60 Netherlands-based firms at 350 locations in greater Chicago:
- Wolters Kluwer (CCH HQ), Unilever, Royal Ahold…
More than 80 Chicago-area companies in the Netherlands
- Abbott, Aon, ITW, Sara Lee…
2010 Imports to the Chicago Customs District
- Total: US$4.5 billion
Top Import Categories:
- Industrial Machinery, Including Computers
- Organic Chemicals
- Electric Machinery; Sound Equip.; TV Equip.
2010 Exports from the Chicago Customs District
- Total: US$1.5 billion
Top Export Categories:
- Industrial Machinery, Including Computers
- Aircrafts and Aircraft Parts
- Optic, Photo, Medical or Surgical Instruments
Dutch company expansion in Chicago:
- IMC Trading, 2009
- KLM air cargo, 2009
- Mittal Steel USA HQ, 2005 (Netherlands-based at the time), now ArcelorMittal of Luxembourg
Consulate General of the Netherlands; Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, Chicago; Dutch Chicago Business Exchange of the Netherlands-America Foundation
Tul(i)p Dutch Language School (Naperville); Netherlands Club of Chicago
More than 100,000 Dutch-Americans in the Chicago area (2000 Census)
