2014 IW 1000: Behind the Great Wall of Chinese Manufacturing [SLIDESHOW]

Sept. 8, 2014
For the first time, a Chinese company is the world's largest, according to the 2014 IndustryWeek 1000, the annual ranking of the world's largest manufacturers by revenue.   The Chinese oil behemoth China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (IW 1000/1) -- Sinopec -- has more than doubled its revenue stream in the past five years, catapulting it into the No. 1 spot this year, leapfrogging from the No.

For the first time, a Chinese company is the world's largest, according to the 2014 IndustryWeek 1000, the annual ranking of the world's largest manufacturers by revenue.  

The Chinese oil behemoth China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (IW 1000/1) -- Sinopec -- has more than doubled its revenue stream in the past five years, catapulting it into the No. 1 spot this year, leapfrogging from the No. 3 position it has held for the past two years.  

Chinese manufacturers as a whole, aided by the nine China-based newcomers on the list, ranked only below manufacturing powerhouses the United States and Japan. And those Chinese companies averaged a 7% annual increase in earnings.

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