Investment location Saxony

Investment location Saxony-Anhalt
Taichung, 14 October 2015
IMG
Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH
39104 Magdeburg,
www.investieren-in-sachsen-anhalt-de
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Who is „IMG“?
IMG is the investment promotion and marketing
agency of the German federal State of SaxonyAnhalt
IMG is 100 % owned by the state government
and chaired by the Minister of Science and
Economic Affairs
IMG facilitates foreign direct investment into
Saxony-Anhalt
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Business Case and Project Planning
Location Consultancy
Financial Consultancy
Permitting Assistance
IMG Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft
Sachsen-Anhalt mbH
Region and Tourism
Marketing
Investment
Promotion
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New construction
Office space
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► Support in all bureaucratic and approval procedures
► Consultancy in financial matters
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Saxony-Anhalt: Overview
Major cities:
Magdeburg (capital),
Working population:
1.1 m
Halle
Size:
20,447 sq km
GDP per capita:
21,744 EUR
Inhabitants:
2.3 m
Universities:
7
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Saxony-Anhalt is located in the center of the EU27, the largest
coherent market worldwide with >500 m consumers
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Thereof approx. 25% live within 500 km
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The region is part of the largest market within the EU27,
Germany with 82 m customers
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€ 6.5 bn. of fixed assets form 33 % of foreign investment into
East Germany and make Saxony-Anhalt the number 1 location
for FDI in the region
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Renowned companies with major investments in a dynamic
industrial environment: Dow, Dell, Bayer, IBM, Total, Enercon
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Saxony-Anhalt: Location Advantages
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Easy access to all European markets
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Highly skilled and flexible workforce
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Innovative technologies “Made in Germany” because
of a large number of think tanks
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Reduction of investment costs due to excellent funding
incentives
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A reliable and supportive environment for businesses
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High quality of life
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Confidential and cost-free service through every step
of the investment
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Location in Europe
At the intersection of European transport routes
− at the heart of Germany
federal state: Saxony-Anhalt
− on the A2 motorway:
between Berlin and
Hannover and beyond to
Hamburg or Poland
− on the A14 motorway:
to Leipzig and Munich
− beside Europe’s largest
waterway crossing:
River Elbe, Mittelland canal,
Elbe-Havel canal
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Saxony-Anhalt: Infrastructure
Highways
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Kiel
One of the most efficient road networks in Europe with the
following highways:
A2
Netherlands - Ruhr Area - Magdeburg - Berlin Poland
A9
Berlin - Halle/Leipzig - Munich
A14
Magdeburg - Halle/Leipzig - Dresden
A38
Göttingen - Halle/Leipzig
Schwerin
Hamburg
Bremen
Berlin
Hannover
Potsdam
Magdeburg
Düsseldorf
Dresden
Intermodal Transport
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5 trimodal terminals
Water level-independent connections to Antwerp, Rotterdam,
Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin and Szczecin (PL)
Airports
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Leipzig/Halle: European air cargo hub serving 51 destinations
in 13 countries; 24-hour operating permit for air freight traffic
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Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER)
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Erfurt
Wiesbaden
Mainz
Saarbrücken
Stuttgart
München
Major German Highways
Saxony-Anhalt: Airports
2
Airport Hannover (distance 1h 30min)
3
Airport Leipzig/Halle (distance 50min)
Im Bau
1
International Airports
Airports Berlin (distance 1hour 15min)
5
1
4
Airport Cochstedt (near Magdeburg)
Business Airport Magdeburg
Berlin
2
Hanover
Regional Airports
4
7
5
Magdeburg
6
Dessau
9
Halle
6
Business Airport Dessau
8
3
Leipzig
7
Business Airport Stendal-Borstel
8
Airport Halle-Oppin
9
Airport Ballenstedt
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Highway
4-lane national road
Saxony-Anhalt: Inland Waterways and Ports
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Saxony-Anhalt’s inland ports are well connected to all
major German sea hubs, including Hamburg:
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Kiel
Since the completion of a lock in 2011, the
Magdeburg port is be navigable independently from
river water level down to Lauenburg (near Hamburg)
Schwerin
Weser
Hamburg
Bremen
Berlin
Hannover
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The Magdeburg and Halle port management
companies offer additional logistical services, i. e.
