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Top 100 Exporters in 2012


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Plastics/Recyclables;
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City of
414,500
Industry, Calif.

Recovered paper exporter is primary supplier to China's largest containerboard manufacturer and sister
company Nine Dragons Paper Industries, with annual capacity of nearly 14 million tons. Also exports plastic
recyclables and animal feed/grain.
2

Koch Industries (http://www.kochind.com)

Wichita, Kan. 171,316

Conglomerate

Private U.S. company. Units include Georgia-Pacific, Invista, Flint Hills Resources. More than a third of its
container volume is from GP Harmon Recycling. Aquisition of Buckey Technologies was announced in
April, with closing later this year.
3

International Paper (http://www.ipaper.com)

Memphis

153,300

Paper/Packaging

Global paper and packaging company with operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia,
Asia and North Africa. 2012 net sales of $28 billion. In exploratory talks to spin off and combine the xpedx
business-to-business distribution operation with Unisource.
4

Sims Metal Management (http://www.simsmm.com)

New York

106,500

Metals &
Electronics/Recyclables

Divested Colorado, Arizona and Nashville operations in 2012. Invested in mixed metal recycler ChihoTiande Group in mainland China. Acquired U.S. Gulf shredder and feeder yards. Scheduled to complete
Rhode Island greenfield facility in September 2013.
5

Dow Chemical (http:// www.dow.com)

Midland, Mich. 102,100

Diversified

Diversified portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses with
2012 annual sales of $57 billion. Owns Rohm & Haas. Received $2.16 billion from K-Dow arbitration. New
Texas propylene plant to start up in 2015 and a new Texas ethylene plant will come on line in 2017.
6

Weyerhaeuser (http://www.weyerhaeuser.com)

Federal Way,
Wash.

99,700

Forest/Wood Products

Timberlands and wood products company converted to a real estate investment trust in 2010 and owns 6
million acres of timberland in the U.S. Sold its hardwood operations and Westwood Shipping Lines
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7

Denison International

Diamond Bar,
96,700
Calif.

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Orange, Calif. 96,000

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Paper/Recyclables

Exports paper for recycling, mainly to mainland China via California ports and the Port of New York and
New Jersey.
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A partnership with Canusa Hershman Recycling exports wastepaper to Asia, mostly to China, in addition to
some steel scrap and plastics. Three-fourths of its annual volume is exported.
9

DuPont (http://www.dupont.com)

Wilmington,
Del.

95,500

Diversified

Operates in more than 90 countries with 2012 net sales of $34.8 billion. Acquired remaining 28 percent of
soy-based ingredients company Solae from Bunge in 2012. Acquired food ingredients company Danisco in
2011. Sold Performance Coatings unit to Carlyle Group in February 2013.
10

Shintech (http://www.shintechinc.com)

Houston

89,000

Chemicals

Largest U.S. producer of polyvinyl chloride. Parent is Shin-Etsu Chemical of Japan.


11

Potential Industries (http://www.potential


industries.com)

Wilmington,
Calif.

87,800

Paper Recyclables

Exports paper for recycling, primarily from California and New York-New Jersey to mainland China. Has rail
access at recycling facility.
12

JC Horizon (http://www.jchorizonltd.com)

Arcadia, Calif. 84,600

Paper/Metals/Plastics
Recyclables

Serves the Asia-Pacific recycled paper, metal and plastics markets, primarily China, where it has several
offices.
13

Allenberg Cotton (http://www.ldcom.com/ourbusiness/our-platforms/cotton/)

Cordova,
Tenn.

72,100

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Cotton merchandising division of Paris-based Louis Dreyfus Group acquired the global cotton operation of
Memphis-based Dunavant Enterprises in 2010.
14

BASF North America (http://www.basf.us)

Florham Park,
70,900
N.J.

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North American affiliate of Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF SE. Had $18.5 billion in sales in 2012 and
an 18 percent share of global business.
15

Cargill (http://www.cargill.com)

Wayzata,
Minn.

