Foreign companies in the Rhineland

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Foreign companies in the Rhineland

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLISHERS Published by

Hamburg

Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Aachen, Germany; Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Bonn/Rhein-Sieg, Germany; Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Düsseldorf, Germany; Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Köln, Germany; Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Mittlerer Niederrhein, Germany; Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Wuppertal-RemscheidSolingen, Germany; Niederrhein Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Duisburg-Wesel-Kleve, Germany (Contacts and addresses see on page 14)

Authors | Editors:

Daniel Boss, Düsseldorf; Manfred Meis, Meis Medienservice, Nettetal; Claudia Masbach, IHK Aachen; Armin Heider, IHK Bonn/Rhein-Sieg; Robert Butschen, IHK Düsseldorf; Christoph Hanke, IHK Köln; Jörg Raspe, IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein; Beatrice Achim, IHK Wuppertal; Dr. Thomas Hanicke, Niederrheinische IHK Duisburg-Wesel-Kleve.

Editor-in-chief:

Robert Butschen | IHK Düsseldorf phone: +49 (0)211 3557-217 | fax: +49 0211 3557-412 | email: [email protected]

Translation:

RSH Management & Consulting GmbH, Düsseldorf, Gemany

Design:

360° Design, Ulrike Wiest, Krefeld, Gemany

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Druckstudio GmbH, Düsseldorf, Gemany

As at:

December 2016

Bremen

POLAND GERMANY

Berlin

Amsterdam

The Hague

THE NETHERLANDS Rotterdam Duisburg Krefeld

Antwerp

ACCESSIBLE (within a radius of 500 km): approx. 150 million consumers

Wuppertal

Düsseldorf Cologne

Brussels

Aachen

Bonn

BELGIUM Frankfurt

CZECH REPUBLIC

Luxembourg

FRANCE

OBJECTIVE This survey is designed to show that the Rhineland is truly international due to the large number of foreign companies that are members of the ­Chambers of Commerce and Industry, which are collaborating in the „Rheinland Initiative“, in this case the Chambers of Aachen, Bonn/Rhein-Sieg, ­Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Köln, Mittlerer Niederrhein and Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid. The foreign companies associated with the Chambers of ­Commerce and Industry are made up of foreign companies registered in the official commercial register and small businesses led by foreign nationals. The Chambers of the „Rheinland Initiative“ are promoting the enhancement of the traffic infrastructure, regional concepts to create qualified jobs and a future-orientated policy on industry and real estate. They support the optimizing of networks with R&D institutions and the increase of potentials in manufacturing industries, trade, logistics, tourism, hotel and catering industry, trade fair and event business. All this contributes to the promotion of the Metropolregion Rhineland as a national and international business location.

Paris

Stuttgart

Rhineland Region

Munich

SWITZERLAND

SOURCES MARKUS database of Creditreform AG, Neuss, Germany, 2016 Databases of members maintained by Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Rhineland, Germany, 2016 Ausländische Bevölkerung in Nordrhein-Westfalen am 31. Dezember 2015 Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen (IT.NRW), statistics division, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2016 Konjunkturbarometer Rheinland Herbst 2016 Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Rhineland, Germany, 2016

All the information provided in this brochure has been collated and drafted with the utmost care. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Düsseldorf does not provide any guarantees in respect of the accuracy and completeness of the content nor is it liable for any interim changes. Reprints, including extracts, are permitted only if the source is acknowledged. Specimen copy requested.

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AUSTRIA

Location of the Rhineland within Germany und Europe

CONTENTS Foreign companies in the Rhineland: Key facts

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The Rhineland: A strong economy and truly cosmopolitan

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Trade comes first: both for registered companies and small companies alike

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Remarkable diversity: Companies come from over 160 countries

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Close-up: The districts covered by the seven Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Rhineland

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Contacts and addresses

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FOREIGN COMPANIES IN THE RHINELAND: KEY FACTS

THE RHINELAND: A STRONG ECONOMY AND TRULY COSMOPOLITAN

The seven Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Rhineland have 539,602 member companies. Of these 55,475 have a foreign shareholder or owner. Or put another way, more than one in ten companies is foreign-owned.

populated areas within the state with almost 50 percent of the latter figure, i.e. 8.6 million inhabitants.

Kleve

Kleve District

Wesel

Some 1,246,900 inhabitants of the Rhineland (14.5 percent) are from abroad, compared to 12.3 percent for NRW.

