Mass. Businesses Honored for Int'l Success

Officials for the Associated Industries of Massachusetts International Business Council (AIM-IBC) announced winners of its 18th annual Global Trade Awards, which recognize Massachusetts firms, institutions, and public agencies of all sizes that have demonstrated excellence in international trade. 2013 honorees include EMD Millipore, Kinefac, and LENOX.

“Our Global Trade Award winners are exemplary Massachusetts businesses that don’t think in terms of boundaries or borders, but in terms of opportunity,” says Richard Lord, president and CEO of AIM. “Taking advantage of all that Massachusetts has to offer positions companies like our winners for exceptional global success.”

The three winners of the 2013 Global Trade Awards will be honored at AIM’s 98th Annual Meeting on Friday, May 10 at the Waltham Westin Hotel. The event will include a keynote address by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.

2013 Global Trade Award Winners

Chairman’s Award
EMD Millipore
Billerica, Mass. (Middlesex County)
EMD Millipore, the Life Sciences division of Merck KGaA of Germany, offers a broad range of innovative, performance products, services, and business relationships that enable customers to succeed in research, development and production of biotech and pharmaceutical drug therapies. EMD Millipore serves as a strategic partner to its customers by collaborating on new scientific and engineering insights. As one of the top three R&D investors in the Life Sciences Tools industry, the company is committed to advancing the promise of life sciences.  Headquartered in Billerica, Mass., EMD Millipore has 10,000 employees worldwide, with operations in 66 countries and 2012 revenues of $3.4 Billion. The company is known as Merck Millipore outside the U.S. and Canada. EMD Millipore serves a global customer base and employs approximately 1,400 people in Massachusetts.

Diplomat’s Award
Kinefac
Worcester, Mass. (Worcester County)
Founded in 1952, Kinefac Corp. is recognized as a world leader in precision metal forming and processing technology, with its tools serving the medical device, aerospace and power generation industries among many others. The company has 54 employees, all in Massachusetts. With 30 years of productive export experience in more than 25 countries, Kinefac has actively pursued a global strategy. In 2012, Kinefac opened a sales office in India, following the 2005 establishment of its first overseas office in China. Also in 2012, the company landed the largest single export order in its history, to provide advanced rolling machinery to a Chinese commercial refrigeration company. Kinefac’s international business makes up 30% to 40% of its annual sales, and its U.S. designed and manufactured machines can be found on every continent, including Antarctica.

Ambassador’s Award
LENOX
East Longmeadow, Mass. (Hampden County)
Originally known as the American Saw & Manufacturing Company, LENOX has been a leader in premium-performance tools such as band saw blades and power tool accessories since its founding in 1915.  LENOX counts 900 employees worldwide, including over 600 in Massachusetts.  Nearly half of production is exported around the world, to China and Asia, Brazil and Latin America, and Europe. LENOX has continued to grow by understanding its customers’ needs and adapting its products and services for new industries in global markets.  During the past 10 years, LENOX has invested $100 million in new capital for its only manufacturing facility worldwide, located in East Longmeadow. The company has hired over 120 people in western Massachusetts in the past two years.  LENOX is part of Newell Rubbermaid, the global marketer of consumer and commercial products.