69,100

Conglomerate

Private U.S. company with $133.9 billion in 2012 revenue. Divested stake in global phosphate, potash and
nitrogen specialist Mosaic in 2011. New $100 million cocoa-processing plant in Indonesia scheduled to
come on line in 2014. Owns zerocalorie sweetener Truvia.
16

Archer Daniels Midland (http://www.admworld.com)

Decatur, Ill.

63,300

17

DeLong (http://www.delongcompany.com)

63,000

Chemicals

Clinton, Wis.

61,600

Animal Feed/Grain

Family owned company with 15 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio. Has grain, fertilizer, agrichemicals,
seed, feed and pet food operations. Building an 8.8-acre grain export facility at the Logistics Park in Kansas
City. Transport unit is DeLco Transport International.
19

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ExxonMobil subsidiary. The largest U.S. integrated refining-chemical complex at Baytown, Texas, will
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Agriculture

Agricultural processor for food ingredients, animal nutrition, biofuel and industrial products has 265
processing plants and 460 crop-procurement facilities. Owns or leases 2,400 barges, 26,900 railcars, 400
trucks, 1,400 trailers and eight ships. Seeking to acquire Australia's agribusiness GrainCorp.
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Brazil's JBS Group, an animal protein processing company for food, leather, pet products and biodiesel
products. Owns Swift & Co. and Smithfield Beef Group, and the JBS USA unit owns 75 percent of Pilgrim's
Pride. Has 140 plants worldwide in Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Australia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Mexico, China,
Russia and other countries.
20

International Forest Products (http://www.ifpcorp.com)

Foxboro,
Mass.

56,000

Paper/Recyclables

Part of the privately owned and family operated Kraft Group, which also includes the Rand-Whitney paper
and packaging business, Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution
soccer team.
21

Caterpillar (http://www.caterpillar.com)

Peoria, Ill.

55,400

Mfg-Machinery

Manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines
and diesel-electric locomotives. 2012 sales and revenue of $65.9 billion with almost 70 percent outside of
the U.S.
22

MeadWestvaco (http://www.mwv.com)

Richmond,
Va.

54,400

Diversified

Operates in 30 countries and serves customers in more than 100 countries through a network of 125
facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Spun off the consumer and office products
business in merger with ACCO Brands in 2012. Sales of $5.3 billion, 83 percent in packaging and 14
percent in specialty chemicals.
23

ACX Pacific Northwest (http://www.acxpacific.com)

Bakersfield
Calif.

52,400

Animal Feed/Grain

Hay-processing and -storage facilities in Ellenburg, Wash.; Wilmington and Stockton, Calif.; Goldsboro,
N.C. Specializes in exports to Asia and the Middle East.
24

Cedarwood-Young (Allan Co.)


(http://www.allancompany.com)

Baldwin Park,
51,400
Calif.

Cellmark Group (http://www.cellmark.com)

Norwalk,
Conn.; San
Rafael, Calif.

51,200

Paper/Paper
Products/Recyclables

The paper, packaging and recycling divisions are based in the U.S. Only the pulp business is based in
Sweden at parent Cellmark. Sources in 80 countries with sales in 125. Opened a metals and a chemical
division.
26

WM Recycle America (http://www.recycleamerica.com)

Houston

50,100

Diversified/Recycler

Subsidiary of Waste Management. Operates a national network of paper, plastics, glass, metals and
electronics recycling. Offers collection, transfer, recycling, resource recovery and disposal services. U.S.
developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities.
27

Rayonier (http://www.rayonier.com)

Jacksonville,
Fla.

50,000

Forest/Paper Products

Structured as a timber real estate investment trust with 2.7 million acres of timberland. Core businesses are
timber, cellulose specialty performance fibers and real estate. About half of all sales are to international
clients in nearly 40 countries.
28

Army & Air Force Exchange Service


(http://www.shopmyexchange.com)

Dallas

45,700

Retail

With annual sales of $10 billion, the military retailer operates more than 3,700 facilities in the U.S. and
worldwide. Funded solely through its sales, it sells at low price via on-base locations as well as an online
and mobile exchange at www.shopmyexchange.com to authorized customers.
29

Trans Coastal Supply


(http://www.transcoastalsupply.com)

Decatur, Ill.

