North Carolina offers an ideal location for international firms to grow their U.S. and North American markets. Indeed, due to the unique rewards of doing business in our state, a variety of international firms have chosen to locate in North Carolina.
This section will take you step-by-step through the process of locating an international business to North Carolina. You’ll learn about:
- The distinctive advantages of doing business in our state.
- Why other international firms have chosen to locate here.
- What regions of the world these businesses hail from and the industries they bring.
- The services we offer to make your move-in and startup as effortless as possible. These services are offered by our offices in Raleigh, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Toronto.
If you are contemplating investing in the United States call the following contacts for:
Asia
Leland Gaskins + 81 (3)-3435-9301 or invest@nctokyo.com
Steve Brantley +1 (919) 733-4989 or mbrantley@nccommerce.com
Canada
Russ Sawchuk +1 (905) 826-6000 or ncco@on.aibn.com
Rod Forsythe +1 (919) 733-4987 or rforsythe@nccommerce.com
Dallas Hardenbrook +1 (919) 733-4881 or dhardenbrook@nccommerce.com
Europe
John Brennan + 49 (69) 271-39812 or jdbrennan@nc-europe.com
Dallas Hardenbrook +1 (919) 733-4881 or dhardenbrook@nccommerce.com
Martyn Johnson +1 (919) 733-8572 or mjohnson@nccommerce.com
North Carolina has the 9th largest international presence in the United States, with firms hailing from more than 30 counties around the globe.
The foreign-owned firms in North Carolina conduct business in a mixture of industries: biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and life science; chemicals, rubber and plastics; furniture; information and communication technologies, military/ aerospace; motor vehicles and heavy equipmen; and apparel and textiles. Foreign-owned firms in North Carolina are involved in activities such as: sales, warehousing, distribution, manufacturing, and research and development. In addition, many U.S. and regional headquarters are also based in the state.
Among the state’s foreign-owned firms are these global leaders:
Aisin AW, Alcatel, BASF Corporation, Bayer Corporation, Bosch Siemens Home Appliances, Compass, Continental Teves, Credit Suisse, Daimler, Delhaize Group, DSM, Eisai, Electrolux, Bridgestone Firestone, Flextronics, Freightliner, Fujitsu, GKN, GlaxoSmithKline, Hitachi, Honda, Kyocera, Lenovo, Mitsubishi Electric, Nortel Networks, Novartis Crop Protection, Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Industries, Oxford University Press, RBC, Siemens, Sony Ericcson, Sumitomo Electric, TDK, Thomas Built Buses, and Volvo.
For more information about international countries located in our state, refer to the following documents or to the Resources and Links section.
Country Snapshots
Investment & Job Creation in NC by Country 2001-2006
NC GSP Country GDP Comparison
Site Selection Process
B&I Services
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