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In the course of some research on the European Union, a client asked us to generate a list of Europe's largest companies, both public and private. It's almost Europe's Top 500 Companies, based on sales. With the client's permission, we are making available the list of the Top 450 Companies in Europe:
TOP 450 COUNTRIES IN EUROPE
Revenue in billions of dollars for 2006,
or most recent year available
NOTE: Some companies listed more than once due to subsidiaries, joint ventures, and other corporate arrangements
1 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC................................ UK... 355.97
2 BP P.L.C. (BP)......................... ............. UK... 306.26
3 DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG..................... ............ DE... 224.25
4 TOTAL SA................................. ........... FR... 179.76
5 VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT............. .......... DE... 160.66
6 GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL AG.................. ......... CH... 129.68
7 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ................. ........ DE... 128.41
8 ENI S.P.A.................................... ....... IT... 116.32
9 HEWLETT-PACKARD THE HAGUE B.V................. ...... NL... 113.13
10 CARREFOUR........................................... FR... 111.10
11 E.ON ENERGIE AG..................................... DE... 106.18
12 VITOL HOLDING B.V................................... NL.... 96.61
13 PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA...................... FR.... 94.99
14 SHELL TRADING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED................. UK.... 94.24
15 TESCO PLC........................................... UK.... 93.07
16 DEUTSCHE POST AG.................................... DE.... 92.89
17 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG................................. DE.... 91.78
18 METRO AG............................................ DE.... 90.57
19 NESTLÉ S.A.......................................... CH.... 89.81
20 PEUGEOT SA (PSA).................................... FR.... 83.62
21 IFIL INVESTMENTS S.P.A. ............................ IT.... 79.63
22 BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT............................. DE.... 78.49
23 REPSOL YPF SA....................................... ES.... 73.91
24 ELECTRICITE DE FR (E.D.F.).......................... FR.... 73.89
25 BMW................................................. DE.... 72.95
26 FR TELECOM.......................................... FR.... 72.49
27 STATOIL ASA......................................... NO.... 72.27
28 FIAT S.P.A.......................................... IT.... 71.58
29 MITTAL STEEL COMPANY N.V............................ NL.... 69.10
30 BP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED............................ UK.... 67.10
31 VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY............... UK.... 67.04
32 GLENCORE UK LTD..................................... UK.... 66.91
33 KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V............................... NL.... 65.78
34 RWE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT.............................. DE.... 65.68
35 TESCO STORES LIMITED................................ UK.... 64.87
36 ROBERT BOSCH GESELLSCHAFT .......................... DE.... 63.23
37 SUEZ................................................ FR.... 61.70
38 NOKIA OYJ........................................... FI.... 61.05
39 RENAULT............................................. FR.... 60.65
40 LIDL VERTRIEBS GMBH & CO. KG........................ DE.... 58.64
41 SAINT-GOBAIN INDUSTRIEKERAMIK ...................... DE.... 58.64
42 UNILEVER PLC........................................ UK.... 58.36
43 EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE CO............ NL.... 58.25
44 THYSSEN KRUPP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT.................... DE.... 58.21
45 TELEFONICA SA....................................... ES.... 57.17
46 ENEL - SPA.......................................... IT.... 55.17
47 TOTAL FR............................................ FR.... 53.98
48 TRAFIGURA BEHEER B.V................................ NL.... 53.20
49 GAZPROM............................................. RU.... 53.16
50 A.P. MOELLER - MAERSK A/S........................... DK.... 52.05
51 GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC................................. UK.... 50.75
52 EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH............................... DE.... 50.47
53 RENAULT SAS......................................... FR.... 49.91
54 GROUPE AUCHAN....................................... FR.... 49.31
55 INTEL IE LIMITED.................................... IE.... 48.25
56 TELECOM ITALIA SPA.................................. IT.... 47.33
57 AUDI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT INGOLSTADT.................. DE.... 47.19
58 COMPAGNIE DE SAINT GOBAIN........................... FR.... 47.13
59 C.P. PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL CV............... NL.... 46.59
60 LITASCO............................................. CH.... 43.94
61 BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT............................ DE.... 43.90
62 BT GROUP PLC........................................ UK.... 43.59
63 SUEZ-TRACTEBEL...................................... BE.... 43.56
64 DEUTSCHE BAHN AG.................................... DE.... 42.65
65 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL......................... CH.... 42.55
66 DEUTSCHE BP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT...................... DE.... 42.52
67 SANOFI AVENTIS...................................... FR.... 42.30
68 AB VOLVO............................................ SE.... 42.13
69 FRANZ HANIEL & CIE. GMBH............................ DE.... 41.10
70 NOVARTIS AG......................................... CH.... 40.91
71 E.ON KERNKRAFT GMBH................................. DE.... 39.96
72 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V................. NL.... 39.91
73 ROCHE HOLDING AG.................................... CH.... 39.69
74 INEOS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC............................ UK.... 39.14
75 ARCELOR SA.......................................... LUX... 39.07
76 SHELL NEDERLAND B.V................................. NL.... 38.02
77 VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT................................ FR.... 37.01
78 J SAINSBURY PLC..................................... UK.... 36.97
79 ANGLO AMERICAN PLC.................................. UK.... 36.92
80 BHP BILLITON PLC.................................... UK.... 36.77
81 FINANCIERE PINAULT.................................. FR.... 36.65
82 SHELL DEUTSCHLAND OIL GMBH.......................... DE.... 36.59
83 BOUYGUES............................................ FR.... 36.26
84 PPR................................................. FR.... 35.49
85 FINATIS............................................. FR.... 35.08
86 FONCIERE EURIS...................................... FR.... 35.07
87 GESTORE DEL SISTEMA ELETTRICO - GRTN S.P.A.......... IT.... 35.06
88 RALLYE.............................................. FR.... 34.94
89 EXXONMOBIL PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL..................... BE.... 34.91
90 NORSK HYDRO ASA..................................... NO.... 34.69
91 CASINO GUICHARD PERRACHON........................... FR.... 34.29
92 CENTRICA PLC........................................ UK.... 33.94
93 E.ON RUHRGAS AG..................................... DE.... 32.75
94 S.N.C.F............................................. FR.... 32.53
95 RUSSIAN RAILWAYS.................................... RU.... 32.32
96 SAINT-GOBAIN B152 DEUTSCHLAND....................... DE.... 32.25
97 VINCI (SGE)......................................... FR.... 32.00
98 SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD........................ UK.... 31.98
99 CELESIO AG.......................................... DE.... 31.85
100 WAL-MART STORES (UK) LIMITED....................... UK.... 31.81
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