Wesel District

Of these foreign companies, 13,055 are entered in the commercial register, while the remaining 42,420 are small companies.

The capital and the businesspeople themselves come from more than 160 nations, spanning the globe from A for Australia to Z for Zimbabwe.

Duisburg Krefeld

Viersen District Mönchengladbach

The Netherlands tops the list of foreign companies registered followed by the USA and Switzerland.

With respect to small companies, Polish entrepreneurs have a slight edge over Turkish business people, who in turn are more numerous than the Italians, Romanians and Greeks.

Preferred sectors for those companies registered are trade (4,312) and freelance, scientific and technical services including legal advice, tax consultancy, market research etc. (2,377).

Trade is also the top sector for small companies (10,193), followed by construction (6,996) and the hotel and catering industry (6,327).

Neuss

Rhine County of Solingen Neuss

Heinsberg District

Aachen

Cities Association of Aachen

Mettmann District Düsseldorf

Düren District

Leverkusen Rhein-Erft District Cologne

Wuppertal

Remscheid Bergisch-Gladbach

RheinBerg District

Oberberg District

Rhein-Sieg District Bonn

Euskirchen District

Rhine

In the context of this brochure the Rhineland is defined as the districts covered by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Aachen, Bonn / RheinSieg, Düsseldorf, Köln, Mittlerer Niederrhein, Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid and Niederrhein IHK in Duisburg. The main cities in this economically powerful region are Aachen, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Moers, Cologne, Leverkusen, Bergisch Gladbach, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach, Neuss, Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid. The economic strength of the Rhineland is impressively documented by official statistics. With a gross domestic product (GDP) of € 332 billion (2014) the Rhineland generated more than 11 percent of the Federal German GDP (€ 2,916 billion). Furthermore the productivity of the 3.2 million people in employment (03 / 2016) lies at approximately 10 percent above the German average. This is reflected in the disposable income. For example, figures produced by MB-Research, an international market research company, show that purchasing power stands at 4 percent (2016) above the Federal German average (104 to 100). Germany has a total population of approximately 82 million and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the country‘s most populous state, 17.9 million. The Rhineland in turn is one of the most densely

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The Turks, with approximately 262,800 inhabitants (more than 20 percent), make up the biggest community amongst the non-German population. They are followed by Poles (105,400), Italians (85,600), Greeks (55,300) and the Dutch (48,700). These five groups together account for almost half of all foreigners living in the Rhineland area.

Tab. 1 Foreign national residents in the Rhineland

REGION IHK Aachen Städteregion Aachen Düren District Euskirchen District Heinsberg District IHK Bonn / Rhein-Sieg Bonn Rhein-Sieg District IHK Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Mettmann District IHK Duisburg Duisburg Kleve District Wesel District IHK Köln Cologne Leverkusen Rhein-Erft District Rhein-Berg District Oberberg District IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein Krefeld Mönchengladbach Rhine County of Neuss Viersen District IHK Wuppertal Wuppertal Solingen Remscheid Rhineland total North Rhine-Westphalia

POPULATION AS AT 31.12.2015 Non-Germans Total NUMBER % 144,800 1,240,400 11.7 78,900 533,900 14.8 25,600 262,800 9.7 11,100 191,200 5.8 29,200 252,500 11.6 108,800 915,000 11.9 51,500 318,800 16.2 57,300 596,200 9.6 205,200 1,095,500 18.8 144,100 612,200 23.5 61,100 483,300 12.6 175,300 1,264,200 13.9 93,400 491,200 19.0 40,200 462,700 8.7 41,700 310,300 13.4 354,200 2,247,000 15.8 214,600 1,060,600 20.2 24,400 163,500 14.9 62,800 466,700 13.5 26,500 282,700 9.4 25,900 272,500 9.5 154,400 1,232,800 12.5 34,500 225,100 15.3 37,300 260,000 14.3 57,400 450,000 12.8 25,200 297,700 8.5 104,200 618,200 16.9 62,000 350,000 17.7 17,700 109,500 16.2 24,500 158,700 15.4 1,246,900 8,613,100 14.5 2,207,200 17,865,500 12.3 Source: IT.NRW – statistics division. Düsseldorf 31.12.2015)

