Trnava Region
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I Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency TRNAVA REGION I www.sario.sk 1 I Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency General Information The Trnava region is one of the smallest regions of Slovakia in terms of both area and population. Geographically, it is largely made up of the Danubian plain and the Záhorská lowlands, with the Little Carpathian Mountains running between them. The area is rich in water resources, with the rivers Danube, Váh and Morava draining the region. The region has common borders with three countries: Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria. This fact helps determine the national structure of the inhabitants. In addition to Slovaks, there are two major ethnic groups – Hungarians and Czechs. The Trnava region comprises 7 districts, 16 towns and 251 villages with the population of 600 000 inhabitants and a population density of 134 inhabitants per km2. Trnava region’s main strengths are: growing rate of foreign capital especially in industry; the highest level of utilization of agricultural land in SR; presence of major foreign investment; qualified work force; potential for building industrial zones; good transport position in terms of investors - Bratislava, Vienna, airport, highway; concentration of institutions with interregional importance; existence of 3 universities; important cultural and historic relics; existence of geothermal and healing springs. Population Region (district) Area (m2) Communities Towns Inhabitants density (per km2 ) Dunajská Streda 1 075 004 44 67 3 117 304 109 Galanta 641 763 551 36 3 96 140 150 Hlohovec 267 165 029 24 2 45 216 169 Piešťany 381 147 951 27 2 64 207 168 Senica 683 680 777 31 2 61 265 90 Skalica 357 124 294 21 3 47 631 133 Trnava 741 321 298 45 1 128 171 173 Trnava region 4 147 207 340 251 16 559 934 135 Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, data as of 31 December 2008 I www.sario.sk 2 I Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency Transport and Infrastructure The Trnava region has a very good railway and road network. There is one international airport, in Piešťany, which is mainly used for charter flights. The main international airport in Bratislava is within an hour's drive of the entire region. The main railway lines crossing the region connect the capital Bratislava to Czech Republic and Hungary and to other important centres in Slovakia, such as Žilina, Zvolen and Košice. The road network totals 3309 km, of which 1900 km are state roads. There are two highways passing through the region, one connecting Bratislava to Prague and the other Bratislava to Trenčín. The suppliers of telephone services are Slovak Telekom, a.s., which offers fixed lines, and T-Mobile Slovensko, a.s., Orange Slovensko, a.s. and Telefónica O2 Slovakia, s.r.o., all of which offer mobile services. Rates are the same all over the Slovak Republic. Gas and electricity supply rates are the same for each whole region. Water supply rates and sewage fees are independent and thus vary from district to district. Economy and Industry The region has a rich industrial heritage. The food industry predominates in the fertile South, while the North is home to consumer industries. The industrial center Trnava is home to various industries ranging from machinery to glass production. Jobs in the manufacturing sector account for 40% of the region's employment. Structure of Industry The region's main sectors are automotive, electrotechnics, metallurgy, chemistry and the glass industry. This situation may be improved by the shift towards higher added value production, especially in engineering and electronics, which has been noticeable recently due to the activities of several foreign investors. Automotive industry – important companies : PSA Peugeot Citroën - motorcar manufacture low classes (www.slovakia.psa-peugeot-citroen.com). Electrotechnical industry - important companies: SONY Slovakia, s.r.o. – production television sets a component parts (www.sony.sk). Punch Products Trnava, spol. s.r.o. – supplies components for consumer and industrial electronic, Invensys Elektronika Slovensko, a.s. – production circuit boards for white technics (www.invensys.com). Metallurgical industry - important company: Zlieváreň Trnava, s.r.o. – production cast iron products (www.zlievaren-trnava.sk). Chemical industry - important company: Tatrachema, výrobné družstvo Trnava – production and sale chemical and cleaning equipments (www.tatrachema.sk), Glass industry – important company Johns Manville Slovakia, a.s. – production glassy fibre and sale glass-fiber reinforced products (www.jm.com). Machine industry – especially reparation railway cargo and personable transporting tanks, production coupling for private cars and trucks, production bearings, bearing