France - Chicago Business Facts

More than 100 French-owned firms with nearly 300 location in greater Chicago

  • Veolia Environment consolidation of N. American HQ to downtown Chicago, 2008 
  • Alcatel-Lucent campus, Naperville, largest French employer 
  • Schnieder Electric, N. American HQ

110+ Chicago area companies in France

  • Aon, Hyatt, ITW…

2010 Imports to the Chicago Customs District

  • Total: US$2.1 billion

Top Import Categories:

  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Industrial Machinery, Including Computers 
  • Organic Chemicals

2010 Exports from the Chicago Customs District

  • Total: US$2.6 billion

Top Export Categories:

  • Organic Chemicals 
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Aircrafts and Aircraft Parts

French Consulate General in Chicago; Embassy of France Economic Mission; French–American Chamber of Commerce, Chicago

Alliance Francaise, Chicago; Lycée Français de Chicago; Paris Sister City relationship since 1996

138,000 French-Americans and 30,000 French Canadians in the Chicago area, 2000 Census

French transportation mission, 2010