Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Contact: Heiligenhaus Velbert Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce Ratingen Ernst-Schneider-Platz 1 Wülfrath 40212 Düsseldorf Rhine Mettmann +49 211 3557 221 Düsseldorf [email protected] Erkrath Haan

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Langenfeld OUR CHAMBER DISTRICT: Düsseldorf, State Capital Monheim of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 10 towns of the County of Mettmann Düsseldorf · 1.100.000 inhabitants Chamber of Industry · 700.000 jobs · 66 bn Euro GDP, 2,2 % share of Germany’s total GDP and Commerce – · GDP per capita: 60.000 Euro (Germany 37.000 Euro) · Top international business location with more than 4.300 international investors First Address

IN THE CENTRE OF THE MARKET for your Business Heart of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Europe’s biggest agglomeration with 11.5 million inhabitants. in the Heart of Europe Within 500 km around Düsseldorf: · 156 million consumers · 31 % of the EU population · 50 % of the EU purchasing power · Major European Capitals: Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, London, Paris · Düsseldorf Airport with more than 200 national and international destinations · Messe Düsseldorf: Leading international trade fair

TOP INDUSTRIES · Hotspot for Digital Business, „Mobile Capital“ · World-class Manufacturing: Security and Locking Technologies, Automotive, Chemical Products, Machine Building and Engineering

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