multimodal transport. Additionally, Magdeburg has a
customs office
Mittelland Canal
Potsdam
Magdeburg
Düsseldorf
Dresden
Erfurt
Wiesbaden
Mainz
Saarbrücken
Distances to Hamburg via Waterways from:
Magdeburg
Aken
Dessau-Roß lau
Haldensleben
300 km
345 km
360 km
280 km
48-72 h
72-96 h
72-96 h
48-72 h
Stuttgart
München
Inland Waterways in Germany
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Saxony-Anhalt: Industrial sectors
Mechanical Engineering
Approximately 12,000 employees in over 90 companies,
including FAM, VEM Motors
Chemical and Plastics Industry
25,000 employees in 200 companies, including Dow, Bayer, Linde,
TOTAL; high density of R&D institutions
Automotive Industry
Over 250 companies (ca. 23,000 employees) with a high proportion of
sales in the Automotive Industry in a central location for all European
manufacturers, such as ThyssenKrupp, FEV
ICT
Around 14,500 employees; technology leaders IBM, Dell, Ebay are
present in Saxony-Anhalt
Logistics
Highly developed and modern transport infrastructure, e.g. DHL air
freight hub at Halle/Leipzig airport
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Overview: Mechanical and Plant Engineering
Basic data:
Lower Saxony
► 215 companies with approx. 15,400
employees
Brandenburg
► Business vol. 2.2 bn EUR, export 37%
Fields of work:
► Renewable energy systems (windmills, solar
power plants) 20%
Magdeburg
► Conveying equipment and systems 20%
Dessau
► Tools, mold, special machines and equipment
16 %
► Metal cutting machine tools 13%
► Construction and building machines and
equipment 9%
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Halle
Thuringia
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt: Automotive - OEM
Location of OEM:
► Volkswagen
► BMW
► Mercedes Benz
► Porsche
► Neoplan
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Saxony-Anhalt: Automotive - OEM
Volkswagen:
Opel:
Wolfsburg, Hanover, Brunswik,
Salzgitter, Kassel, Dresden,
Chemnitz, Zwickau/Mosel
Eisenach
Iunder construction
Due to an ideal location in the centre of several OEM
production facilities, Saxony-Anhalt is a prime region
for the supplying industry
Wolfsburg
Brunswick
Hanover
Berlin
Ludwigsfelde
Magdeburg
Salzgitter
Dessau
BMW:
Leipzig, Berlin
Halle
Neoplan:
Porsche:
Plauen
Kassel
Kölleda
Leipzig
Eisenach
Daimler:
Leipzig
Ludwigsfelde, Berlin, Kölleda
Chemnitz Dresden
Plauen
Highway
4-lane national road
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Saxony-Anhalt: Selected suppliers
Nach
Hamburg
Lower Saxony
Strengths
Brandenburg
To
Hamburg
B190n
A24
Berlin
►Mechanical parts for power train
►Aluminum dye cast for engines
A39
Wolfsburg
Hanover
A2
►Rubber and plastics parts
►Tools
►R&D for combustion engines and alternative
power trains (incl. Batteries for EV and PHEV)
A 395
Magdeburg
50 km
100 km
B6n
►Fuel Cells
►Lightweight materials
A9
A14
100 km
Leipzig-Halle
A38
Halle
A38
Leipzig
Thuringia
Saxony
Erfurt
A4
to München
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50 km
to Dresden
Saxony-Anhalt: Chemical Industry
site
main products
Bernburg
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Soda, sodium hydrogen carbonate,
hydrogen peroxide
Bitterfeld
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inorganic products, chlorine products,
specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals
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Solar Valley as the Center of PV
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PE, PP, PET, XpS-Insulation, EpS, PU - and
epoxy adhesives, PS, synthetic rubber, PVC
to Hamburg
B190n
A39
to Berlin
Schkopau
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A2
A 395
A9
Magdeburg
Fraunhofer PAZ pilot plant
Bernburg
Piesteritz
A14
B6n
Leuna
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Bitterfeld
refinery, polymers, gases, catalysts,
specialty chemicals, adhesives, fuels
Germany’s largest chemical park
Halle
A38
to Frankfurt
Piesteritz
Zeitz
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Schkopau
nitrogene products, urea, ammonia, nitric
acid, melamine
Leuna
Zeitz
adipic acid, oil refinery, waxes
to Frankfurt
A4
Motorway
New Federal Road (4 lanes)
to Munich
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A14
Leipzig
to Dresden
Saxony-Anhalt: Chemical Industry
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Saxony-Anhalt: Food Industry
Facts
►22,000 employees generate
annual sales of around 6.63
billion euros (2012)
►Around 1.2 million hectares
used for agriculture, of which
around 85% is arable land
(the highest proportion in
Germany)
►Grain cultivation on more than
half of the arable land,
especially wheat, barley and
sugar beets
►500.000 tons of wheat are produced and milled every year
►50.000 tons of sugar are produced in three refineries
►4 million pigs and over 60 million pieces of poultry are
slaughtered
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IT sector in Saxony-Anhalt
Employee structure
IT-companies by Segments
2014 = 14.500 employees
total number = 550 companies
2%
4%
10%
14%
IT Focus
IT Companies
3%
14%
31%
41%
IT in
Saxony-Anhalt
2%
IT-Hardware
IT-Hardware
TK-Hardware
TK-Hardware
Consumer
Electronics
TK-Services
Consumer
Electronics
TK-Services
Software & ITServices
79%
Software & ITServices
• Around 550 companies
• Around 14.500 employees in the ICT segment
• Europe’s largest twin-core data center built by T-Systems
IT-Hardware, TK- Services, Consumer Electronics (health economy, energy supply, public administration)
Dell Halle GmbH, RegioComGmbH, GISA GmbH, icubicAG, ICS adminserviceGmbH, TXT e-solutionsGmbH,
Radon Labs GmbH, iSoftHealthGmbH, IBM Services Center- Deutschland GmbH
Source: Verband der IT- und Multimediaindustrie Sachsen-Anhalt e. V.
