- Our growth is built on a 100 year-history in R&D.
- We spend over $1.6B on R&D annually, and have won numerous awards for innovation.
- We employ more than 7,000 people dedicated to R&D with specialized skills and experience.
- We have a pipeline of over 500 large research projects.
- Over 30 percent of our sales in 2008 came from products introduced in the past five years.
- We operate R&D facilities in more than 15 countries.