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THE RHINELAND: A STRONG ECONOMY AND TRULY COSMOPOLITAN

There are many sound reasons for the Rhineland`s internationalism. For example entrepreneurs can safely assume that they will find a first-class infrastructure with a comprehensive network of motorways and railways, efficient inland ports and three international airports operating out of Düsseldorf, Cologne / Bonn and Weeze. What‘s more, neighbouring countries, such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France, are just a stone‘s throw away. State-of-theart data connections complete the outstanding infrastructure of the Rhineland. Universities, higher education institutes and research centres in Aachen, Bonn,

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Tab. 2

TYPE OF COMPANY

BREAKDOWN

Number

%-value

Small companies

42,420

76.5

11.6

Companies registered in the official register of companies

13,055

23.5

7.4

55,475

100

10.3

Total

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Rotterdam

Kleve Wesel

Weeze

A 57

A 40

E 34

Duisburg

A 52

Krefeld

Antwerp Netherlands

A 52

Mönchengladbach

Brussels

Düsseldorf Wuppertal

A4

E 25

Brussels

A1 Bergisch-Gladbach

A 61

Maas

Cologne

A 555

Aachen

A 59

E 40

Bonn

A 565 A1

Turkey

8,077 | 350

Poland

8,160 | 160

Netherlands

1,825 | 2,823

Italy

2,872 | 363

Romania

2,422 | 28

Greece

2,158 | 61

United Kingdom

505 | 923

Greater China*

524 | 889

USA

201 | 1,163

Bulgaria

1,219 | 20

Belgium

A 59

A 46

A 44

Top 20 foreign registered companies and small companies in the Rhineland

A 44

Neuss

E 314

Düsseldorf and Cologne are also the venues for many of the world’s leading trade fairs. Finally, the high standard of living should not be overlooked. This is a great place to live with a wealth of culture and diverse landscapes – not to mention the famously friendly and fun-loving Rhinelanders.

Source: Creditreform, IHKs and own calculation

Fig. 2 Infrastructure in the Rhineland

Belgium

Ratio of foreign companies to all companies in the Rhineland in %

Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Jülich, Krefeld, Mönchengladbach and Wupper­ tal maintain close links with industry and some businesses also run their own research facilities.

A3

Small companies

Registered companies

349 | 799

France

437 | 662

Switzerland

156 | 938

Russian Federation

803 | 277

Austria

600 | 457

Croatia

918 | 8

Iran

722 | 106

Serbia

606 | 17

Spain

535 | 238

Ukraine

591 | 75

Other countries

8,740 | 2,698

* China, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan | Source: Creditreform, IHKs and own calculation

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TRADE COMES FIRST: BOTH FOR REGISTERED COMPANIES AND SMALL COMPANIES ALIKE

Fig. 4

Top 10 industry sectors of foreign registered companies in the Rhineland

Fig. 6

Top 10 industrial sectors of foreign small companies in the Rhineland Trade 10,193

Trade 4,312

Others 2,444

Others 797

Arts, entertainment and recreation 906

Provision of other services 333

TOTAL

Building and construction 351

Transport and warehousing 1,768

Provision of freelance, scientific and technical services 2,377

13,055

Provision of freelance, scientific and technical services 3,138

Information and communication 641 Provision of financial and insurance services 748

The No. 1 business activity is trade (wholesale, retail and commercial agencies) with 4,312 companies, followed by freelance, scientific and technical services (2,377) and manufacturing (1,335).

Top 10 countries - showing origin of foreign registered companies in the Rhineland Switzerland

Greater China* 889

938

France

Japan

662

432

Provision of other business services 4,262

Provision of other services 3,384

Provision of other business services 871

The seven Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Rhineland have 539,602 member companies. Of those companies 175,457 or about 32 percent are noted in the Commercial Register. The total number of registered companies from abroad (13,055 out of 55,475) account for more than 23 percent of all foreign businesses.

2,823

Hotel and catering industry 6,327

Manufacturing and processing industry 1,335

Real estate and housing 862

Netherlands

TOTAL

42,420

Health and social services 2,013

Transport and warehousing 428

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Building and construction 6,996

Information and communication 989

The remaining 364,145 companies (68 percent) are small businesses. Companies led by foreign nationals comprise 77 percent of these businesses (42,420), far higher than the proportion of registered firms. Trade once again claims top spot in the list of sectors in which small businesses from abroad are active (10,193 businesses); it is followed by construction (6,996) and the hotel and catering industry (6,327).