44,900

Animal Feed/Grain

Established in 2007. Markets grains and feed ingredients to primarily Asian destinations. Provides
transloading.
30

Eastman Chemical (http://www.eastman.com)

Kingsport,
Tenn.

43,800 Chemicals/Fibers/Plastics

Acquired Genovique Specialties plasticizer product lines in 2010. In 2011, divested the PET and
performance polymers segments and acquired Sterling, Scandiflex, Dynaloy and TetraVitae Biosciences.
Acquired performance materials and specialty chemicals maker Solutia in 2012.
31

Cycle Link (http://www.cyclelink.com)

42,900

Paper/Recyclables

Processes more than 1.3 million tons a year of paper, glass, plastics, aluminum, e-waste and other
recyclables in 12 California plants. Markets to 20 countries.
25

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Diamond Bar,
Calif.
Primarily handles recovered paper since 2007. Sourcing services for recovered fibers, plastics and metals.
Offices in Japan, U.K, Netherlands and mainland China.
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Tyson Foods (http://www.tysonfoods.com)

Springdale,
Ark.

42,300

Refrigerated
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Processes and markets beef, poultry and pork and produces prepared food products. $33.3 billion sales in
fiscal 2012 with $5.5 billion in international sales. In-country poultry operations in Mexico, Brazil, India and
China. The Tyson Shandong facility plans to achieve production of 3 million chickens a week by 2014.
32
tie

Advanced Steel Recovery


(http://www.advancedsteel.com)

Fontana,
Calif.

42,300

Metals/Recyclables

Privately owned firm automates the containerization of industrial scrap steel and non-ferrous metals through
its patented FASTek machinery invention. Offers full-service pickup, processing and direct mill delivery, as
well as client online inventory, removal and payment tracking.
34

Lansing Trade Group


(http://www.lansingtradegroup.com)

Overland
Park, Kan.

42,000

Chemicals

Controls nearly 16 million bushels of elevator space. Trades whole grains and oil seeds, feed ingredients,
and energy products. Recently entered a joint venture with Titan Transloading for transloading frac sand
and crude oil in the Texas Permian Basin.
35

Military Surface Deployment & Distribution Command


(http://www.sddc.army.mil)

Scott Air
Force Base,
Ill.

40,600

Military Goods

Army command partners with commercial industry to deliver origin-to-destination global solutions for
Department of Defense equipment and supplies for all military services.
36

Scoular (http://www.scoular.com)

Omaha

38,700

Agriculture/Foodstuffs

Privately held, employee-owned food, feed and renewable fuel agricultural products marketing company.
$6.1 billion in fiscal 2012 sales. NVOCC and forwarder TSC Container Freight is a separate division.
37

Sabic Innovative Plastics (www.sabic-ip.com)

Pittsfield,
Mass.

37,800

Chemicals/Plastics

Rebranded upon the $11.6 billion Sabic (Saudi Basic Industries Corp.) acquisition of former GE Plastics in
2007. Offers engineering thermoplastics materials solutions in resins, films and polymer shapes. Has
operations in 35 countries.
38

Procter & Gamble (http://www.pg.com)

Cincinnati

35,000

Mfg-Consumer Products

Fiscal 2012 net sales of branded consumer packaged goods of $83.7 billion, with Wal-Mart (/internationallogistics/distribution-centers/wal-mart) accounting for about 14 percent of business. International net
sales were $54.2 billion. Divested snack business, including Pringles, to Kellogg in 2012.
39

Domtar (http://www.domtar.com)

Fort Mill, S.C.;


34,400
Montreal

Paper/Forest Products

North American manufacturer and distributor based in Montreal. $5.5 billion in revenue in 2012, about 80
percent in paper and pulp. Acquired Attends Healthcare in 2011, with manufacturing in Georgia and North
Carolina.
40

Gavilon (http://www.gavilon.com)

Omaha, Neb.

