Over 50 Netherlands-based firms at 350 locations in greater Chicago:
- Wolters Kluwer (CCH HQ), Unilever, Royal Ahold, Suzlon, Shell, KLM
More than 80 Chicago-area companies in the Netherlands
- Abbott, ITW, Jones Lang LaSalle, Nalco, RR Donnelley
Recent Expansions:
- Suitsupply, 2012
- LyondellBasell, 2012
- Drissen Services Inc., 2009
- CCH Incorporated, 2009
- IMC Trading, 2009
- Ikea, 2007
2012 Imports to the Chicago Customs District
- Total: US$3.2 billion
Top Import Categories:
- Special Classification Provisions (may include goods already imported or charity donations)
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Industrial Machinery, Including Computers
2012 Exports from the Chicago Customs District
- Total: US$1.4 billion
Top Export Categories:
- Optic, Photo, Medical or Surgical Instruments
- Industrial Machinery, Including Computers
- Pharmaceutical Products
Chicago/Netherlands connections:
Consulate General of the Netherlands; Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, Chicago; Dutch Chicago Business Exchange of the Netherlands-America Foundation
There are 14 weekly nonstop departures from Chicago airports to destinations in the Netherlands.
Tul(i)p Dutch Language School (Naperville); Netherlands Club of Chicago
More than 100,000 Dutch-Americans in the Chicago area (2000 Census)
