Investment guide Europe’s leading integrated oil and chemical cluster ith this investment guide ANTWERP we aim to support you IN THE W in your decision-making WORLD process to realize an investment ANTWERP project in the heart of Europe. IN WESTERN The port of Antwerp is a crucial link EUROPE in a supply chain that connects you to the inner European market and the ANTWERP rest of the world. But the port is also IN BELGIUM home to the largest integrated oil and chemical cluster in Europe. Here you will find all the necessary partners for your enterprise: suppliers of raw materials and intermediates, technical ADA CAN Antwerp contractors and logistical support, ND A A financial, legal and administrative US CA RI MEDITE services, and of course… customers. E RR M A A N N E They all operate in a competitive TI AN LA
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"It is a great honour, and a great pleasure, as mayor of Our industrial port centre has a lot to offer and we are the City of Antwerp to invite and welcome you in our city confident that we can help you with all your questions, and port. Your interest creates expectations we are eager needs and requirements, whether big or small. We offer you to meet. Antwerp has much to offer. We provide triple-A a multimodal crossroad in the industrial heart of Europe. performance in a triple-C area: Chemistry, Connectivity and Antwerp is a major seaport a good distance inland, the Culture; Prepare to be amazed! Antwerp, the economic ideal gateway to Europe, as it has been for more than heart of Belgium and the largest city in the Flemish region, 500 years. Five centuries of experience, innovations and is open for business, and our City Council is a business- growth. friendly government. Eddy Bruyninckx Marc Van Peel CEO Antwerp Port Authority Chairman Antwerp Port Authority, Bart De Wever Deputy Mayor of Antwerp Mayor of Antwerp
Investment guide 3 10 good reasons to invest in the Antwerp oil and chemical cluster 5 hard facts: 5 supporting arguments:
1 2 3 1 2 3 The centre of Leading Favourable Qualified and Personal Innovation Europe European oil and investment committed one-stop-shop and R&D Single customs union chemical cluster climate workforce support Knowledge-intensive Close to centres of industry economy Highly integrated cluster Excellent investment and Highly qualified and Dedicated oil and chemical Optimal quadrimodal access Multiple centres of Extensive pipeline network permit climate productive workforce teams access excellence Multiple tank storage Investment stimulating Top ranking education Open, accessible and service- specialists incentives system minded P 7 P 24 Well connected value chains Supplementary subsidies Specialist training platforms Presence of European industry federations P 11 P 15 P 20 P 22
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Availability of Financial and Decision makers Excellent quality all technical legal support next door of life services nearby Belgian and European Excellent housing & leisure decision makers at 45 km facilities Diverse storage facilities Simple procedures EU administrations nearby Multicultural environment Unique pool of technical EU administrative Pragmatic approach & international schools contractors departments close by At the crossroad of history SHE and product compliance International finance P 26 and new trends partners institutions P P 17 P 19 28
4 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 5 1 The centre of Europe
Gateway to Europe and to the world In the centre of European industry and consumption Excellent infrastructure FINLAND Euromarket: 28 member states with free movement of goods, people and capital SWEDEN ESTONIA
LATVIA EUROPEAN DENMARK LITHUANIA CHEMICAL Teesside CLUSTERS Copenhagen UNITED KINGDOM Hamburg ARA region (Antwerp- IRELAND NETHERLANDS Rotterdam-Amsterdam) Bremen Amsterdam POLAND East of the Ruhr region, North Rotterdam Antwerp GERMANY London Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Düsseldorf Palatinate, Munich BELGIUM Frankfurt CZECH REPUBLIC South of the Paris region, Le Havre LUX. SLOVAKIA Le Havre, Dunkirk, Lyon, Paris Munich Marseille, Milan, Turin, Bern AUSTRIA HUNGARY Barcelona SWITZERLAND Lyon SLOVENIA West London, Teesside ROMANIA Milan CROATIA FRANCE Marseille Turin ITALY BULGARIA
Barcelona PORTUGAL
GREECE SPAIN
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The location of BASF in the Port of Antwerp with direct access to road, rail, deep sea and inland waterways as well as an extended “ pipeline infrastructure and sufficient tank storage facilities, is definitely a key differentiator for our Antwerp site.”
Wouter DE GEEST, Managing Director BASF Antwerpen
Port of Antwerp 7 ll the main West European centres of industry and consumption lie within a radius of 1000 km. 60% of European purchasing power lies A Rotterdam within a radius of 500 km, giving you unrivalled market coverage.