32,900

Animal Feed/Grain

Offers agriculture, fertilizer and energy commodity management. A past unit of Conagra, thereafter
privatized with aquisition by Marubeni in 2012. China's Ministry of Commerce recently conditionally
approved the $5.6 billion acquisition through a "hold-separate" remedy. Gavilon owns the DeBruce
companies, Union Elevator and Warehouse in Washington, and AgriService of Brazil.
41
tie

AJC Intl. (http://www.ajcfood.com)

Atlanta

32,400

Food/Refrigerated

Private meat, poultry, fruit, vegetable and seafood distributor. Specializes in refrigerated foods under its
own brands. Owns AJC Logistics, operates warehouses and offers breakbulk chartered refrigerated vessel
services.
41
tie

Anderson Hay & Grain

Ellensburg,
Wash

32,400

Animal Feed

Works with a network of family owned farms. Exports hay and straw products to Asia from Washington,
Oregon and its Wilmington, Calif., processing plant.
43

Ekman Group (http://www.ekman-co.se)

Gothenburg,
Miami, Hong
Kong

31,410

Paper/Recyclables

Ekman Group of Sweden acquired materials recovery firm KC International in 2004 and formed Ekman
Recycling. Paper and plastics specialist services include financing, equipment and brokerage. Acquired
Kwok Fung (Sino HK) Enterprise in 2011.
44

Smithfield Foods (http://www.smithfieldfoods.com)

Smithfield,
Va.

30,700

Food/Refrigerated

A $13 billion hog producer and pork processor specializing in consumer packaged meats. Sold its
Smithfield Beef unit to JBS Group in 2008 and its Butterball turkey business to Maxwell Farms in 2010.
Brands include Farmland Foods, Armour-Eckrich and John Morrell.
45

ConAgra Foods (http://www.conagra.com)

Omaha

30,600

Food-Diversified

Packaged food company acquired Ralcorp this year, National Prezel in 2011, Elan Nutrition and American
Pie in 2010, but sold Gilroy Foods and Flavors in 2010. Subsidiaries include Hebrew National, Lamb
Weston, Wesson, Hunt's and Marie Callender's.
46

Kimberly-Clark (http://www.kimberly-clark.com)

Dallas

30,249

Mfg-Consumer Goods

Health and hygiene company operates in 36 countries with its brands sold in more than 175. $21.1 billion in
2012 sales. Brands include Kleenex, Scott and Huggies. Plans to close five diaper plants in Europe before
2015.
47

Wal-Mart Stores (http://www.walmartstores.com)

Bentonville,
Ark.

29,000

Retail

Plans to open 30 stores in China in 2013. The world's largest retailer with more than 2.2 million associates
had $466.1 billion in net sales from its 10,800 retail units in 27 countries in fiscal 2012. Packaging-reduction
initiatives continue.
48

Staple Cotton Cooperative Association


(http://www.staplcotn.com)

Greenwood,
Miss.

28,500

Cotton

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Cotton cooperative for mid-south and southeastern upland cotton crop. Offers crop financing, warehousing
and marketing.
49
tie

Itochu Intl. (http://www.itochu.com)

New York

28,400

Diversified

North American unit of parent trading company Itochu Japan. U.S. export strength in 2012 was the Itochu
Chemicals Americas unit. Acquired Dole's packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses in April 2013.
49
tie

David J. Joseph (http://www.djj.com)

Cincinnati

28,400

Metal/Recyclables

A Nucor company. Scrap metals trader/recycler with 68 U.S. scrap-processing facilities, including 16
automobile shredders, one municipal shredder and seven self-service used auto parts stores. Owns private
railcar fleet.
51

Toyota Tsusho America (http://www.taiamerica.com)

Georgetown,
Ky.

