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Knoxville-Area Major Manufacturers Ranked According to Number of Employees

Rank '18	'17	Company	Phone Website Plant size (sq.ft.)	Employees: Local Full-time/Part-time	Parent company '17 co.-wide rev.	Description	Top local executive Founded locally
1	1	Y-12 National Security Complex P.O. Box 2009 Oak Ridge, TN 37831	865-574-1000 y12.doe.gov; nnsa.energy.gov/fieldoffices/npo 5,100,0001	8,0002 NA/NA	NNSA Consolidated Nuclear Security Washington, DC Oak Ridge, TN $1.6 billion	Uranium storage, processing, manufacturing, training, and nuclear nonproliferation programs and sole supplier of uranium for the U.S. Nuclear Navy	Geoff Beausoleil Morgan Smith Manager3 President, CEO 1943
2	2	Denso Manufacturing Tennessee 1720 Robert C. Jackson Drive Maryville, TN 37801	865-982-7000 densocorp-na-dmtn.com 1,996,575	5,000 4,200/800	Denso Corp. Kariya Japan NA	Automotive supplier of advanced technology, components and systems	Jack Helmboldt President, CEO 1988
3	11	Clayton Home Building Group4 5000 Clayton Road Maryville, TN 37804	865-380-3000 claytonhomes.com 345,000	4,919 4,809/104	Berkshire Hathaway Omaha, NE $5 billion	Builds, sells, finances, leases, and insures traditional on-site homes and prefabricated housing, which includes modular homes5	Kevin Clayton CEO 1966
4	4	SL Tennessee6 312 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-8511 sl-america.com 765,0007	1,150 1,150/NA	SL Corp. Daegu Korea NA	Gear shift assemblies and parking brake levers, head lamps and tail lamps	W.S. Son President 2001
5	3	Newell Brands 1427 William Blount Drive Maryville, TN 37801	865-977-5477 newellbrands.com 800,000	1,100 458/40	Newell Brands Hoboken, NJ USA $14.7 billion	Manufacturer of Sharpie Markers and highlighters; Paper Mate Sharpwriter, Profile pens 8	John Allen Director of Writing North American Operations 1988
6	NR	MAHLE Engine Components USA One Mahle Drive Morristown, TN 37815	423-581-6603 us.mahle.com 568,000	1,040 NA/NA	MAHLE International GmbH Stuttgart Germany NA	Automotive and heavy-duty pistons, engine components for power cell assemblies, camshafts	Martyn Hempston President 1976
7	5	Arconic 2300 N. Wright Road Alcoa, TN 37701	865-977-2977 arconic.com NA	998 NA/NA	Arconic Inc. New York, NY $12.4 billion	Aluminum sheet for automotive and packaging industries	Jeffrey Weida Plant manager 1913
8	6	Eagle Bend Manufacturing 1000 JD Yarnell Industrial Parkway Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-3800 magna.com 710,000	850 750/100	Magna International Aurora, ON Canada $36 billion	Auto body parts	Ed Steinebach General Manager 1987
9	8	Brunswick Boat Group & Sea Ray Boats 800 S. Gay St., Ste. 1200 Knoxville, TN 37929	865-582-2200 brunswick.com; searay.com 280,205	810 810/0	Brunswick Corp. Mettawa, IL $340 million	Pleasure boat manufacturer	Brad Anderson President, Sea Ray Boats President 1978
10	6	Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee 221 Frank L. Diggs Drive Clinton, TN 37716	865-457-4581 aisin.com 524,000	800 800/NA	Aisin Seiki Kariya Japan NA	Manufacture aluminum and resin engine components	Osamu Kohinata President 2004
11	10	Charles Blalock & Sons PO Box 47509 Sevierville, TN 37862	865-453-2808 blalockcompanies.com NA	760 760/0	NA NA NA	Highway and bridge construction, commercial site preparation, asphalt manufacture and paving, ready mix concrete manufacture	Sid Blalock, CEO Jim Blalock President 1962
12	9	DeRoyal Industries6 200 DeBusk Lane Powell, TN 37849	865-938-7828 deroyal.com NA	747 NA/NA	NA NA NA	Medical supply manufacturing	Pete DeBusk Chairman 1973
13	12	Keurig Green Mountain10 1904 Fair Drive Knoxville, TN 37918	865-824-4600 keuriggreenmountain.com 334,000	726 NA/NA	JAB Holding Co. Luxembourg City Luxembourg NA	Manufacturer/distributor of single-cup beverages and brewers	Mike Brennan Director of operations 2008
14	14	Kimberly-Clark Corp. 5600 Kimberly Way Loudon, TN 37774	865-541-7000 kimberly-clark.com 350,000	687 683/4	Kimberly-Clark Corp. Dallas, TX $18.3 billion	Manufacturer of household paper products	Ted Banker Euan Anderson Director11 Mill manager 1990
15	NR	Adient US12 1210 E. Madison Ave. Athens, TN 37303	423-746-5500 adient.com 276,000	673 NA/NA	Johnson Controls Milwaukee, WI NA	Seating	Rhonda Owens Assistant plant manager 2016
16	15	Monterey Mushrooms 19748 Highway 72 North Loudon, TN 37774	865-458-4611 montereymushrooms.com 350,000	580 NA/NA	Monterey Mushrooms Watsonville, CA NA	Production and distribution of fresh mushroom products	Dirk Cox Regional general manager 1977
17	NR	Waupaca Foundry 134 Waupaca Drive Etowah, TN 37331	423-263-6000 waupacafoundry.com 397,000	550 NA/NA	Hitachi Metals Tokyo Japan $1.8 billion	Brake calipers and anchors, differential cases, knuckles, control arms, damper hubs	Kenley Hansen Plant manager 2001

1 810 acres; 2 Contractor, subcontractor, and federal employees; 3 NNSA Production Office; 4 Formerly CMH Manufacturing; 5 Also includes manufactured homes, tiny homes, college dormitories, military barracks and apartments; 6 Source declined to participate. Information from 2017 survey; 7 Multiple buildings; 8 Also includes Clearpoint Pencils; EXPO, Mr. Sketch and Prismacolor markers ; 9 Mailing address, Multiple plant locations and facilities; 10 Source declined to participate. Information from the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development 2017 survey; 11 North American shared services; 12 Formerly Johnson Controls. Johnson Controls spun off its automotive seating division into a separate, publicly-traded company operating under the name of Adient
Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. NA=not applicable or not available. Knoxville-area incl. Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Sevier, Union counties. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Hayley Choy at 865-342-6494 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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