Single customs union Centres of industry Optimal quadrimodal The Euromarket is a unified mar- If you opt for Antwerp you will access Marl ket: the market conditions in all 28 become part of the leading cluster Flanders has the densest road member states are identical, with of the European petrochemical in- network in Europe, as well as an THE NETHERLANDS Rheinberg free movement of goods, people dustry. In Belgium alone there are extensive network of railways and and capital throughout the EU. more than 500 oil and petrochemi- waterways. It also lies at the centre Antwerp The EU is a single customs union: cal companies together employing of pipeline networks transporting Terneuzen Olen all goods go through import/export 150,000 people and generating 25% various kinds of products to and Geel formalities only once after which of the industry added value, twice from the rest Tessenderlo they are free to move anywhere in the average of the EU. of Europe. GERMANY the EU. Beringen If you opt for Antwerp, you choose Despite its small area, Belgium Leverkusen Melsbroek for the gateway to Europe and you plays an important role in world- Genk will be connected to the world. Its wide trade. The openness of the Sittard-Geleen central location close to major in- Belgian and Flemish economies Bonn dustrial and consumer centres and reflects their geographical position Lille its excellent multimodal transport and the vital importance of foreign NORD PAS DE CALAIS Feluy network make it an ideal base to trade. invest. BELGIUM
Jemeppe-sur-Sambre
Waziers Maubeuge Frankfurt/main After considering different options across Europe and the United States, Antwerp emerged as the perfect investment location. FRANCE “ The positive investment conditions and the strong industrial policy
of the government of Flanders were certainly key to our decision Karlsruhe Ludwigshafen making process. Furthermore, the Port of Antwerp provides Burghausen excellent logistics and connectivity, making it an excellent location to ship worldwide. The Port of Antwerp has a very well educated
and experienced pool of people from which we have been able EUROPEAN PIPELINE The pipeline network is not limited to quickly build a world class team. The fact that we could also NETWORK to the Antwerp cluster alone but also " connects neighbouring clusters in the establish strong raw materials integration with nearby companies Naphtha, Condensate " Liquid hydrocarbon Netherlands, France and Germany within the port obviously played a key role too.” " Ethylene " Propylene Marc LEBEL, President and CEO " Fuel oil, Diesel FRX Polymers " Crude oil " Hydrogen " Nitrogen " Oxygen
8 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 9 2 Leading European oil and chemical cluster
Largest integrated European oil and chemical cluster Stable supply of feedstock, raw materials and intermediates Mutual benefical synergies through integration of products and energy Outstanding pipeline connectivity, tank storage and product handling Green, brownfield and co-siting sites available
21 3 5 4 COMPANIES OPERATING 6 IN THE OIL AND Q 8 CHEMICAL SECTOR 79 A 1 8B 2 BASF DC 3 BASF DOW HPPO E 4 Ineos-Styrolution F 5 Eurochem \ G Air Liquide 7 [ 6 Gunvor Petroleum Antwerp H 7 Ineos H 8 Solvay X Z 9 Inovyn Y A I B Henkel L J Ferro K C Monsanto X LV D Eastman 7 U L E W JT F Evonik Degussa S G FRX Polymers RQPO H Covestro R I Lanxess S Kuraray J Total Refinery T 3M ExxonMobil U Arlanxeo K Refinery + Petrochemicals V BECO2 M ATPC Seppic N L Total Petrochemicals W Nippon Shokubai M Kuwait Petroleum (Q8) X Borealis N BP Lubricants Y Lawter O DOW Z Lubrizol P Momentive [ Monument Chemical Q Praxair \ Ashland
10 Antwerp, your gateway to Europe Port of Antwerp 11 efining more than 40 million tonnes of crude oil a year and home THE HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRATION AND DIVERSITY R to Europe’s — and one of the world’s — most integrated oil and ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN IS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD chemical clusters, the Port of Antwerp is the cornerstone of the European BUILDING FINAL petrochemical industry. RAW MATERIALS FEEDSTOCKS COMMODITIES INTERMEDIATES BLOCKS PRODUCTS
Highly integrated cluster Extensive pipeline Is there still room for you Natural gas, Methanol Formaldehyde Glues, Resins Home to both base chemicals network in the cluster? Methane, Synthesis C1 Crude oil, and fine chemicals production, The Port of Antwerp has over Yes, there certainly is. There are Refinery residue gas Ammonia, Urea, AN, Condensate Fertilisers the Antwerp oil and chemical 1000 kilometres of intra-port possibilities for co-siting on both Nitric acid CAN, UAN cluster can offer great integration pipeline infrastructure at its the right and left bank of the 3 Natural gas, PVC, Glycols, possibilities. More than 7 million m disposal, transporting over 100 port, with lots of opportunities C2-C3, PE, EDC, VCM Polymers, EPDM, C Crude oil, Ethylene EVOH, Ethyl, NBO, of third-party liquid storage products permitting the exchange for synergies (integration of 2 Naphtha Ethylene oxide Copolymers solutions, 2 top 10 refineries, of substances with a very high production, energy and/or services). Condensate Glycol ethers 4 steam crackers and no fewer than degree of reliability. All this