Fig. 7 TOTAL 13,055

Top 10 countries - showing origin of foreign small companies in the Rhineland

Poland

Bulgaria 1,217 Russian Federation 803

Greece

Italy

8,160

2,158

2,872

OTHER COUNTRIES 13,246

OTHER COUNTRIES 3,606 USA

1,163

United Kingdom

923

Belgium

799

Austria

457

Italy

363

* China, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan | Source: Creditreform, IHKs and own calculation

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TOTAL 42,420

Turkey

8,077

Romania

2,422

NL

1,825

Iran 722 Croatia 918 Source: Creditreform, IHKs and own calculation

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REMARKABLE DIVERSITY: COMPANIES COME FROM OVER 160 COUNTRIES

Of the 13,055 foreign firms registered in the Rhineland, the undisputed frontrunner with a share of more than 20 percent is the Netherlands with 2,823 having a majority Dutch ownership. In second place is the United States (accounting for 9 percent with 1,163); then comes Switzerland (938), the United Kingdom (923) Greater China (889) and Belgium (799). Here is an overview of some of the important nations doing business in the Rhineland: NETHERLANDS

The Dutch are lucky to have a massive market right on their doorstep and use the Rhineland as a springboard into North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany as a whole. Examples are the biotechnology firm Qiagen in Hilden, dairy giant FrieslandCampina (which has its largest German site in Cologne), the parcel delivery firm TNT in Troisdorf and at Cologne/Bonn Airport, the mail company Postcon in Ratingen, the furniture manufacturer Leolux in Krefeld and LeasePlan in Neuss. In the construction sector, the project developer Kondor Wessels has a base in Wuppertal. The chemical group AkzoNobel has locations in Düren, Hilden, Köln und Leverkusen.

USA

One of the first examples of American investment in Germany began in 1908 when International Harvester was established in Neuss and started manufacturing agricultural machines. Sometime later in 1930 the Ford Motor Company established a base in Cologne and produces cars till today. Over a period of 60 years, the German headquarter of multi-technology group 3M in Neuss, with sites in Hilden and in Jüchen, has expanded to become the firm‘s second largest outside of the USA. Other big names include the food producer Mars in Viersen and Procter & Gamble, manufacturer of sanitary products in Euskirchen. Logistics specialist United Parcel Service (UPS) directs its fleet of vehicles from Neuss and uses Cologne/Bonn airport as its hub for Europe. Havi Logistics runs large operations in logistics for the food and retail business from Duisburg. Ford and Microsoft meanwhile maintain research and innovation centres in Aachen. The paint specialist Axalta has a plant in Wuppertal. Johnson & Johnson, producer of healthcare and other consumer goods has a subsidiary in Neuss. Eaton operates globally providing diversified power management services with sites in Bonn, Lohmar, Meckenheim, Nettersheim and Neuss. Cook Medical, suppliers of minimally invasive medical devices, has its European distribution 10

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centre in Baesweiler. General Electric, one of the world‘s largest conglomerates, is represented in Solingen with the European headquarters of its ultrasound division.

SWITZERLAND

A number of Swiss businesses located in the Rhineland are world famous, including master chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli with production facilities in Aachen, whilst the Nestlé Group has locations in Neuss ­(“Thomy” delicatessen products) and Euskirchen (pet foods). Switzerland, with its reputation as a provider of insurance and financial services, does considerable business through the Zurich Insurance Group with its German headquarters based in Bonn. The personnel ­recruitment services company Adecco maintains its German headquarters in Düsseldorf, while textiles firm Christian Fischbacher has a base in Remscheid.

UNITED KINGDOM

British companies tend to focus on the districts around Düsseldorf and Cologne. Examples include Vodafone (telecommunications), Castrol/BP (lubricants), HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt (banking) and BBDO (advertising). However Wilkinson Sword, renowned for its shaving and cosmetic articles, has its German subsidiary in Solingen.

GREATER CHINA

Companies from Greater China (including China, Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan) are displaying an increasing interest in the Rhineland. Its figure increased to almost 900 during the last years. Chinese IT giants Huawei and ZTE oversee their European operations from Düsseldorf, construction machinery manufacturers XCMG has its European headquarters and a development ­ centre in Krefeld while Sany has a ­factory in Bedburg. The autotomotive supplier Kiekert in Heiligenhaus has been taken over by a chinese group. NGC distrubutes since recently drives through-

out Europe from Duisburg while Dong Feng sells ­agricultural machines from Wuppertal. Finally there is Lead in Cologne, whose main activities are the development, production and distribution of PC-components.

