France

Trade

Eighth- ranked destination for 2007 Ohio exports

Heritage

Native country of many immigrants to Ohio in the early years of settlement

Culture

Cincinnati Sister City –Nancy, Lorraine Cleveland Sister City – Rouen

Montgomery Sister City – Neuilly-Plaisance, Ile-de-France

Oakwood Sister City- Le Vesinet, Ile-de-France

Cincinnati – Cincinnati Museum of Art (Decorative Collection)

Cincinnati – Cincinnati Museum of Art (Textiles Collection)

Dayton-Dayton Art Institute (European Collection)

Diplomacy

Cincinnati – Foreign Consulate

Cleveland – Foreign Consulate

International Corporate Investment in Ohio Operations

Company

Ohio Location

Parent Company

3G Mermet Corp

Cincinnati

Mermet SA

Advest

Columbus

AXA Group

Air Liquide America Corp

Holland

LAir Liquide SA

Air Liquide America Corp

Oregon

LAir Liquide SA

Atys US Inc

Anna

Atys SA

Atys US, Inc

Brecksville

Atys SA

Autover Corp

Groveport

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Bacou-Dalloz Americas

Grove City

 Bacou-Dalloz

Bell Optical

Dayton

 Ellisor International

Bell Optical

Twinsburg

 Ellisor International

Certainteed Corp

Milan

 Saint-Gobain Corp

CFM International Inc

Cincinnati

 SNECMA & General Electric Company

Clestra-Hauserman, Inc

Solon

 Strafore Facom

Crystal Springs Water Company

West Chester

 Groupe Danone

Dannon Co Inc

Minster

 Danome Group

DMS Bliss Corporation

Streetsboro

 DMS Bliss Corp

Eramet Marietta

Marietta

 Eramet SA

Essilor of America

Groveport

 Ellisor International

Faurecia Exhaust Systems

Franklin

 Faurecia

Faurecia Exhaust Systems

Toledo

 Faurecia

Faurecia Exhaust Systems

Troy

 Faurecia

FCI Automotive

Brecksville

 Framatome Group

Globe Motors

Dayton

 Snecma SA

Hot Sun Companies, Inc

Cleveland

 Midial SA

JPS Packaging Co

Akron

 Pechiney SA

Knauf USA Polystyrene

Lebanon

 Knauf Family

Lafarge Lime Ohio, Inc

Millersville

 Lafarge SA

Lafarge North America

Streetsboro

 Lafarge SA

Lafarge North America Inc

Paulding

 Lafarge SA

Lafarge North America Inc

Warren

 Lafarge SA

LCM

Streetsboro

 Lafarge SA

L'Oreal

Streetsboro

 L'Oreal

Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc

New Lexington

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Mane

Milford

 Mane

Matrix Essentials Inc

Solon

 L' Oreal SA

Miami Industries

Piqua

 Imetal

Michelin North America Inc

Mogadore

 Copagnie Generale Des
Etablissements Michelin

Mid America Area Cement Sales Office

Maumee

 Lafarge SA

Millersville Lime Inc

Woodville

 LaFarge SA

Multibase, Inc

Copley

 Multibase SA

Norton Chemical Process Products

Stow

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Norton Performance Plastics Corp

Ravenna

 Saint-Gobain Corp

NSDI Teleperformance

Austintown

 Teleperformance

Pechiney Plastics Packaging

Akron

 Pechiney SA

Ramsey/SIAS Inc

Anna

 SIAS-MPA

Red Roof Inns

Columbus

 Accor SA

Red Roof Inns

Springfield

 Accor SA

Saint-Gobain Bay Form America Inc

Cadiz

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Calmar Inc

Washington Court House

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Crystals & Detectors

Newbury

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain NorPro

Stow

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain NorPro Corp

Akron

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Akron

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Aurora

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Aurora

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Mantua

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Ravenna

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Springboro

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics

Dover

 Saint-Gobain Corp

Schneider Electric-Square D

West Chester

 Schneider Electric SA

Select Optical

Columbus

 Ellisor International

Sogeti USA LLC

Cincinnati

 CAP Gemini SA

Sogeti USA LLC

Dayton

 CAP Gemini SA

Sogeti USA LLC

Independence

 CAP Gemini SA

Sogeti USA LLC

Westerville

 CAP Gemini SA

Southern Electric Supply DBA

Cleveland

 Rexel

Systech Environmental Corporation

Dayton

 Lafarge SA

Top Network-Ohio

Columbus

 Ellisor International

Troy Laminating & Coating

Troy

 Chargeurs Protective Films

Turco Products Div

Delaware

 Elf Aquitane

V & M Star JV

Youngstown

 Vallourec/ Sumitomo

Valeo Climate Control

Hamilton

 Valeo