Company Directory By Business Classification
Swiss Companies
The following company list represents businesses that are publicly-traded on the Swiss Exchange.
- Lonza Group Ltd
- Lonza Group stays busy making active ingredients. Spun off by Switzerland's former industrial giant Alusuisse Lonza Group (Algroup), Lonza Group is focused mostly on... more
- Luzerner Kantonalbank
- Luzerner Kantonalbank (LUKB) provides standard retail and corporate banking, loans, small-business financing, and private banking services from about two-dozen branches and offices in the central... more
- Micronas Semiconductor Holding AG
- These days, Micronas Semiconductor is more concerned with what's in your car than what's in your TV. The company makes microcontroller and Hall sensor chips used in seatbelts, electric windows,... more
- Nestlé S.A.
- With instant coffee, baby formula, and bottled water in the mix, Nestlé crunches more than just chocolate. The world's #1 food company in terms of sales, Nestlé is the world leader in coffee... more
- Newron Pharmaceuticals
- Newron Pharmaceuticals focuses its brainpower on finding remedies for nervous system disorders. As a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system diseases,... more
- Nobel Biocare Holding AG
- The tooth fairy might leave you some spare change, but Nobel Biocare can fix you up with restorative dental implants, crowns, or bridgework when your natural teeth fail you. The company also makes... more
- Novartis AG
- Although it's based in neutral Switzerland, Novartis has been aggressive in attacking illnesses on four fronts: pharmaceuticals, vaccines and diagnostics, generics, and consumer health. Its largest... more
- OC Oerlikon Corporation AG
- OC Oerlikon is back to the future, while keeping textile machinery and automotive drive systems as its solid foundations. The company is a leading maker of textile machinery through its Barmag,... more
- Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG
- In its ascent from crossing the Alps to bridging the continents, Panalpina Welttransport (also known as Panalpina World Transport) has become one of the world's top logistics companies. The company... more
- Petroplus Holdings AG
- Petroplus Holdings (formerly Petroplus International) handles plus-sized amounts of petroleum. The company, which was founded in 1993 by Marcel van Poecke and Willem Willemstein, specializes in... more
- PubliGroupe Ltd.
- If you have something to advertise in Switzerland, PubliGroupe will get the word out. Founded in 1883, the Swiss company sells advertising space in newspapers, magazines, and other publications.... more
- Compagnie Financière Richemont SA
- Compagnie Financière Richemont sells the stuff of suave. It markets Cartier jewelry, Piaget and Baume & Mercier watches, Alfred Dunhill leather goods, and... more
- Rieter Holding Ltd.
- Through its tight-knit group of companies, Rieter Holding operates along two business threads. The company makes automotive components as well as equipment for textile manufacturing. Its automotive... more
- Roche Holding Ltd
- Roche is on a roll. The company operates two segments, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, and sells its products in more than 150 countries. Roche's prescription drugs include cancer therapies... more
- Schindler Holding Ltd.
- If you're making a list of elevator manufacturers, put Schindler near the top. Schindler Holding is the second largest maker of escalators and elevators in the world, behind Otis... more
- SGS SA
- SGS (formerly SGS Société Générale de Surveillance) is the world's inspector general. The company is a leading provider of verification, testing, and certification services with more than 1,000... more
- SIG Holding Ltd.
- SIG Holding makes it easier to hold onto your drink. The company manufactures packaging products for the beverage and food industries. Its offerings include aseptic cartons and plastic bottles, as... more
- Sika AG
- Whether they're building skyscrapers or tunnels, Sika furnishes its customers with construction chemicals and the raw materials to make concrete. Primarily a specialty chemicals company... more
- Sonova Holding AG
- Pardon? Sonova Holding is among the world's leading makers of hearing aids? You won't have to say it twice if the Swiss hearing care giant has its products in place. The company (formerly Phonak... more
- St. Galler Kantonalbank
- St. Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB) is one of Switzerland's largest cantonal banks, or banks backed by regional governments (in this case, St. Galler and Appenzell Ausserrhoden cantons). Customers... more