26,600

Conglomerate

Operates trading and supply chain management within Toyota Group. Global headquarters in Japan. Has
metals, machinery/electronics, chemicals/plastics, automotive, agriculture/food and consumer products
divisions.
52

Ford Motor (http://www.ford.com)

Dearborn,
Mich.

25,900

Mfg-Automobiles

With 65 plants worldwide, Ford sold about 5,668,000 vehicles at wholesale in 2012 with fiscal 2012 revenue
of $134.3 billion. Building five plants in China and two in India in strategy to reach 2.7 million vehicles per
year by mid-decade in the Asia-Pacific region and 8 million vehicles worldwide.
53

3M (http://www.3m.com)

St. Paul,
Minn.

25,500

Diversified

Acquired Ceradyne, which develops and produces advanced technical ceramics for demanding applications
in the automotive, oil and gas, solar, industrial, electronics and defense industries in the fourth quarter of
2012. In 2011, acquired Winterthur Technologie, a global supplier of precision grinding technology serving
customers in the area of hard-to-grind precision applications in industrial, automotive, aircraft and cutting
tools.
54

Gildan Activewear (http://www.gildan.com)

Montreal

25,300

Apparel Mfg.

Manufacturer and marketer of knit apparel for logo, screen-print markets and work uniforms. Sock and
underwear supplier. Acquired Gold Toe Moretz Holdings for $350 million in 2011 and closed remaining U.S.
sock plants. Has Carribean and Central America operations, and Bangladesh is the hub for Asia operations.
Acquired Anvil Holdings in 2012.
55

Deere (http://www.deere.com)

Moline, Ill.

25,100

Mfg-Equipment

Deere celebrated its 175th birthday in 2012. Net sales in 2012 were $36.2 billion. A Domodedovo, Russia,
plant began production in 2011. Building new factories in India and China and plans to expand others in
India, Brazil, Argentina, Russia and the U.S.
56

Mitsui & Co. (USA) (http://www.mitsui.com)

New York

24,900

Conglomerate

Largest overseas subsidiary of Japan's Mitsui & Co., a diversified global trading, investment, and service
enterprise with a global network of 150 offices in 67 countries. Acquired U.S. luxury apparel and accessory
retailer Paul Stuart in December 2012. Entered a 50-50 joint venture in May 2013 with Celenese to
manufacture methanol at Celenese Clear Lake Texas plant.
57
tie

Price Smart (http://www.pricesmart.com)

San Diego

24,800

Membership Warehouse
Club

Price Club founders have 31 owned and operated warehouse clubs in Central America, the Caribbean and
South America. Opened its third club in Colombia and second in Cali in May 2013.
57
tie

Muehlstein/Ravago Americas
(http://www.muehlstein.com)

Orlando, Fla.

24,800

Chemicals

A member of Ravago Americas/Ravago Group, Muehlstein is a global reseller of plastic and rubber
polymers in partnership with 42 polymer producers. Celebrating its 101st year.
59

Resolute Forest Products (http://www.resolutefp.com)

Montreal

24,200

Paper/Wood Products

Sales of $4.5 billion in 2012. Previously known as AbitibiBowater. Emerged from bankruptcy protection in
U.S. and Canada in December 2010. Products include newsprint, printing papers, pulp and wood.
60

Rock-Tenn (http://www.rocktenn.com)

Norcross, Ga. 23,900

Paper
Products/Recyclables

Acquired Smurfit-Stone Container in 2011. Makes paperboard, containerboard, consumer and corrugated
packaging. Also has operations in Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and China.
61

Genesis Resource Enterprises

Springfield,
N.J.

23,800

Paper/Recyclables

Exports paper for recycling to Asia, primarily to mainland China, via the Port of New York and New Jersey.
62

Ascend Performance Materials


(http://www.ascendmaterials.com)

Houston

22,900

Chemicals

The former integrated nylon unit of Solutia (the spun-off Monsanto chemicals business that is now owned
by Eastman Chemical) that SK Capital Partners acquired in 2009 for the nylon 6,6 market.
63

Berkshire Hathaway
(http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/subs/sublinks.html)

Throughout
U.S.

