The phrase "a major maker of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant manufacturer or producer of a particular product or service.
Example: "Apple is a major maker of smartphones and computers, known for its innovative technology."
Alternatives: "a leading manufacturer of" or "a prominent producer of".
Qualcomm, a major maker of mobile phone chips, is also part of the Mozilla project.
In the 127-year-old Bulgari, LVMH will gain a major maker of jewelry and watches, one the company has kept its eye on for some time.
The industry was shaken in 2005 by disclosures that a major maker of heart defibrillators, Guidant, had not warned doctors about a potentially fatal flaw in its products.
"Ultimately, this is going to be a very competitive environment," said Robert Kotick, co-chairman and chief executive of Activision Inc., a major maker of video game software.
DuPont agreed in January to pay 31.7 billion kroner, or $6.22 billion, to acquire Danisco, the world's biggest producer of food additives and a major maker of industrial enzymes, which are used in the production of biofuels.
— Last month, Gamesa, a major maker of wind turbines, completed the first significant order of its latest innovation: a camper-size box that can capture the energy of slow winds, potentially opening new parts of the country to wind power.
"Anyone who can afford it is buying a new truck now," Mr. Whittinghill said, noting that Paccar Inc., a major maker and seller of commercial trucks in North America, reported a 75percentt increase in sales in the first half of 2002 compared with the first half of 2001.
It is illegal in the United States to sell any contact lenses — corrective or cosmetic — without a prescription, and no major maker of contact lenses in the United States currently sells circle lenses.
Sharp, which is based in Osaka, Japan, will be the first major maker of hand-held organizers, to market a Linux-based device, said Hiroshi Uno, general manager of the company's mobile systems division.
Larry Smith, an entrepreneur in Sudbury, Mass., founded the company in 2000 and has exclusive rights from London Taxis International in Coventry, England, the major maker of London cabs, to market and distribute its taxis in the United States and Canada.
By using public money to prop up Elpida, Japan hopes to salvage its only major maker of dynamic random access memory chips, or DRAM, considered vital to its electronics industry.
