Vital & Versatile Œ the Economic Area Rottal-Inn
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District of Rottal-Inn Vital & Versatile – The Economic Area Rottal-Inn Waldemar Herfellner District Office Rottal-Inn, Manager District Development Dept. 1 District of Rottal-Inn Key data – overview of the region Surface area 842 sq mi Population as of June 30, 2011 117,871 inhabitants Population density: 140 persons/sq mi (Lower Bavaria 300, Bavaria 464) 31 communities, three of which are the city centers Eggenfelden, Pfarrkirchen, Simbach am Inn 2 District of Rottal-Inn Top location Good supra-regional traffic and marketing connections Czech Rep. Munich, Regensburg, Salzburg, Passau,... quickly accessible The Austrian and Southeast European markets are right on our doorstep Austria 3 District of Rottal-Inn Traffic connections 4 District of Rottal-Inn Airport Eggenfelden valuable infrastructural facility airfield suitable for instrument flight technically equipped to handle business flights, any time - day or night For businessmen for whom the factor time plays an important part in assuring their competitiveness!! 5 District of Rottal-Inn Labor market - "very busy" Labor market as of June 2012 Unemployment rate 2.8 % (1,743 persons) One of the lowest unemployment rates in Bavaria is indicative of the healthy economic structure supported by small and medium-sized businesses Training place market Readiness of the companies to provide training is high – there were 14% more apprenticeships reported than in a comparative time period of the preceding year Focal point in 2012: job opportunities in the handicraft sector 6 District of Rottal-Inn Economic data – “highly productive" Employees subject to social insurance contributions: Sept. 30, 2010: 33,965, % change compared to 2000: + 4.1 Wage earners at their job sites 2009: 53,500, distributed as follows: Agriculture and forestry: 4,200 8 % Manufacturing industry: 17,800 33 % Trade, hospitality sector, transportation: 12,800 24 % Other service branches: 18,800 35 % Gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices in millions of euros 1999: 2,546; 2009: 3,090 Change: +21.4 7 District of Rottal-Inn Industrial site - "the economy is booming" Increase in industrial workplaces since 2005 Ranked 1st in the CCI region of Lower Bavaria in the production and processing of metal Approx. 3,400 employees Top companies on site February 17, 2012 Cooperation agreement with Chinese partner signed On February 17, 2012 following five days of negotiation the cooperation agreement between Neumayr High-Tech Fassaden and Century Star was signed by the two directors. The agreement runs for nine years and binds the two partners to one another exclusively for the term of the agreement. Goal is to provide high-quality facades for the Asian region with a volume of 100 million euros over the next five years. In particular, Neumayr will be responsible for the planning and consultation during the course of the projects. In May 2012 the ultra-modern factory with a production area of 645,000 sq ft will be completed in the vicinity of Guangzhou. This represents a milestone for the mutual future of the companies. 8 District of Rottal-Inn Industrial site - "the economy is booming" Increase in industrial workplaces since 2005 Growth sectors Textiles, clothing, leather goods Food, drinks and tobacco industry 9 District of Rottal-Inn Handicrafts – "highly productive" Front-runner in Lower Bavaria 2,300 companies – 11,000 employees Focus in the training place market in 2012 Job vacancies in the handicraft sector 143 company start-ups in 2010 The Chamber of Crafts for Lower Bavaria/ Upper Palatinate has its own branch office and a training center in Pfarrkirchen 10 District of Rottal-Inn Wood & wood products – "We use everything" The regional businesses, the entrepreneurs and their skilled employees, their products and services innovative, creative, competent 11 District of Rottal-Inn Environmental technology – application of the Renewable Energy Law – "already over the target" Innovation: the house that turns with the sun 12 District of Rottal-Inn Value creation areas in the industry – "We are right up front" Building services engineering – Rottal-Inn, largest center in the CCI region of Lower Bavaria Life sciences Information and communications industry 13 District of Rottal-Inn Industrial sites – "a lot of space in the country" Attractive and low-priced, good traffic connections Trade tax factor 2011 in % Rottal-Inn, average of 343 Large industrial parks: Pfarrkirchen Eggenfelden Simbach am Inn Gangkofen Commercial and industrial area Morolding 14 District of Rottal-Inn Schools & education – "soon to be an education region" 4 secondary schools 3 college preparatory high schools 1 state technical college and upper vocational school 8 vocational schools and in-service training institutes Castle Mariakirchen – branch campus of the University of Deggendorf Education Fair for Southeastern Bavaria April 19th/20th 2013 in Eggenfelden/Gern 15 District of Rottal-Inn ...... Site of higher education ...... Castle Mariakirchen – branch campus of the University of Deggendorf Bad Birnbach, site of thermal baths and higher education VPT Training College for Physiotherapy Cooperation with the Steinbeis Univ. in Berlin since August 2012 Boost for the healthcare region 16 District of Rottal-Inn Top companies in the District of Rottal-Inn, the home of well-known global players and internationally active companies Haas Group, prefabricated building HaWi Energietechnik AG HDG Bavaria GmbH, heating systems for wood Knürr AG – mechanical systems for electronic engineering Laumer Bautechnik, structural engineering Lindner Group, interior fittings, façade engineering, insulation technology Mangold International GmbH Pröckl GmbH, roof and façade systems Schlagmann Poroton, building materials 17 District of Rottal-Inn Tourism region Rottal-Inn – "just let go and relax" Hot springs bubble up in Bad Birnbach, the rural health resort in the Rottal spa triangle. Here you will find a green countryside, a beautiful old Bavarian cultural landscape with its gentle hills along the Rott and Inn Rivers, rich in landmarks and tourist sights Highlights: Rottal Terme in Bad Birnbach European Nature Reserve Unterer Inn Berta-Hummel-Museum Theater on the Rott River 2 golf courses (Bad Birnbach, Postmünster) Around 620 mi of biking paths and 930 mi of hiking paths 18 District of Rottal-Inn Our modern therapeutic baths and the new Vitarium with sauna facilities, adventure and spa world With a total healing water surface of over 28,000 ft², distributed across more than 30 pools and many other exciting attractions Approx. 125 commercial lodging establishments, around 5,000 beds 19.