Saxony. A great future built on past foundations

A strong and highly efficient industry has evolved through smart ideas and intelligent solutions, the Saxony Economic Development Corporation write © BMW AG www.worldcommercereview.com T days peryear, providing thebestpossibleprerequisite for mastering the constantly increasing airfreight volume. Saxony’s environment too. isperfect, At cargo Leipzig/Halle linerscanbehandled24hoursperday and365 Airport, decided to relocate itsEuropean aircargo hubfrom Brusselsto Leipzig. additionto providing In anideallocation, central locationIts hasproven to beareal geographical advantage for Saxony. This iswhy thelogistics giant DHL pass through Saxony. E40 (whichrunsfrom France andtheE55(whichrunsfrom Sweden to to Kazakhstan) Greece). All oftheseroutes the to were crossroads theBalticSea) Ages,Via (Italy themostimportant intheMiddle Imperii andtoday itisthe ofthemajorthoroughfaresbeen theintersection onthecontinent. The Via to eastern Regia Europe) (Rhineland and fromSeen ageographical perspective, Saxony ofEurope. islocated right intheheart Since ithas timeimmemorial Infrastructure andlocation GLOBALFOUNDRIES,Solar DHL, Infineon, andmanyWorld more. To Saxony short: isatop location for cutalongstory enterprises as suchgloballyactive Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche, tions. Saxony has evolved –astrong inthe andhighlyefficient ideasand industry intelligent region through solu- smart of Saxony’s economy. oritsmore than100-yearsWhether itismechanicalengineering expertise oldAutoland cargo hub, providing region And theChemnitz-Zwickau 24/7services. isconsidered asthetraditional heart isEurope’sLeipzig, itsairport ishometo avibrant andbustlingtrade fairandmediacity; air mostmodern future. beats inDresden. oftheEuropean The industry semiconductor digital heart The commercial centre, regionhe German ofSaxony hasmany talesto tell andhasbeenat thecentre ofthe country’s history, and www.worldcommercereview.com Airport, where thenewsuperjetwas testedAirport, to incooperation thelimitsofitsstatic loadcapacity withIMA GmbH. continued onthefederal expressway. test hangarontheIABGmbHat Dresden destination was thelarge-scale Its the airgiant, whichwas delivered stillincapableofflight, was actually by ship. The rest ofthe trip wassuccessfully gantic landedontheElbeRiver right inthemiddleofDresden’s A380airbus in2004. cargo port To bemore precise, Saxony’s infrastructure iscapableofsuccessfully handlingextremechallenges. transportation For example, thegi- masterpieceA logistic inEastern Europe.ing markets ways andwaterways withgreat andversatility. mobility This thequickforwarding ofgoodsto permits theexpand- And theregion alsoprovides that network interconnects developed asuperbly rail transportation lines, express- virtually unparalleled success story success unparalleled virtually mechanical engineering [and] has since been a a been since has [and] engineering mechanical Saxony can justifiably call itself the cradle of German German of cradle the itself call justifiably can Saxony © GLOBALFOUNDRIES www.worldcommercereview.com The Industrial AgeThe beganinSaxony Industrial inthe18 Economy sectors andindustry Saxony’s industry. automobile manufacturing But Autoland Saxony isnotjustarenowned automobile maker. About of 750supplycompanies from thebackbone many’s Also, mainhubsofcarproduction. eighth car madeinGermany comes from almostevery Saxony. for salesinthe ofallindustrial moreregion.Saxony thanonefifth Butnotjustin itself, the Free StateGer isoneof hasbecome thepredominantSince that timetheautomobile inSaxony. economic industry sector now accounts It bore hisname–Horch, thoughlater modelswere by amore known familiarname:Audi. more inZwickau than100years ago.Horch establishedhisautomobile factory The first vehicles that hedesigned BMW, Porsche and Volkswagen are inSaxony. allactive intheregion Car dates manufacturing backto whenAugust Autoland Saxony since 2000,thehighesteconomic growth ofallfederal states inGermany. in Saxony. These enterprises have invested approximately €35 billion. The region’s economy has increased by 11.2% continues:And thesuccess since 1990,about6,000companies story have setuporpurchased business premises hadthehighestpercapitaincomeurbs inEurope. gearshift lever inautomobiles.gearshift themid-19 In locomotive to bedesigned andengineered inGermany, engine andthe centrally-positioned thefirstsix-cylinder prises. Since then,theregion hasstayed aheadofitsrivals ontheEuropean was thehomeoffirst mainland. It th th century the industrial cities of Chemnitz and Zwickau andtheirsub citiesofChemnitzandZwickau theindustrial century century with the founding of the first machine manufacturing enter withthefounding ofthefirstmachinemanufacturing century - - - www.worldcommercereview.com innovative ICT clustersinnovative intheworld. Approximately ICT 2,200companies withmore than58,000employees