makes Optimised sharing of costs and Natural gas, Polypropylene 30 companies operating in the oil Antwerp the most important node services features prominently. C2-C3, Propylene, Polymers e.g., C Crude oil, Propylene oxide, Polyols, SAP 3 Naphtha Propane Polyurethane and chemical sector, including in Europe’s pipeline network. Finally there are sites totalling Condensate Acrylic acid at least 10 top world players, all 1000 hectares (greenfield and located in the port area. They are Well connected brownfield) throughout the port Refinery off-gas, Acrylonitrile, supported by world players in the value chains available for further development C Crude oil Mixed C4 Butadiene Polybutadiene 4 Naphtha Butadiene, Styrene contracting and logistics sectors. The experience in the oil and of the oil & chemical sector. chemical sector built up in the Port Cyclohexane, Multiple tank storage of Antwerp guarantees a stable Benzene, BPA, Nylon 66, Polycarbonate, C Crude oil Naphtha Caprolactam, specialists supply of feedstock, raw materials 6 Toluene MDI Polyurethane There is a wide range of logistics and intermediates, together with Aniline companies specialising in tank smooth transport of finished storage and product handling products to a continental market C7,8 Crude oil Naphtha Mixed xylenes O, P-Xylene PA, PTA PET (storage and transport). 10 specialist that stretches from Scandinavia to Plastics, firms — all working according to the Mediterranean, from the UK to Sea water, PVC, MDI, CI Chlorine, NaOH EDC, Phosgene VCM Polyurethane, the highest HSE standards and the Caucasus. Brine Hypochlorites present in the main European ports But also overseas markets are Bleach and industrial areas — offer 16 within reach of your Antwerp third-party tank terminals with a production plants, thanks to the total storage capacity of more than port. SHIP, PIPELINE, BARGE 7 million cubic metres. PIPELINE, BARGE, RAIL
RAIL, ROAD
The large cluster of chemical companies ensures the availability MAINLY ROAD of many, often pipeline delivered, raw materials and utilities. “ In our case, we also benefit from close collaboration with BASF items produced in the Antwerp cluster Source: EPCA, Results of the Think Tank Sessions, Aug 07 which includes services like site security, a fire brigade and central infrastructure like a waste water treatment plant. Existing 2014 KOF GLOBALISATION INDEX logistical infrastructure with connections by water, road and rail also delivers a strong logistical advantage for supplying our solid The high level of openness 1 Ireland 92.17 6 Denmark 87.43 is illustrated by the KOF Index in raw materials (phosphate and potassium) and distributing our which Belgium is ranked No 2 on a 2 Belgium 91.61 7 Sweden 87.39 fertilisers to customers in Europe and overseas.” worldwide scale of most globalised countries in the world 3 Netherlands 91.33 8 Portugal 87.01 Filip DE JONGH, Managing Director EuroChem Antwerpen nv 4 Austria 90.48 9 Hungary 85.91
5 Singapore 88.63 10 Finland 85.87
12 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 13 3 Favourable investment climate
Active contribution from European, Belgian, Flemish and local Antwerp city authorities Investment support related to taxes, employment, training and R&D Clear permit policy
Investment and Belgium has a favourable tax the Flemish government can, permit climate environment for innovative through its stateowned company In order to maximise the synergy companies and offers a number of PMV, invest in equity or provide effects the Port of Antwerp aims specific tax incentives — this guide credit guarantees. to continually expand the oil and mentions just a few. chemical cluster. We therefore In addition to this investment actively seek new investment There is the notional interest support a permit policy has been projects. deduction (deduction of risk crafted to help investors make the capital) which means that right decisions and implement We have created an investment companies can deduct a notional them quickly and accurately. and permit climate in which all interest based on their equity from A permit policy that moreover administrations actively contribute: their taxable income. In addition guarantees certainty for your EU institutions, the Belgian federal an advance tax ruling between the project. government, Flemish regional gov- company and the tax authorities ernment as well as the Antwerp city is possible. The advantage is that council. companies obtain clarity and certainty in advance. Investment stimulating incentives Supplementary subsidies Both the Belgian and Flemish In addition to the favourable governments have implemented a tax environment, there is also number of investment stimulating the possibility to benefit from incentives. These range from subsidies and non-tax-related investment incentives and tax- incentives such as subsidies for related schemes to employment, training and environmentally training and R&D advantages. friendly technology. Furthermore,
Based on our extensive experience, the Antwerp petrochemical cluster is very attractive because of general, non-tax features such “ as location, transportation, workforce etc. and certain Belgian tax features such as unique R&D tax incentives and the possibility to obtain binding advance rulings from the Belgian Ruling Commission.”