JAPAN

The area around Immermannstrasse in the state capital Düsseldorf is often referred to as ‚little Tokyo‘, and with good reason. Ninety percent of all Japanese companies in North Rhine-Westphalia are based in the city or the neighbouring districts of Mettmann and Neuss. Japanese companies represent numerous sectors Including the automotive industry (Toyota, Nissan), IT / communications (Canon, Epson, Kyocera, NEC), photo­graphy (Canon, Fuji), mechanical engineering and steel (Komatsu, Mitsubishi, Nippon Steel), high tech material (Toho Tenax) and cosmetics (Shiseido). In 2014 Futec settled down in Duisburg, a manufacturer of inspection systems for the printing industry.

BELGIUM, NORWAY, SWEDEN AND MANY MORE

Scores of other big companies from almost every country in Europe and many other corners of the globe have chosen to set up in the area. The Belgian presence include UCB Pharma in Mon­ heim and Rheinkalk in Wülfrath, where is limestone mining and processing. Examples from Norway are Hydro Aluminium with operations in Neuss, Grevenbroich and the energy supplier Statkraft, which organizes the business in Germany from Düsseldorf and runs a power plant in Hürth. Ericsson, the Swedish manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, has its German headquarters in Düsseldorf along with research institutes in Aachen and Herzogenrath. Meanwhile the security services provider Securitas and the tool maker Sandvik are based in Düsseldorf.

France has a high profile in the Rhineland with the German head offices of car producers Renault in Brühl and Peugeot/Citroën located in Cologne, while those of cosmetics company L’Oréal are to be found in Düsseldorf and Neuss. Other examples of french companies are the Axa insurance with headquarters in Cologne and Targobank with ist headquarter in Düsseldorf and a service center in Duisburg. The Santander Group from Spain focuses its banking activities in Germany in Mönchengladbach. Edscha Holding GmbH, part of the Spanish corporate group Gestamp is a global market leader for hinge systems based in Remscheid. The presence of Korean companies increased significantly during the last years, including the German headquarters of LG Electronics in Ratingen and several operations of the Doosan group in Dormagen and Ratingen. Since Tata Steel took over the Corus Group, India has been represented by the steel businesses Hille & Müller in Düsseldorf and Degels in Neuss.

A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SMALL COMPANIES ARE FROM POLAND AND TURKEY

The most active nation when it comes to establishing small companies is Poland: 8,160 people from the neighbouring state not far to the east have acquired a trading licence, making up more than 19 percent of all small companies from abroad. The Turks are in second place slightly behind with 8.077 companies. The presence of both communities in the Rhineland is underlined by an increasing number of registered companies, which are now 350 companies from Turkey and 160 from Poland. The third, fourth, and fifth place of small companies are taken by the Italians (2,872), ­Romanians (2,422) and Greek (2,158).

After the takeover of Thyssen Krupp Nirosta by ­Outokumpu, there is a major company from Finnland located in Krefeld with a stainless steel mill. Foreign companies in the Rhineland

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CLOSE-UP: THE DISTRICTS COVERED BY THE SEVEN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN THE RHINELAND AACHEN

It is perhaps not surprising that Aachen is a particularly international and cosmopolitan city as it is situated right where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands come together. Major companies and research facilities around the world are highly appreciative of one of ­Europe‘s most research-intensive regions. The industrial scene is dominated by mechanical engineering and chemicals as well as the production of rubber, plastic goods, paper and food. The region is also home to innovative firms working in such future-oriented sectors as energy, engineering services, IT, life sciences, automotive and environmental engineering. The IHK covers the region of the Städteregion Aachen as well as the districts of Düren, Heinsberg and Euskirchen.

BONN/RHEIN-SIEG

The economic structure of the region is determined by the service sector. In particular the area accommodates the information and telecommunications branch, the logistics sector and other providers of production related services. The manufacturing sector also has a strong presence in the Rhein-Sieg District, especially the plastics industry, mechanical engineering and automotive component suppliers. Nine­teen UN bodies and around 150 international organisations and NGOs are located in Bonn, helping it to enjoy considerable international networking in the fields of renewable energy, sustainable resources ma­ nagement and cooperation with development projects. The city also offers world-class facilities for organising international conferences, meetings and other events and ranks as an outstanding science and research hub.

