Osram

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OSRAM is one of the two largest lighting manufacturers in the world and is part of Siemens AG. The name is derived from Osmium and Wolfram (German for Tungsten), as both these elements were commonly used for lighting filaments at the time the company was founded.

This international company, with its headquarters in Munich (Germany), employs more than 38,000 people throughout the world. World sales in the 2005 fiscal year totalled €4.3 billion. OSRAM supplies customers in about 150 countries and manufactures at 49 sites in 19 countries. They own the brand Sylvania for use in the United States, United States Territories, Canada and Mexico.

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  • Voltimum

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