develop, Silicon Saxony isEurope’s largest microelectronics cluster, andwhen itcomes to technology itisoneofthemost generation mobile(5G)communication.and next ily insuchinnovative systems, fieldsasnewmaterials, organic smart andprinted digital electronics, manufacturing novative sites. production semiconductor Saxon enterprises andresearch institutionsare thegloballeadersprimar Technologies have expanded andcontinue to expand theirDresden Fabs into theworld’s mostautomated andin- second chipproducedEvery inEurope bearstheimprint MadeinSaxony . GLOBALFOUNDRIES andInfineon Silicon Saxony chanical engineering. The company develops machinesthat have parallel kinematic oneofthemostinnovative designs inthefieldofme andmillingmachines. ofboring Amoremanufacturing recent company istheMetrom GmbH inHartmannsdorf. tionally. Germany’s –theUNIONChemnitzfounded by David Gustav factory Diehl–isaleading oldesttoolmaking Chemnitz-based corporate are renowned groups andStarragHeckert interna suchasNiles-Simmons-Hegenscheidt - Today machinesproduced inChemnitzenjoy anexcellent reputation throughout theworld. For example, ofSaxony’sstart unparalleled success story. industrialisation, whichhassince beenavirtually into theworld’sning millinHarthau largest mechanicalspinningmill. This the beginning marked ofthetriumphant spinning master andmachinebuilderEvan Evans. With thehelpofEvans, in1798Bernhard transformed hisspin- ious Chemnitzentrepreneur Carl Friedrich Bernhard returned to Saxony from to abusinesstrip Englandwiththe Saxony and canjustifiablycallitselfthecradleGerman of Continental European mechanicalengineering. The ingen- engineering mechanical German - - www.worldcommercereview.com tovoltaics (PVs) andenergy storage. Specifically inthesolarindustry, the region ranks amongthe top locations with- Furthermore, Saxony isconsidered competence to betheGerman centre for renewable energies, inparticular, pho dues, removing hazardous waste, orrenovating wastewater systems. which isunrivalled throughout theworld, whenitcomes to primarily cleaningupuranium andlignite miningresi- andcompetence knowledge foundthe expert inSaxony’s commercial enterprises andresearch institutionstoday, precious raw materials were later, extracted; thefocus was more onlignite anduranium. This isthefoundation for Saxony’s mountains have beenvibrant miningcentres for many Ages, centuries theMiddle –during silver andother machine andplant construction. as recycling management. The benefitfrom industries Saxony’s longtradition asanindustrial venue specifically for Saxony’s aspower enterprises holdaleadingpositioninsuchkeymarkets generation andenergy storage, aswell are employed inthissector. nomic factor. Environmental technology contributes more than6%to Saxony’s GDP, andmore than20,000people isincreasing. Saxony In efficiency the environmental eco andenergy hasbecome animportant technologysector for intelligent solutionsandinnovative technologies inenvironmental technology, renewable energies andenergy Energy andtheenvironment are topics that willalways dominate investment discussionsworldwide. The demand Greentech madeinSaxony at thislocation. duce andsystems products and distribute electronic basedonintegrated circuits, ordevelop andpromote software manufacture, andpromote integrated asmaterial andequipment suppliers, circuits, pro thechipindustry serve - - - www.worldcommercereview.com should be.” ■ work to ethics show They precision isallabout. knowhow whatGerman andquality to make asthey products at leastauniversity entrance diplomaorhave completed vocational training. “Our workers have enough training and ment isnottheonlyassetthat thestate hasabundance, headds, given that 95%ofSaxony’s workforce hasearned “Plots that we can findforinvestors are available immediately andat fair prices,” says Nothnagel. Landfor develop Development Corporation, alocalinvestment promotion andfacilitation entity. free state for to invest, companies looking says Peter Nothnagel, managing director at theSaxony Economic Although somany investors have already secured spotsinSaxony, theirprime there room isstillplenty across the forRoom manoeuvre research anddevelopment sector. Central Germany,work Solarvalley by atop thefederal cluster supported government, promotes specificallythe with theequallyvibrant regions neighbouring of Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt andBerlin-Brandenburg. The joint net for PVproducers.cial machinery anincreasingly In adverse environment, thePVbranch focuses oncooperation Saxon machineandplant companies are ofautomation alsoamongtheleadingmanufacturers solutionsandspe vant PVtechnologies thinfilmandorganic –includingcrystalline, PV–are locatedright here. the way to endproducers andmodulemanufacturers, theentire value creation chainispresent inSaxony. All rele in Europe. From research facilitiesto ofbasicmaterials manufacturers (silicon, glass),aswell aswafers andcells all - - - -