Bart VERHELST, Partner Global Business Tax/Managing partner Deloitte Antwerpen
14 Port of Antwerp 15 World renowned companies present in Antwerp 4 Technip, Fluor, Amec Foster Wheeler, Jacobs, UOP, Bilfinger ROB, Stork, Cegelec, Cofely Fabricom, Availability of all G&G International, Verwater, Ivens, Sarens, Mourik, Hertel, Actemium, HP, Foxboro, technical services Siemens, ABB, Egemin, Aton, GE...
Presence of specialist technical contractors Storage facilities for liquids, gases and solids Laboratory facilities and services Waste processing
Diverse storage facilities environmental control and waste Last but not least you also need to Within the Antwerp cluster there processing; every specialism is cover the end of the process chain, are plentiful and diversified storage present. i.e. waste processing. Here too facilities for gases, liquids and the Antwerp cluster is home to solids. In total there are 16 fourth SHE and product European leaders in the field, party tank terminals with a total compliance partners including among others storage capacity of more than 7 As for safety, inspection, ¡ Indaver million cubic metres. verification, testing and ¡ Veolia certification, you will find well ¡ SITA-GDF-Suez. Unique pool of technical known international names and contractors experienced, well-equipped local The entire chain of technical companies in the Antwerp oil & contractors is available in the chemical cluster. Large surveyors proximity of the Antwerp cluster. offer extensive laboratory facilities This goes from EPC companies over and associated services, such as: process optimisation specialists to ¡ Bureau Veritas heavy lifting and periodic or daily ¡ AiB/Vinçotte maintenance (MRO, asset integrity ¡ DNV management). Mechanical, piping, ¡ SGS electrical & instrumentation and ¡ Intertek safety equipment; risk analysis, ¡ Saybolt/Core Lab
The world class industrial cluster, competent technical services and consequent potential in the Antwerp area prompted Amec “ Foster Wheeler’s decision to increase our local footprint and invest in a newly established regional office. This move enables us to build on our 40 year legacy in order to deepen client relationships and deliver connected excellence to our local stakeholders.”
Alain RUYS, General Manager Amec Foster Wheeler Belgium
Port of Antwerp 17 5 Financial and legal support nearby
Simple procedures to set up a business Presence of international banks Presence of leading consulting companies
Simple procedures EU administrative depart- International finance Setting up a business involves ments close by institutions relatively simple procedures. Antwerp’s central location in the The international banking world is Official bodies and our dedicated heart of Europe generates even very well represented in Belgium Oil and Chemical team are more more win-win situations. For with a wide range of services and a than willing to listen to you and financial, administrative, legal dense network of branches. are open for any queries you might and taxation services, for instance. have. There is plenty of financial, Brussels is only 45 km away from legal and fiscal support available in Antwerp. In Brussels all major Belgium and within the immediate consulting companies are present. Antwerp / Brussels area. These service providers have good contacts with the European decision makers.
Its central location with an integrated petrochemical cluster, the high productivity and the access to world markets make the “ Port of Antwerp the beating heart of the European petrochemical industry.”