COLOGNE

Proud of its Roman origins, the city of Cologne has over its long history developed into one of Germany‘s principal logistical 12

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centres and is now home to one of the country‘s largest freight depots and possesses the second largest inland harbour and cargo airport in Germany. Cologne is also a hub for the insurance industry, creative industries and the media sector. Industry as a whole has established strong international links with an export ratio of over 50 percent, yet Cologne is also an innovative, research-intensive academic region with several institutes of higher education. The IHK Köln District incorporates the urban districts of Cologne and Leverkusen as well as the districts of Oberberg, Rhein-Erft and Rhein-Berg.

DÜSSELDORF

The capital of North Rhine-Westphalia is one of the most international cities in Germany. The region profits from the proximity to all national and European markets and the services of Düsseldorf Airport and the Messe Düsseldorf. The city‘s Japanese business community is one of the largest in Europe. In recent years, a constantly growing Chinese presence underlines the strong Asian character. Düsseldorf today is a business hub for leading industrial firms as well as the telecommunications, advertising, finance, legal advice, management consultancy, fashion and life sciences sectors. The area covered by the Chamber includes the Mettmann District where business activity focuses on the automotive supply industry, pharmaceutical industry as well as keys, locks, and security technology.

DUISBURG AND THE LOWER RHINE AREA

The district of Niederrhein Chamber of Commerce and Industry comprises the city of Duisburg and the districts of Wesel and Kleve. Logistics is a significant field of competence in this region. Many national and international logistics companies settled down especially in the port of Duisburg – Europe’s biggest inland port – but also in other cities nearby. Likewise, mate-

rial technologies are of big importance as you find in Duisburg the biggest production of iron and steel in Europe. Other main sectors are the chemical industry, IT technologies, Energy and environment, food processing and tourism.

MITTLERER NIEDERRHEIN

The region – which includes the cities of Krefeld and Mönchengladbach, the Rhine County of Neuss and the Viersen District – extends from the Rhine in the east to the Dutch border in the west. With an extensive motorway network and conveniently located airports and inland harbours, the region is superbly connected. No wonder so many international companies – which now account for a significant proportion of the region‘s 50 percent-plus export ratio – have based themselves here. The main industries in Mittlerer Niederrhein are chemicals, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, steel, aluminium, lignite mining, energy supply, textiles and (semi-luxury) foods.

WUPPERTAL-SOLINGENREMSCHEID

The Bergisch tri-city district of Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid is traditionally known for manufacturing and accounts for a share of around 36 percent. ­Industries include the production of metal products, mechanical engineering, the electrical industry, metal production and processing, the chemicals industry, automobile manufacture, the food and animal fodder industry and the rubber and plastics sector. Over time numerous companies from abroad have settled in the area with a view to exploiting local know-how. With an export ratio approaching 50 percent, the business community of the Bergisches Land has excellent international links. Another mainstay of the region is the services industry, which focuses on trade and business services.

Tab. 3 Number of foreign companies in the Rhineland registered companies country number AACHEN 1 Belgium 459 2 Netherlands 433 3 USA 94 4 United Kingdom 65 5 Switzerland 65 6 France 50 7 Greater China* 45 8 Luxembourg 45 9 Austria 37 10 Italy 33 Other countries 200 Total 1,526 BONN/RHEIN-SIEG 1 USA 86 2 Switzerland 81 3 Netherlands 60 4 United Kingdom 48 5 Greater China* 46 6 Luxembourg 38 7 Austria 35 8 France 32 9 Italy 27 10 Belgium 24 Other countries 235 Total 712 COLOGNE 1 Netherlands 299 2 USA 288 3 Switzerland 269 4 France 218 5 United Kingdom 215 6 Greater China* 137 7 Austria 130 8 Turkey 121 9 Belgium 109 10 Luxembourg 96 Other countries 809 Total 2,691 DÜSSELDORF 1 Netherlands 581 2 USA 431 3 United Kingdom 405 4 Greater China* 385 5 Switzerland 268 6 Japan 256 7 France 236 8 Austria 148 9 Sweden 129 10 Russian Federation 116 Other countries 1,354 Total 4,309

small companies country

number

Turkey Poland Netherlands Romania Greece Italy Bulgaria Belgium Serbia Russian Federation Other countries Total

