Photos: Title: PCK Raffi nerie GmbH, Schwedt/Oder: Harald Hirsch Plant view BASF Schwarzheide GmbH: BASF Schwarzheide GmbH Technical school: BASF Schwarzheide GmbH Employees of the PCK Raffi nerie GmbH, Schwedt Process control: Berlin Chemie AG Blistering: Berlin Chemie AG Reichstags dome: Berlin Partner GmbH/FTBWerbefotografi e Sanssouci castle: Ministry of Economics of the Federal State of Brandenburg Sailing Ships on the Havel: Ministry of Economics of the Federal State of Brandenburg Nauen Gate: Ministry of Economics of the Federal State of Brandenburg
THE CHEMICaL INDUSTrY in the Berlin-Brandenburg Capital Region
THE GERMAN CAPITAL REGION MORE VALUE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT (ELSINKI KM /SLO KM 4ALLINN 3TOCKHOLM KM -OSCOW KM KM 2IGA #OPENHAGEN KM Berlin-Brandenburg: $UBLIN KM 6ILNIUS KM ,ONDON KM KM -INSK "ERLIN 10 convincing benefits !MSTERDAM KM 0OTSDAM 7ARSAW for your investment KM KM "RUSSELS 0RAGUE +IEV 0ARIS KM KM KM KM 6IENNA ■ Proximity to growth markets in Middle and East Europe "ERN KM KM "UDAPEST ■ KM High qualified, motivated, and available experts "UCHAREST ■ Leading large-scale chemistry sites KM -ADRID ■ Industry-friendly surroundings KM ■ Highest research density in Germany ,ISBON 2OM )STANBUL KM KM KM ■ Flexible working hours and good cost-benefit-ratio ■ Excellent traffic and telecommunication infrastructure !THENS KM ■ Politically and economically stable conditions ■ Fast and unbureaucratic licensing procedures &ALKENHAGEN +ARSTËDT ■ Best capital investment subsidy in Europe 2HEINSBERG 3CHWEDT
Cost-benefit: 7ITTENBERGE .EUEHàTTE High added value /RANIENBURG at low costs 0REMNITZ "ERLIN The chemical industry in Germany’s capital region is on growth curve. In 2006, Brandenburg’s chemical and plastic companies 2àDERSDORF alone registered a total sales increase by nearly 25 %. Meanwhile 40 % of the sales in the capital region are from all chemicals com %RKNER panies of the newly formed German Federal States. In Berlin- 0OTSDAM Brandenburg, companies profit from high quality, flexible working &àRSTENWALDE 4ELTOW &RANKFURT