Šiauliai region - Invest Lithuania

Šiauliai region
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Riding the road to technical perfection
Your business location in Lithuania
“Our skilled bicycle specialists
and modern manufacturing
line enables us to produce up
to 500 000 bicycles per year
for over 50 global brands.
We are now focusing our
efforts on developing skills
within the industry’s most
cutting-edge field - electrical
bicycle manufacturing.
It’s because of the constant
development of the region’s
technical competences and
local talent that we continue
to thrive.
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Dirk Zwick, Board member, Baltik Vairas
Key facts
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The region’s well-established key
competencies in leather production
and textiles have enabled it to form
a cluster which now services the
renowned worldwide brand Ikea.
With its tradition of television
production and technical manufacturing, Šiauliai has adapted its competencies to supply products across a
number of industries such as heating
and ventilation equipment.
The fully functioning 216 ha. Šiauliai
Industrial park offers a fast and cost
competitive solution for companies
wishing to establish new
manufacturing operations abroad.
The region
contributes 7.6%
to GDP, making
it the 4th largest
contributor in the
country.
Industrial competences
Mechanical engineering
Electrical equipment and
home appliances
Construction materials
Textile and
leather
processing
Bicycles, HVAC equipment and
retail equipment, and metal
components.
Electrical distribution equipment,
household appliances and
electric bicycles.
Cement, roofing sheets and tiles,
facade/interior boards and panels,
and fiber-reinforced composite.
Bedding,
soft furnishings,
mattresses,
clothing, and
footwear and
fishing nets.
TOP EXPORT COUNTRIES
Germany, Sweden, Poland, Latvia,
Russia.
INDUSTRIES SERVED
Interior and fashion, construction and
fishing.
EXPORT PRODUCTION
56%
Labour pool / 2013
286 000 Number of residents
138 600 Labour pool
6 Vocational schools
17,6% Employees in
manufacturing
3 Colleges
1 University
12 420 Number of students
TOP 5 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (BY NUMBER OF STUDENTS)
14,8% Seeking employment
16%
Other
19%
Social & behavioural
€540 Region average salary
9%
Architecture & construction
22%
Business &
administration
17%
Engineering &
engineering professions
17%
Social services & healthcare
Infrastructure
LATVIA
Šiauliai
BALTIC
SEA
Šiauliai Cargo Airport
Immediate access
ŠIAULIAI
PALANGA
KLAIPĖDA
PANEVĖŽYS
Riga Airport (LV)
144 km
Kaunas Airport
161 km
KAUNAS
VILNIUS
RUSSIA
Klaipėda Seaport
161 km
Vilnius Airport
212 km
SEZ
POLAND
BELARUS
Special Economic Zones
Šiauliai industrial park
Šiauliai free economic zone
0% tax on profits and dividends*
Industrial Scandpark (Kuršėnai)
www.scandpark.com
Naujoji Akmene free economic zone
0% tax on profits and dividends*
*Conditions apply
FDI in the region / 2012
FDI STOCK GROWTH (2008-2012)
DK
NL
22%
DE
SE
Top 5 investors by country
IS
€174 m
FDI BY SECTOR (2012)
17%
50% Manufacturing
2012
€142 m
2008
Growth: 23%
30% Agriculture, forestry & fishing
17%
6% Wholesale & retail
3% Real estate operations
11% Other
€174 m
*Sources: Lithuanian National Statistics, 2014
Top manufacturers by sector
Mechanical engineering
Electrical equipment and
home appliances
Construction materials
Textile and leather
processing
Other leading manufacturers in the region
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Rugile Andziukeviciute
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