stabilisers and accessories for automobile industry, important companies: ŽOS Trnava, a.s. - (www.zos.sk), ZF SACHS Slovakia, a.s. – (www.sachs.sk), ZF Boge Elastmetall Slovakia, a.s. – (www.zf.com/boge- elastmetall), Toma Industries spol. s.r.o. Pharmaceutical industry - production pharmaceutical industry is fixation in the first place on producing medicaments , sanitarian instrument , it is support also research a evolutionary stations of companies. Important companies: ZENTIVA a.s. Hlohovec (www.zentiva.sk). Non-industrial sectors in the region The natural potential of the Trnava region has in the past made it the most important agricultural area of Slovakia. The fertile soil and mild climate are favourable, especially for growing corn, which is why the southern part of the region is sometimes called "The Rye Island". Currently, 16% of the region's working population is employed in agriculture. I www.sario.sk 3 I Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency Natural resources in the Trnava region are concentrated mostly in the northern part. These include natural gas and crude oil deposits in Gbely and quarries producing various raw materials for construction. The presence of several mineral springs, which are essential assets for the tourism in the region, is also worth mentioning. Significant Companies Country of Investment Company Employees Sector/Product origin location SAMSUNG Electronics Slovakia s.r.o. Hungary 4 445 LCD monitors Galanta PCA Slovakia France 3 272 Automobiles Trnava INA SKALICA spol.s r.o. Germany 2 970 Bearings Skalica Swedwood Slovakia s.r.o. Sweden 2 379 Furniture Trnava Delphi Slovensko, s.r.o. USA 1 743 IT - software Senica SLOVENSKÉ LIEČEBNÉ KÚPELE, a.s. Czech Republic 1 409 Hotels, restaurants Piešťany ZF SACHS Slovakia Germany 1 371 Mechanical Parts Trnava Johns Manville Slovakia, a.s. Germany 1 347 Glass fibres Trnava Jaslovské Jadrová a vyraďovacia spoločnosť a.s. n.a. 1 190 Nuclear waste Bohunice ŽOS Trnava a.s. Slovakia 1 144 Wagon repairs Trnava Zentiva, a.s. Netherland 1 143 Pharmaceuticals Hlohovec Bekaert Hlohovec, a.s. Belgium 995 Wires/cords Hlohovec Interior products for Eissmann Automotive Slovakia Germany 920 Holíč cars Paper and packaging GRAFOBAL a.s. n.a. 722 Skalica products DELIPRO s.r.o. n.a. 657 Silicon chips Piešťany VUJE a.s. n.a. 656 Nuclear energy Trnava NAFTA a.s. Slovakia 655 Mining Technology Gbely KOVOTVAR n.a. 600 Metal products Kúty Semiconductors, ON Semiconductor Slovakia, a.s. USA 583 Piešťany micropocessors Source: GLOBAL Slovakia, SARIO I www.sario.sk 4 I Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency Industrial parks Industrial parks in the Trnava region and some of the companies established within those industrial parks. Available area (in Industrial park City/Town IP Area (in ha) Type of IP ha) Priemyselný park Senica Senica 180 160 GF Industrial Park Sládkovičovo - West Sládkovičovo 40 - GF Industrial Zone Hlohovec Hlohovec 25 - GF Industrial Park Galanta - East Galanta 17 16 GF Trnava Logistic Park Trnava 50 12 GF Industrial Park Sereď Sereď 41 3,5 GF Source: SARIO Caption: GF – greenfield, BF - brownfield Industrial Country of park/Companies Employees* Sector Product origin established within IP Industrial Park Senica Steel plates and other Arcelor Slovakia 80 Mechanical engineering Luxemburg products Haironville Slovensko 47 Mechanical engineering Sheet metal France Industrial Park Sládkovičovo - West Medea-S s.r.o. Wood processing Wood products Italy Pali Energy s.r.o. Wood processing Palettes Italy 340 Bekaert a.s. Metal cords production Metal cords Belgium Tir-Servis s.r.o LKW transport Logistic Italy Industrial Zone Hlohovec FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SLOVAKIA 200 Mechanical engineering Automotive components France s.r.o. Vetter spol s r.o. 230 Food processing Food stuffs Germany Czech TRANSKAM - SLOVAKIA, s r.o. 50 Logistics Logistics Republic Logistic Park Galanta-East Italiana Logistics 15 Logistics n.a. Italy Logistic Park Trnava Faurecia Automotive Autovemotive France Valeo Automotive Automotive France Sofitec Automotive Sealing systems France Streit Automotive Metal components France Datalogic Electronics Scanning systems Italy Inergy Automotive Plastic components France Premier Automotive Automotive Germany 1500 Magna Automotive Windows, mirorrs USA Gefco Logistics Logistics France Power and automation Power and automation ABB Switzerland technologies technologies I www.sario.sk 5 I Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency Industrial Park Sereď FM SLOVENSKÁ, s.r.o. Logistics Logistics France SEMMELROCK STEIN + DESIGN Construction Construction materials Austria Dlažby s.r.o. Innotec Automotive Plate pressing Germany WIEGEL Sereď žiarové zinkovanie 500 Mechanical engineering Metal external design Germany s.r.o. Aluminium processing and Czech ALFUN sk, s.r.o.