Joost VAN ROOST, President ExxonMobil Benelux
18 Port of Antwerp 19 1 Qualified and committed workforce
Large and varied pool of qualified people Highly educated, multilingual and productive workforce
Highly qualified and Leading universities port 2014–2015 (World Economic productive workforce within 300 km Forum). The Flemish are among The region of Flanders is In the greater Antwerp area you Europe’s most multilingual people, renowned for its highly educated, will find a large and varied pool due partly to the region’s location multilingual and productive of highly qualified employees. at the meeting point of Europe’s workforce. Furthermore the The region has a wide range of three major language groups — employees are famous for their institutes covering all economic Anglo-Saxon, Germanic and Latin. hands-on attitude, customer and and technical disciplines. quality focus, technical knowledge, Moreover, Antwerp is conveniently Specialist training eagerness to learn and reliability, located for graduates from platforms not to mention diplomatic universities and colleges in the Furthermore the Antwerp oil empathy and stress-resistance. European hinterland. Leading and chemical cluster has its own universities in Belgium, the specialist platforms set up by In the oil and chemical sector Netherlands, France and Germany the industry in collaboration especially Belgian employees are are located within a radius with the world of education to also known for their strong work of 300 km. Not surprisingly, supply additional training for its ethic, wide sharing of knowledge engineering and business studies operational personnel. A good and high standards for safety, are well represented in this heavily example is ACTA. It is the process quality and the environment. industrialised part of Europe! industries’ partner for technical Belgian members of personnel at training: mechanical, electro- all levels and in all disciplines are Top ranking for technical, instrumentation and frequently chosen by multinational education system automation as well as process petrochemical companies The Belgian education system has engineering. to supervise and start up an excellent reputation and is international investment projects ranked 7th in the world according in other parts of the world. to the Global Competitiveness Re-
We are convinced the Antwerp petrochemical cluster is one of the strongest in the world, which translates, for example, into a well- “ trained, productive and multilingual workforce.”
Toon VAN MELCKEBEKE, Site Manager Styrolution Belgium nv
20 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 21 Dedicated oil & chemical team Our dedicated oil and chemical team with its 2 specialist Key Account and Business Development Managers will guide you through topics like: Personal one-stop- ¡ SHEQ regulation ¡ Permits ¡ Employment related aspects shop support ¡ Fiscal regime and incentives ¡ Business facilitation ¡ Trade facilitation Dedicated oil and chemical team ensures one-stop-shop approach National and international industry federations located in Brussels Foreign companies supported by Flanders Investment & Trade
Open, accessible and Presence of European SHEQ, energy and sustainability, service-minded industry federations and are available for all your Some of the main advantages In addition to this direct support, “licence to operate” questions. offered by Belgium in general and you as an investor can call For the chemical and by the Antwerp Port Authority upon the specialist expertise of petrochemical industry in in particular are openness, industry federations such as CEFIC particular they offer specialist, in- accessibility and service. Not only (European chemical federation), depth advice on REACH (European will you find great openness for essenscia (Belgian federation of registration system for chemical discussion among local, regional chemical, life sciences & plastics products) and CLP (labelling). and federal governments, you will industries), Fuels Europe (European also obtain direct support from the oil federation) and FBP (Belgian Foreign petrochemical companies Antwerp Port Authority with its petroleum federation). with investment projects in one-stop-shop approach. All these industry federations the Port of Antwerp can obtain are headquartered in Brussels. support from Flanders Investment They have experts for dealing & Trade (FIT) with its many years with personnel matters (HR), of experience in this area, in full confidentiality.
The excellent location and the interconnectivity between the industrial companies, combined with the support provided by the “ Port Authority, makes this chemical cluster in Antwerp an ideal place to invest.”
Dan YANKOWSKI, President Praxair Europe
22 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 23 3 Innovation and R&D
Strong focus on innovation and R&D R&D incentives available Oil and chemical related centres of excellence Platforms for exchanging expertise and know-how
Knowledge-intensive has its own platforms for expertise VITO (Flemish Institute for economy and know-how. The following in Technological Research) is a leading The Flemish region has a strong particular are relevant to the oil European independent research focus on innovation and R&D. and chemical industries: and consultancy centre in the A dense network of universities, areas of clean-tech and sustainable complemented by market- FISCH (Flanders Innovation development, elaborating driven strategic research centres Hub for Sustainable Chemistry) The solutions for the large societal in selected fields, drives the mission of FISCH is to identify, challenges of today. VITO provides knowledge-intensive economy. stimulate and catalyse innovations innovative and high-quality Leading competence centres for sustainable chemistry in solutions, whereby large and small collaborate closely with industrial Flanders. It is the first chemistry companies can gain a competitive companies. knowledge centre in Europe that advantage, and advises industry has sustainability as the main and governments on determining R&D and innovation are major criterion for the assessment and their policy for the future. items on the government’s implementation of projects. FISCH agenda and special provisions and creates a forum where small, VIB (Flemish Institute for incentives have been developed medium and large enterprises from Biotechnology) is world class. VIB in order to further stimulate all Flemish industries implement is a collaboration between all the innovation and a knowledge-based sustainable (bio)chemical solutions, Flemish universities and various economy. through open collaboration for a private research centres in all positive contribution to the current life sciences. It centralises the Multiple centres of and future societal challenges. renowned research expertise that excellence Specifically, FISCH strives for the is available within the In the oil and chemical sector there creation of new value chains based Flemish universities. are various product related centres on the application of sustainable of excellence, and the sector also chemistry.
