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The Top 225 International Contractors

2009
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Even as the global economy began to falter in late 2008, the world’s largest international contractors were building huge revenue bases and backlogs. ENR’s Top 225 International Contractors as a group generated $390.01 billion in revenue in 2008 from projects outside their home countries, a startling 25.7% above the $310.25 billion in international revenue earned by the group in 2007.

The table below shows only rankings and firm name. For complete data from the The Top International Contractors list see the following links.

The Top 225 International Contractors
(Based on Contracting revenue from Projects Outside Home Country)
RANK FIRM
2009 2008
1 1 HOCHTIEF AG, Essen, Germany†
2 2 VINCI, Rueil-Malmaison, France†
3 4 STRABAG SE, Vienna, Austria†
4 3 Skanska AB, Solna, Sweden†
5 6 Bechtel, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.†
6 5 BOUYGUES, Paris, France†
7 7 Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Italy†
8 9 Bilfinger Berger AG, Mannheim, Germany†
9 8 TECHNIP, Paris la Defense, France†
10 10 Bovis Lend Lease, Millers Point, NSW, Australia†
11 11 Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas, U.S.A.†
12 13 FCC, Fomento de Constr. y Contratas SA, Madrid, Spain†
13 15 KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.†
*15 12 Royal BAM Group nv, Bunnik, The Netherlands†
16 14 Balfour Beatty plc, London, U.K.†
17 18 China Communications Construction Group Ltd., Beijing, China†
18 20 Construtora Norberto Odebrecht, Sao Paulo, Brazil†
19 16 Consolidated Contractors Group, Athens, Greece†
20 19 Grupo ACS, Madrid, Spain†
21 22 Foster Wheeler AG, Clinton, N.J., U.S.A.†
22 23 Obayashi Corp., Tokyo, Japan†
23 29 CB&I, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A.†
24 24 Kajima Corp., Tokyo, Japan†
25 21 China State Construction Engineering Corp., Beijing, China†
26 ** EIFFAGE, Asnieres-sur-Seine, France†
27 30 Petrofac Ltd., Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.†
28 48 China National Machinery Industry Corp., Beijing, China†
29 17 Chiyoda Corp., Yokohama, Japan†
30 38 Danieli Group, Buttrio, Italy†
31 33 Maire Tecnimont, Rome, Italy†
32 28 OHL SA (Obrascon Huarte Lain SA), Madrid, Spain†
33 32 McDermott International Inc., Houston, Texas, U.S.A.†
34 35 Ferrovial Agroman SA, Madrid, Spain†
35 36 Taisei Corp., Tokyo, Japan†
36 45 Joannou & Paraskevaides Group of Cos., Guernsey, U.K.
37 37 Enka Construction & Industry Co. Inc., Istanbul, Turkey†
38 41 IMPREGILO SpA, Milan, Italy†
39 43 Techint Group, Milan, Italy†
40 26 Toyo Engineering Corp., Chiba, Japan†
41 77 Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), Cairo, Egypt†
42 27 Tecnicas Reunidas, Madrid, Spain†
43 39 Jan De Nul Group (Sofidra SA), Steinfort, Luxembourg†
44 31 PCL Construction Enterprises, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada†
45 40 Jacobs, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.
46 25 JGC Corp., Yokohama, Japan
47 ** Keller Group plc, London, U.K.†
48 51 Leighton Holdings Ltd., St. Leonards, NSW, Australia†
49 47 BESIX SA, Brussels, Belgium†
50 52 Shimizu Corp., Tokyo, Japan†
51 102 China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd., Beijing, China†
52 59 Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
53 46 Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea†
54 ** A. Porr AG, Vienna, Austria
55 56 Kiewit Corp., Omaha, Neb., U.S.A.†
56 50 Sinohydro Corp., Beijing, China†
57 55 Punj Lloyd Ltd., Haryana, India†
58 54 Abeinsa SA, Seville, Spain†
59 72 CITIC Construction, Beijing, China†
60 67 Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, India†
61 81 China Metallurgical Group Corp., Beijing, China†
62 71 China Railway Group Ltd., Beijing, China†
63 49 Takenaka Corp., Osaka, Japan†
64 44 SACYR Vallehermoso, Madrid, Spain†
65 57 Iberdrola IngenierÌa y Construccion, Madrid, Spain†
66 60 GAMA, Ankara, Turkey†
67 63 Daewoo E&C Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea†
68 64 GS Engineering & Construction, Seoul, S. Korea
69 53 Ed. Zublin AG, Stuttgart, Germany†
70 ** Ant Yapi Construction, Industry & Trade Co. Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey
71 62 Arabian Construction Co. SAL, Beirut, Lebanon†
72 100 China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., Beijing, China†
73 34 Acciona SA, Madrid, Spain†
74 58 Astaldi SpA, Rome, Italy†
75 69 Samsung C&T Corp., Seoul, S. Korea†
76 106 Ansaldo Energia, Genova, Italy†
77 ** Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea
78 92 Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
79 73 National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC), Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
80 86 Dongfang Electric Corp., Chengdu, Sichuan, China†
81 66 SK Engineering & Construction, Seoul, S. Korea
82 75 Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Istanbul, Turkey†
83 145 Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China†
84 70 Salini Costruttori SpA, Rome, Italy†
85 68 Renaissance Construction, Ankara, Turkey†
86 88 CTCI Corp., Taipei, Taiwan†
87 95 Contracting & Trading Co. “C.A.T.” Group of Cos., Beirut, Lebanon†
88 78 Grupo Isolux Corsan SA, Madrid, Spain†
89 79 Taikisha Ltd., Tokyo, Japan†
90 97 China National Chemical Eng’g Group Corp., Beijing, China†
91 89 Bauer AG, Schrobenhausen, Germany†
92 65 Black & Veatch, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A.
93 112 Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., Seoul, S. Korea†
94 103 Sinopec Engineering Inc., Beijing, China
95 142 SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Corp., Weifang, Shangdong, China
96 128 Construtora Andrade Gutierrez SA, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil†
97 83 E. Pihl & S0n AS, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark†
98 85 AMEC plc, London, U.K.†
99 129 China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., Wuhan, Hubei, China†
100 76 China Petroleum Eng’g & Constr. (Group) Corp., Beijing, China†
*The No. 14 company was removed due to a misinterpretation of their survey form.
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