Leatherman started to sell its products directly in Italy in January, setting up its own sales office with four employees in Montichiari. Before it worked in the market with Cantale, an Italian distributor. Leatherman also sells its products directly in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It achieved global sales of more than $100 million in 2016, with about €10 million in Germany alone. The company, which makes knives and other products in Portland, Oregon, sold 2.9 million tools globally in 2016. It manufactures about 12,000 tools per day. From its European headquarters in Solingen, Leatherman also takes care of its contacts with distributors in Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Croatia. Sales in the U.S. still account for 80 percent of the company's total sales. 

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