Our Antwerp site hosts the worldwide competence centre for the production of MetAMINO(R) (DL-methionine) in the Evonik group. “ It is for this reason that we chose Antwerp as the first location worldwide to produce on a commercial scale AQUAVI® Met-Met, an innovative feed additive for the cultivation of shellfish and shrimp in aquaculture.”
Dr. Emmanuel AUER, Head of Animal Nutrition Business Line Evonik Industries
24 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 25 4 Political headquaters nearby
Brussels, capital of Belgium and of Europe All main Belgian and European authorities are located in Brussels Contacts with decision makers are free, easy and pragmatic
Belgian and European EU administrations nearby Pragmatic approach decision makers at 45km Here you will also find the In Belgium contacts with decision Contacts with decision makers are EU administrations, the makers at all levels are free and an easy matter, both at Belgian European Commission and the easy. This applies even more so in and at European level. All the main European Parliament. The NATO Antwerp with its long maritime Belgian and European authorities headquarters too is located in tradition. Lines of decision-making are located in Brussels, the capital the greater Brussels area. The are short and direct, and matters of Belgium and of Europe and only European industry associations are dealt with in a pragmatic way. 45 km away from Antwerp. CEFIC and Fuels Europe can And should you need advice on The Belgian federal ministries and introduce you to the European dealing with officialdom, there are the Flemish regional ministries are bodies. And many international experts to help you at all levels. similarly located in Brussels. organisations (including the UN, UNESCO etc.) have branch offices in Brussels.
The proximity of Brussels is beneficial for the Antwerp based chemical industry as it facilitates the dialogue and exchange of “ expertise between the sector and policymakers. Both essenscia and Cefic, the representatives of the chemical industry at the regional, national and European level are Brussels-based, close to the institutions.”
Frank BECKX, Managing Director essenscia Vlaanderen
26 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 27 5 Excellent quality of life
International schools Rich history but still one of the trendiest cities Crossroads of Europe Gastronomy, art, fashion and diamonds
Excellent housing & leisure Multicultural environment At the crossroad of history facilities & international schools and new trends Antwerp is a great place to live. In Antwerp offers a truly Antwerp, a bustling international or near the old city centre there is multicultural environment with port city, manages to keep in a wide range of houses, apartments an ingrained mix of nationalities. touch with its history while at and lofts available at affordable Nearby, there are several the same time remaining at prices. Just outside the city there international schools (with the forefront of developments. is a green belt with a variety of dedicated school transport) and a The entire architectural history of housing options in a countryside good choice of English-speaking Europe can be discovered here, as setting with a wide range of sports clubs and societies. Add to that well as cutting-edge international and leisure facilities. the fact that the majority of the developments in culture, fashion inhabitants speak more than one and cuisine. Antwerp’s focus on language and Antwerp becomes fashion and cultural tourism has an attractive place to settle. paid off, earning it the title of In theatres, concert halls and ‘trendiest city’ in many travel open-air museums the Latin, articles and guides. Germanic and Anglo-Saxon cultures come together in a true melting pot. Ballet performances and classical, jazz and pop concerts all vie for attention in Antwerp. Did you know that Belgium is the N° 1 place for summer music festivals?
Antwerp offers everything an international city should have — it is a “ great place where tradition and innovation go hand in hand.” Kentaro MORIKAWA, Secretary General Nippon Shokubai Europe nv
28 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 29 Contact details
Governmental Sector and investment Training, Research organisations organisations & Development
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30 Investment guide Port of Antwerp 31 NOTES With its unique position at the heart of the European oil and chemical industry, the port of Antwerp offers continuity and sustainable innovation in a world of constant change. World-class logistics and storage facilities react with unsurpassed operational excellence and customer focus. A chemistry you can really feel.
FEEL THE CHEMISTRY
COLOPHON Responsible editor Antwerp Port Authority — Design Catapult, Antwerp © Pictures Antwerp Port Authority, Luc Van Haute, Michel Daucy — April 2016 — 101102