Flender/Flender Gear Units/Helical gear unit H3
ebt load is very low and much of their profits are available for reinvestment Product liability insurance, raw materials, and

energy costs in Italy are comparable with those of other Western European countries. Product liability insurance is not significant cost

factor in Italy. Few cases ever come to litigation and generally they do not involve personal injury as they do

in the United States. In addition, ASSIOT has negotiated group insurance rates for its members. Most of the costs for

raw materials and energy in Italy are about the same as those in other Western European countries and do not differ significantly from the costs of the .. industry. Italian gear manufacturers indicate that they purchase steel and other materials from EC sources, principally Italy and West Germany. France Industry and trade profile The Fre' gear industry ranks fifth in the world, after case of the United States, Japan, West Germany, aid Italy, with shipments estimated at $2.1 billion in 1. The industry consists of approximately 1 producers manufacturing gears for France' major industrial and manufacturing sectors. France' major gear consuming industries include the steel, automotive, aerospace, electronics, textile, chemical, agriculture, mining, and food processing industries. The majority of French gear producers is located in the Northeast, as is nearly 8 percent of all industrial activity. The gear industry in France is divided into two types of companies: the small- to medium-sized firms employing less than 1 workers and the large firms such as Leroy-Somer, Renault, and Ford. Most of the smaller firms are privately held and many are family owned, whereas the larger firms are usually publicly held multinational companies in the automotive or industrial gear sector. In France, more than any other European country, the gear industry is dominated by the vehicle sector. The leading gear producers and their principal applicable product secto