22,600

Diversified

Among Warren Buffett's companies that export are Fruit of the Loom/Union Underwear, Lubrizol, Benjamin
Moore, CTB, Shaw Industries and Johns Manville.
64

Olam International (http://www.olamonline.com)

Summit, N.J.

22,500

Cotton/Spices &
Vegetables

With global headquarters in Singapore, the processor of agricultural products and food ingredients serves
65 countries. Global commodities include cotton, wood, cocoa, coffee, cashew, sesame and rice products.
65

Rio Tinto Minerals (http://www.riotinto.com)

Greenwood
Village, Colo.

22,200

Minerals

The U.S. mineral group of Rio Tinto produces U.S. Borax borates. There are also borate mines and
refineries near Salta, Argentina. The Luzenac talc business was sold to Imerys in 2011.
66

Vinmar International (http://www.vinmar.com)

Houston

22,000

Chemicals

Global polymer and chemical marketing organization and project specialist. Offers financing. Has a fuels
trading division for biodiesel, ethanol and natural gas.
67

Buckeye Technologies (http://www.bkitech.com)

Memphis

21,800

Mfg-Specialty
Fibers/Non-Wovens

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Manufacturer and marketer of cellulose-based specialty fibers and non-woven materials made from wood
and cotton. Sells to consumer and industrial goods manufacturers. Acquisition by Georgia-Pacific to close
later this year.
68

Defense Commissary Agency


(http://www.commissaries.com)

Fort Lee, Va.

Groceries/Household
Items

21,400

DeCA commissaries sell groceries and household items at cost plus 5 percent to active and retired
members of the U.S. uniformed services and their families.
69

CGB Enterprises (http://www.cgb.com)

Mandeville,
La.

21,300

Agriculture/Diversified

Large inland-river shipper owned by cooperative Zen-Noh, Zen-Noh Grain and trading firm Itochu.
Specializes in grain, feed ingredients, soybean processing, bioenergy and fertilizer trade. Operates barge
fleet and owns Consolidated Terminals & Logistics.
70

Michelin North America (http://www.michelin-us.com)

Greenville,
S.C.

21,200

Mfg-Tire & Rubber

A $7.25 billion-a-year company operating 18 plants in 16 locations. The new $750 million South Carolina
plant to be built for earthmover tires will be the ninth in South Carolina and operatioonal in late 2013. The
10-year, $1.7 billion U.S. military contract for all ground and aircraft tires ends in 2017.
71

Resource Management Cos. Intl.


(http://www.rmcrecycle.com)

City of
20,600
Industry, Calif.

Paper/Recyclables

Exports paper for recycling to Asia, primarily mainland China.


72
tie

G.A. Paper Intl. (http://www.gapaper.com)

Tampa, Fla.;
Markham,
Canada

20,300

Paper/Recyclables

Head office in Markham, Ontario. Exports paper, pulp and containerboard primarily to the Middle East,
North Africa and the Mediterranean.
72
tie

OGO Fibers (http://www.ogofibers.com)

Richmond Hill,
Ontario;
20,300
Summerville,
S.C.

Paper/Recyclables

A member of OGO Group. Sources in North America and Europe for the Asian market.
74

Mega Fiber

Brea, Calif.

19,500

Paper/Recyclables

19,100

Paper/Recyclables

Exports paper for recycling to mainland China via California ports.


75

Tzeng Long USA (http://www.tzenglong.com)

Commerce,
Calif.

Paper recycling and secondary paper fiber firm is the U.S. branch of Cheng Loong, a paper and corregated
carton manufacturer in Taiwan. Owns two recycled paper-packing plants in California.
76

Jordan Trading

Kingston, N.Y. 18,971

Paper Recyclables

Exports recovered paper, primarily to Asia with some to Central and South America.
77

Honeywell International (http://www.honeywell.com)

Morris
Township,
N.J.

