High-volume production, razor-thin margins
With 23,000 employees, $5.6 billion in revenues, and no fewer than 90 plants in 22 countries, Rexam is one of the largest manufacturers you've never heard of. The reason for the London-based company's relative anonymity isn't difficult to discern. It's in the packaging business. So without knowing it, millions of consumers touch its products likely several times daily.