Fast Facts - listed from the W.L Gore & Associates web site Jan. 5, 2006
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W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., was founded January 1, 1958, in Newark, Delaware, by Wilbert L. (Bill) and Genevieve (Vieve) Gore.
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Worldwide sales in the past fiscal year were $1.84 Billion.
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Gore is a privately held company.
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Approximately 7,000 associates work in more than 40 plants and sales locations worldwide.
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Sales and customer service sites are located in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States.
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Manufacturing operations are clustered in the U.S., Germany, Scotland, Japan, and China.
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Proprietary technologies with the versatile polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) have resulted in numerous products for electronic signal transmission; fabric laminates; medical implants; as well as membrane, filtration, sealant, and fibers technologies for diverse industries.
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Gore established a venture partnership in Japan in 1969 with Junkosha Co., Ltd. In 1974 co-founded Japan Gore-Tex, Inc.