18,800

Diversified

Diversified businesses supply the aerospace, automation and control, specialty materials, and
transportation industries. Sales in 2012 were $37.7 billion. In the past 10 years, it made more than 70
acquisitions and about 50 divestitures.
78

Perez Trading (http://www.pereztrading.com)

Miami

18,700

Paper/Packaging

Markets paper, packaging and equipment for the graphics arts industry in the U.S. Southeast, Mexico,
Caribbean, South America and Central America.

79

Nestl (http://www.nestle.com)

Glendale,
Calif.; St.
Louis;
Greenwich,
Conn.

18,500

Food/Beverages/Pet
Food

Swiss parent is the world's largest food company. In 2012, year-over-year organic growth was 5.9 percent
in the Americas, 2.4 percent in Europe and 10.3 percent in Asia, Oceania and Africa. Added an R&D center
in India and two in China and acquired Wyeth Nutrition in 2012.
80

Mercedes Benz USA (http://www.mbusa.com)

Montvale, N.J. 18,200

Auto/Truck

Subsidiary of Germany's Daimler. Responsible for U.S. distribution and marketing of Mercedes-Benz,
Maybach, Smart and Sprinter products. Plans to add 30 new models over the next seven years. Sold
305,072 passenger vehicles in the U.S., up 15.4 percent year-over-year. Daimler Trucks in Portland is a
separate business unit.
81

T&T Group (http://www.ttgp.com)

Humble,
Texas

18,000

Chemicals/Recyclables

Supplies plastic scrap and synthetic resins to its six reprocessing and compounding plants in China's Pearl
River Delta.
82

Sears Holdings (http://www.searsholdings.com)

Hoffman
Estates, Ill.

17,900

Retail-Consumer Goods

Operating parent of Kmart and Sears since 2005 operates 2,500 stores in U.S. and Canada. Fully
separated Sears Hometown and Outlet stores in 2012 for $446.5 million. Spun off Orchard Supply
Hardware stores in 2011. Among its brands are Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard, Lands' End, Kardashian
Kollection, Joe Boxer and Sandra by Sandra Lee.
83

Graphic Packaging Holding


(http://www.graphicpkg.com)

Marietta, Ga.

16,600

Paper Products

Exports packaging for the beverage and consumer product industries. Has seven mills, 44 converting plants
and three machinery facilities. Acquired Sierra Pacific Packaging in 2011 and Contego Packaging Holdings
and A&R Carton Holdings, both in Europe, in 2012.
84

American Metal Export

Alhambra,
Calif.

16,400

Metal Recyclables

Exports copper scrap to Zhejiang Tianshen Copper in China, a producer and manager of copper alloys.
85

KapStone Paper and Packaging


(http://www.kapstonepaper.com)

Northbrook,
Ill.

16,300

Paper/Paper Products

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Net sales in 2012 were $1.2 billion, up 34.3 percent year-over-year. Acquired U.S. Corregated and its 14
plants and recycled paper mill to form KapStone Container in 2011. KapStone tripled its size when it
acquired the Charleston Kraft business from MeadWestvaco in mid-2008.
Active Minerals International
(http://www.activeminerals.com)

86

Hunt Valley,
Md.

16,200

Minerals

Industrial minerals supplier of gel quality attapulgite, colemanite, air float kaolin, combined silica and
fluorspar, to the fiberglass manufacturing market. Operates mines, processing plants and storage facilities
in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
87

Alco Iron & Metal (http://www.alcometals.com)

San Leandro,
Calif.

16,100

Metals/Recyclables

Dealer/distributor in new, surplus and secondary aluminum and stainless steel. Business units include
metal scrap, fabrication and demolition.
88
tie

Baillie Lumber (http://www.baillie.com)

Hamburg,
N.Y.

16,000

Forest/Wood Products

Exports logs, lumber and proprietary grade lumber products. Private hardwood lumber company has
production facilities in the eastern United States.
88
tie

General Motors (http://www.gm.com)

Detroit, Mich.