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IT sector in Saxony-Anhalt: companies (selection)
Unternehmen
Produkte/Dienstleistungen
to Hamburg
IT-Services Center: software development
B190n
IT-services provider
A39
to Berlin
to Hanover
IT-services provider / system solutions for the energy
industry
A2
IT-services provider for the eGoverment
A9
A 395
IT-services and Anti-virus Research
Germany‘s largest data center; IT-services provider
A14
B6n
IT-services provider
A38
Service provider for web development in IoT
to Frankfurt
A14
Leipzig
to Dresden
IT-services provider
to Frankfurt
software solutions for Deman & Supply Chain
Management
A4
Autobahn
Federal road (4 lane))
to Munich
Data Management
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Saxony-Anhalt: Research Institutes
Selected Research Institutes
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Logistics, automation, systems engineering,
Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and
Automation (IFF), Magdeburg
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Virtual Development and Training Center (VDTC),
Magdeburg
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Fuel cell systems, Max Planck Institute for
Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems,
Magdeburg
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Alternative drive systems, lightweight construction
and high performance materials, Institute of
Automotive Expertise (IKAM), Magdeburg
Automation technology, industrial communication,
sensor technology, and intelligent transport
systems, ifak, Magdeburg
Wolfsburg
Berlin
Magdeburg
Potsdam
Braunschweig
Cottbus
Dessau
Halle
Leipzig
Dresden
Erfurt
Jena
Chemnitz
Saxony-Anhalt: A Center of Research
Magdeburg Region
Students
Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg:
(natural-, social-, engineering-, and computer sciences)
13,800
University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg/Stendal:
(social, economical and technical education)
4,500
University of Applied Sciences Anhalt:
(technology, economy, civil engineering)
6,700
University of Applied Sciences Harz:
(economics, engineering, management science)
3,200
Halle (Saale) / Leipzig Region
Martin-Luther University of Halle:
(natural-, social-, engineering-, and computer sciences)
University of Leipzig:
(arts, medical-, social sciences)
University of Applied Sciences Merseburg:
(mechatronics, informatics, economics)
Leipzig University of Applied Sciences:
(electrical and mechanical engineering, informatics)
Burg Giebichenstein Halle:
(University for art and Industrial design)
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17,500
31,000
3,100
6,200
1,100
A Reliable and Supportive Environment for Businesses
Local Environment
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high safety standards
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a high level of protection for intellectual property
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political stability and a reliable legal system
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High degree of industry acceptance
Corporate taxes in comparison
(in %)
40
35
30
25
20
Service
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Efficient administration and approval procedures
(e.g. planning permission generally issued in 4
weeks)
15
10
5
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free, professional and client-oriented consultancy
service by IMG
Source: German Federal Ministry of Finance 2013, GTAI, own calculations
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Saxony-Anhalt: Investment Incentives
Investment grants
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small business
up to 35%
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medium-sized business
up to 25%
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large business
up to 15%
Staff
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up to 70% grants for general personnel training
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up to 35% grants for practise-based training
according to investor’s requirements
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free customised training according to your
requirements for currently unemployed people
Guarantees
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Guarantees for up to 80% of investment loans
Funding area C
Funding area D
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Saxony-Anhalt: A High Quality of Life
Cultural Diversity
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Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Bauhaus Dessau,
the Garden Kingdom of Dessau Wörlitz, Quedlinburg and
Martin Luther Memorial Towns Eisleben and Wittenberg
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Romanesque Road: monuments from the Middle Ages in
60 locations
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Masterpieces of music: Bach, Handel & Weill
Leisure & Nature
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Nebra Sky Disk
Cathedral of Magdeburg
Harz Mountains, two biosphere reserves (Middle Elbe,
Südharz), the "Elbe River Landscape" UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve, and supraregional Elbe cycle path
Bauhaus Dessau
Well-developed sports infrastructure (golf, hiking, horseriding, water sports)
Living
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Affordable land for building
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High-quality living space in an attractive location
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Bilingual preschools and primary schools, 22 “Europe
Schools”
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Millenium Tower in Magdeburg,
highest wooden building in
Germany
Harz National Park
IMG contacts
Oliver Kö hn
Senior Manager
Head of Business
Development
Investment and Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt
Am Alten Theater 6
39104 Magdeburg
P: +49 (391) 568 9930
F: +49 (391) 568 9950
M: +49 151 52626463
Mail: [email protected]
Mathias Obieglo
Regional Manager
Asia
Investment and Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt
Am Alten Theater 6
39104 Magdeburg
P: +49 (391) 568 9922
F: +49 (391) 568 9950
Mail: [email protected]
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