Foreign investment in the local economy is substantial and has occurred primarily in the manufacturing sectors. Hamilton is the U.S. home to companies from around the globe, including Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands.
International companies have and continue to locate in Hamilton and throughout the region due to the area’s transportation network (air, rail, road and water), proximity to suppliers and customers, available quality workforce, low cost of doing business, quality of life and many other factors.
Brazil
Gerdau Ameristeel Xpres C (parent – Metalurgica Gerdau S/A)
Canada
Tipco Punch, Inc. (parent – Tipco, Inc.)
France
Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. (parent – Bouygues SA/Colas)
Rexel, Inc. (parent – Rexel S.A.)
Valeo Climate Control (parent – Valeo SA)
Germany
Fresenius Medical Care Hamilton (parent – Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA)
ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. (parent – ThyssenKrupp AG)
Italy
Salvagnini America (parent – Salvagnini Italia Spa)
Japan
Neturen America, Inc. (joint venture partners – Metal One Corp., Neturen Co. Ltd., and Nippon Steel Corporation)
YAC Robot Systems, Inc. (parent – Yutaka Electronic Industries)
Netherlands
Univar USA, Inc. – Hamilton (parent – Univar N.V.)