16,000

Auto/Truck

Designs, builds and sells cars, trucks and automobile parts worldwide. Recently announced a $44.5 million
investment to build a Logistics Optimization Center and add 200 jobs at its Lansing Grand River plant to
sequence and assemble parts to streamline manufacturing material flow.
U.S. Agency for International Development
(http://www.usaid.gov)

90

Washington

15,900

Humanitarian Aid

Has provided humanitarian assistance in more than 85 countries, aided by more than 3,500 U.S.
companies and 300 U.S. private volunteer organizations. All commodities must be marked "From the
American People." PL-480 cargo has U.S.-flag cargo preference rules. The Obama administration recently
decided that aid is best spent in near-sourcing rather than shipping U.S. aid cargoes.
Fornazor International (http://www.fornazor.com)

91

Hillsdale, N.J. 15,300

Animal Feed

Exporting since 1979, now specializing in animal feed ingredients as well as specialty foods and
ingredients.
92

Dole Food (http://www.dole.com)

West Lake
Village, Calif.

14,900

Fruit & Vegetables

One of the largest global producers and marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Had
2012 revenue of $4.2 billion.
93

Lamex Foods (http://www.lamexfoodsgroup.com)

Bloomington,
Minn.

14,300

Frozen Foods

Traders in frozen and chilled foods with 16 offices in 13 countries. Corporate headquarters are in England.
Lamex Agrifoods opened in 2011.
94

Zen-Noh Grain
(http://http://www.zennoh.or.jp/about/english/index.html)

Covington,
La.

14,300

Animal Feed/Grain

Part of the Zen-Noh Group, a Tokyo-based federation of agricultural cooperatives. Specializes in grain and
animal feed exports to Japan. Zen-Noh is a part owner of CGB Enterprises, ranked No. 69.
95

Trident Seafoods (http://www.tridentseafoods.com)

Seattle,
Wash.

14,200

Seafood

A privately owned seafood harvester, offshore and shore-side processor and marketer since 1973.
96
tie

Anheuser-Busch (http://www.ab-inbev.com)

St. Louis, Mo. 13,800

Beverages

Based in Belgium with $39.8 billion in 2012 revenue. Owns 50 percent of Corona's owner Grupo Modelo
and on May 1 made a cash tender for all additional shares. Its top three global brands are Budweiser, Stella
Artois and Beck's.
96
tie

Glencore Xstrata (http://www.glencorexstrata.com)

Stamford,
Conn.

13,800

Diversified

Integrated producer and marketer of commodities based in Baar, Switzerland. Completed its merger with
Xstrata in May 2013. Together, there are more than 90 offices in more than 50 countries with metals and
minerals, energy and agricultural natural resource interests.
98

KaMin (http://www.kaminllc.com)

Macon, Ga.

13,800

Minerals-Clay

Previously part of JM Huber, now owned by Imin Partners. Operates three mines at Macon, Sandersville
and Wrens, Ga. Produces and exports kaolin clay primarily to Asia via the Port of Savannah.
99

Sino-Paper (http://www.sino-paper.com)

Anaheim,
Calif.

13,700

Paper/Recyclables

Has bought and sold U.S. recovered paper for export to mainland China since 2003.
100

Mills Brothers International (http://www.millsbros.com)

Kent, Wash.

13,600

Food/Grain

Family-owned grain, feed and seed export trading company. Subsidiaries include Global Harvest Foods
and Northwood Farms. Exports to Asia through the West Coast.

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About the Top 100


The Journal of Commerces annual Top 100 U.S. Importers and Exporters ranking begins with data from JOC sister
company PIERS, and is enhanced by information gathered from other industry sources.
The figures are expressed in 20-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, the most common standard measurement of
containerized ocean shipping. One standard 40-foot ocean container equals two TEUs.
These lists are restricted to shippers beneficial owners of containerized cargo that entered or exited U.S. ports by
ocean vessel during 2012.
The statistics do not include shippers associations, carriers, non-vessel-operating common carriers, forwarders or
brokers, third-party logistics providers (/international-logistics/logistics-providers%20) , banks, or "to-order"
negotiable bills of lading, or data falling under privacy strictures.

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