The Freedonia Group is a leading international business research company, founded in 1985. We provide our clients critical market research through the publication of more than 400 research studies annually and customized research engagements. More than 90% of the industrial companies in the Fortune 500 use Freedonia research to help with their strategic planning. The Freedonia Group was formed in 1985 when Bill Weiss, previously the Market Research Director of Predicasts, Inc., which he co-founded in 1960, hired five former employees of Predicasts to start a new industry market research firm. From its original five employees, the Freedonia Group has grown to a staff of about 100 in its main headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, and a satellite office in Beijing, China. Today, Freedonia carries on the tradition of excellence first established by Bill and refined over many decades of conducting industry market research analyzing global markets.