837 795 557 404 248 245 170 163 109 103 1,585 5,216

Poland Turkey Italy Romania Greece Bulgaria Iran Russian Federation Austria Netherlands Other countries Total

657 580 280 253 205 149 127 99 84 81 1,657 4,172

Poland Turkey Italy Romania Bulgaria Greece Iran Croatia Russian Federation Ukraine Other countries Total

2,983 2,616 986 709 482 428 278 264 226 194 3,588 12,754

Poland Turkey Greece Italy Romania Croatia Bulgaria Russian Federation Ukraine Netherlands Other countries Total

2,257 1,274 669 639 422 280 239 231 193 189 3,147 9,540

registered companies small companies country number country number DUISBURG AND THE LOWER RHINE AREA 1 Netherlands 904 Turkey 1,489 2 Switzerland 103 Netherlands 555 3 USA 91 Poland 277 4 United Kingdom 86 Italy 245 5 Turkey 48 Greece 122 6 France 41 Romania 84 7 Greater China* 38 Bosnia Herzegovina 77 8 Luxembourg 38 Croatia 74 9 Belgium 26 Serbia 65 10 Austria 23 Bulgaria 59 Other countries 227 Other countries 964 Total 1,625 Total 4,011 MITTLERER NIEDERRHEIN 1 Netherlands 485 Turkey 1,163 2 Greater China* 151 Poland 1,145 3 USA 125 Romania 547 4 Switzerland 99 Greece 435 5 United Kingdom 83 Italy 422 6 Japan 73 Netherlands 269 7 Italy 69 Serbia 149 8 Belgium 57 Croatia 123 9 Turkey 57 Bulgaria 116 10 France 56 United Kingdom 111 Other countries 420 Other countries 1,730 Total 1,675 Total 6,210 WUPPERTAL-SOLINGEN-REMSCHEID 1 Greater China* 87 Turkey 118 2 Netherlands 61 Italy 55 3 Switzerland 53 Greece 51 4 USA 48 Poland 46 5 Austria 29 Maroc 21 6 France 29 Ukraine 18 7 Turkey 26 Russian Federation 17 8 Italy 26 Serbia 17 9 United Kingdom 21 Croatia 10 10 Belgium 12 Vietnam 10 Other countries 125 Other countries 154 Total 517 Total 517 * China, Hongkong, Macao, Taiwan

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CONTACTS AND ADRESSES

IHK Düsseldorf Ernst-Schneider-Platz 1 40212 Düsseldorf Germany www.duesseldorf.ihk.de

Niederrheinische IHK zu Duisburg Mercatorstr. 22–24 47051 Duisburg Germany www.ihk-niederrhein.de

Robert Butschen phone: +49 (0)211 3557-217 fax: +49 (0)211 3557-412 email: [email protected]

Dr. Thomas Hanicke phone: +49 (0)203 2821-284 fax: +49 (0)203 2821-356 email: [email protected]

IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid Heinrich-Kamp-Platz 2 42103 Wuppertal Germany www.wuppertal.ihk24.de

Duisburg Düsseldorf

IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein Friedrichstr. 40 41460 Neuss Germany www.mittlerer-niederrhein.ihk.de Jörg Raspe phone: +49 (0)2131 9268-561 fax: +49 (0)2151 635-44561 email: [email protected]

IHK Aachen Theaterstr. 6–10 52062 Aachen Germany www.aachen.ihk.de Claudia Masbach phone: +49 (0)241 4460-296 fax: +49 (0)241 4460-149 email: [email protected]

Aachen

Beatrice Achim phone: +49 (0)202 2490-515 fax: +49 (0)202 2490-999 email: [email protected]

Wuppertal

Neuss

Cologne

Bonn

IHK Köln Unter Sachsenhausen 10–26 50667 Köln Germany www.ihk-koeln.de Christoph Hanke phone: +49 (0)221 1640-552 fax: +49 (0)221 1640-559 email: [email protected]

IHK Bonn / Rhein-Sieg Bonner Talweg 17 53113 Bonn Germany www.ihk-bonn.de Armin Heider phone: +49 (0)228 2284-144 fax: +49 (0)228 2284-225 email: [email protected]

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Foreign companies in the Rhineland

Foreign companies in the Rhineland

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