30 Biggest European Companies by Market Value

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9. Unilever

Market Value: $129.1 B

Unilever was founded in 1929. Today it is the largest producer of food spreads. The company is very diversified and includes brands like Ben and Jerry’s and Best Foods. Since Paul Polman took over the reins, it has been slowly turning away from the food market and towards beauty products.

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8. Sanofi

Market Value: $136 B

Sanofi is the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines. Like many other pharmaceutical companies around the world, Sanofi has been expanding lately trying to stave off the effects of impeding patent cliff. The company has spent $17 billion in new acquisitions since 2008.

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