• Diageo plc, plant and technical center, 2008
• Willis Group Holdings Ltd., Midwest HQ, 2008
• Aviva USA, NA HQ, 2008 (Aviva plc)

Total Trade, 2013: $3.42 billion

• Total Imports to Illinois, 2013: US $1.84 billion
• Top Import Categories, 2013: engines, machinery, steel, medical instruments, electrical machinery, reimports, auto parts and trucks, plastics, weapons parts, chemicals
• Total Exports from Illinois, 2013: US $1.58 billion
• Top Export Categories, 2013: engines, valves, electrical machinery, briquettes, cars and car parts, medical equipment, civilian aircraft, plastics, metal goods, pharmaceuticals