2006 The top 800 UK & 1250 Global companies by R&D investment

Ranking of the top 800 UK companies by R&D investment within industry sectors–––––––––––––––––– 2005/06 R&D investment –––––––––––––––––– ——–—–– Operating profit ——–—–– ––––––––––––––––– Sales and employees ––––––––––––––––– ————––—–––—— R&D and employees ——–—––——––––—–––––––––– Sales –––––––––– ––––– Sales / employee ––––– ––––––––– Employees ––––––––– ––––– R&D / employee ––––– Sales––––– Growth ––––– operating R&D + ––––– Growth ––––– ––––– Growth ––––– –––––– Growth ––––– ––––– Growth ––––– –––––– Growth ––––– outside –––Market cap –––change change profit sales capex as change change sales change change change change change change change change region changeCompany £m 1 yr % 4 yr % % % % sales £m 1 yr % 4 yr % % £m 1 yr % 4 yr % £000 1 yr % 4 yr % number 1 yr % 4 yr % £000 1 yr % 4 yr % % £m %5 Chemicals continuedTrelleborg Sealing Solutions ** 0.52 -13 -18 323.0 0.5 3.4 0 n/a n/a 0.2 98 18 1 77.0 27 32 1276 -8 -24 0.4 -6 7 18 n/l n/lBrunner Mond 0.50 25 36 13.2 0.3 10.5 4 -59 n/a 2.4 160 -6 -3 151.9 -2 3 1052 -4 -5 0.5 30 44 19 n/l n/lDynea Aycliffe ** 0.48 19 78 n/m 3.3 4.6 0 -107 -107 -0.1 15 11 14 278.3 22 37 53 -9 -17 9.1 30 111 6 n/l n/lAkcros Chemicals ** 0.44 -29 -18 >999.9 1.5 1.9 0 n/a n/a