LOWER AUSTRIA EXCELLENCE IN THE HEART OF EUROPE EXCELLENCE IN THE THREE OF THE WORLD’S HEART OF EUROPE MOST CITED RESEARCHERS WORK AT THE TECHNOPOLE TULLN LOWER AUSTRIA Page 7 One of Europe’s most central regions: Lower Austria is situated in the heart of the continent and in the centre of the European Union. Making it the ideal location for doing business around the world. D I S C O V E R O U R “HIDDEN CHAMPIONS” In Lower Austria you will find fantastic innovative companies. We’re happy to call them our “hidden champions”. Because you may not be aware just how many global market leaders and niche players and how much state-of-the-art technology ONE IN 3 come together in Lower Austria. We hope you enjoy finding out what our region has to offer! HARDCOVER BOOKS >> around a 1-hour flight to Berlin, IN EUROPE IS PRINTED Warsaw and Belgrade BY SALZER Page 22 >> around a 1.5-hour flight to Paris, London, Minsk and Kiev >> around a 3-hour flight to Moscow, Ankara and Madrid AROUND THE WORLD THERE ARE ON AVERAGE 60 SCHAEFFLER PRODUCTS IN EVERY CAR. Page 16 2 THE WORLD'S HIGHEST BUILDING, THE BURJ KHALIFA, WAS BUILT USING DOKA FORM- WORK TECHNOLOGY. Page 18 THREE OF THE WORLD’S MOST CITED RESEARCHERS WORK AT THE TECHNOPOLE TULLN Page 7 1,500 km 1,000 km ONE IN 3 HARDCOVER BOOKS 500 km IN EUROPE IS PRINTED BY SALZER Page 22 3 “Lower Austria’s location in the heart of Europe makes it a hub BUSINESS between west and east. We are innovative, economically AT ITS BEST diverse, open and international in outlook. And a number of EU accolades illustrate the effec- tiveness of our approach.” JOHANNA MIKL-LEITNER Governor WELCOME TO LOWER AUSTRIA Lower Austria is ideally located for the Traditionally Lower Austria’s neighbour- The per capita export ratio in Lower Austrian, European and global markets. ing countries and the member states of Austria in 2017 was Austria’s largest federal state is at the in- the EU are its key export markets. How- >> around terface between east and west. The fall ever, exporters from Lower Austria are of the “Iron Curtain” and the associated also successful around the globe. The EUR 18,000 opening-up of borders made it easier for combination of regional roots and an smaller companies to expand interna- international outlook is a success story Gross value added across all economic tionally too. for the business location Lower Austria! sectors in 2017 in Lower Austria was >> EUR 49.3 billion “We support companies with a suitable FACTS & FIGURES Gross regional product in Lower Aus- political framework. This works very well: In a nutshell: these are the tria in 2017 stood at We generate over 50% of our gross regional key figures for the Lower product outside Austria.” Austrian economy and on >> EUR 57.35 the following pages you billion will find excellent exam- JOCHEN INNOVATIVE AND ples for all areas. There are 102,299 DANNINGER State Minister for RELIABLE companies with 451,559 employees in Economic Affairs, Lower Austrian companies are synon- Lower Austria. Products manufactured Tourism & Sport ymous with quality, reliability and inno- in Lower Austria are in demand around vation. Characteristics which enable the globe and many manufacturing firms them to make their mark both locally have export ratios of more than 90 per and globally. cent. Open markets benefit the economy and help to create jobs and wealth. 4 OVERVIEW 966 EUR 30 BILLION TOTAL EXPORTS OF GOODS INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES AND SERVICES IN 2017 IN LOWER AUSTRIA TOP! THE TOP EXPORTS ARE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND ELECTRO- TECHNICAL SYSTEMS € EUR 49 BILLION THE GROSS VALUE ADDED 52.9% OF ALL LOWER AUSTRIAN BUSINESSES EXPORT RATIO LOWER AUSTRIA (GOODS AND SERVICES) 76.1% OF ALL GOODS EXPORTS GO TO THE EU EXPORTS ARE THE ENGINE OF THE LOWER AUSTRIAN ECONOMY Lower Austria’s total exports in 2017 amounted to EUR 30 billion. This repre- sents an export ratio of 52.9% for the busi- “Small- and medium-sized companies ness location Lower Austria. are the bedrock of the Lower Austrian economy. They have strong roots in the A BROAD MIX OF SECTORS region and are export-focused – strong With 16 sectors in total Lower Austria has for the business location Lower Austria, a diverse industrial base. It is thanks to this strong for partners worldwide.” mix that Lower Austria’s industrial sector has been able to weather economic crises. SONJA ZWAZL President of the Lower Austrian THE BIG FIVE Economic Chamber The five largest sectors are: >> Machinery, metalware and foundry industry: 39% >> Food industry: 11% >> Chemical industry: 11% “Industry makes above average investment in research >> Wood industry: 7% and development. This is another reason why many >> Stone, ceramics and companies are world market leaders. They are our glass industry: 6% (hidden) champions. Why not find out about them!” THOMAS SALZER President of the Federation of Lower Austrian Industries 5 RESEARCH AT ITS BEST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA KLOSTERNEUBURG One-stop shop for all matters FOCUS ON FOUR related to intellectual property, TECHNOLOGY FIELDS industry liaison and Lower Austria pools research in so-called “technopoles”. entrepreneurship These are centres where science, education and busi- ness are pooled in one setting. This creates the ideal lo- IST Austria is a PhD-granting research institution dedicated to cation conditions for world-class research and the high- cutting-edge research in the physical, mathematical, computer tech products of tomorrow. and life sciences. More than 450 scientists work on Campus in Klosterneuburg and some Combined, the performance of the technopoles is highly 240 employees support them directly impressive: or in administration. Ascending trend! >> a project volume of more than EUR 420 million since 2004 >> more than 3,500 jobs >> more than 1,500 researchers TECHNOPOLE WIESELBURG Internation a l C e n t r e for Bioenergy, Agricultural and Food Technology The focus is on forestry and renewables at the Techno- pole Wieselburg. Here the BIOENERGY 2020+ centre of excellence has cemented its standing as a world-class research group in the fields of energy efficiency and renewables. Conversion of biomass into heat, electricity and fuels. WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLES 6 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNOPOLE EXCELLENCE IN KREMS Internation a l C e n t r e SEPSIS for Health Technologies 8,800 students, 21,380 graduates from 97 countries: RESEARCH The health of tomorrow is at home in Krems. AND IN THE COMPLEX AREA OF Several university institutions, together with high-tech LIVER FAILURE RESEARCH companies from the fields of life science and medical technology, deliver leading-edge research in: Apheresis Regenerative medicine Inflammation Water & health TECHNOPOLE WIENER NEUSTADT Internation a l C e n t r e for Medical and Material Technologies At the high-tech Technopole Wiener Neustadt the focus is on the fields of materials, surfaces, sensor-actuator systems, medical technology and tribology. Areas of application include 3D printing, the automotive industry © Erber Group and medicine. Cooperation between research, education and business is promoted in Wiener Neustadt. TECHNOPOLE MedAustron TULLN Wiener Neustadt is home to one of Europe’s most Internation a l C e n t r e for Natural Resources and cutting-edge centres for Bio-based Technologies cancer treatment and research. In Tulln everything revolves around food and feed safety. With almost 1,000 employees it is one of the leading international research centres in the field of natural resources and bio-based technologies. THREE OF THE WORLD’S Food & feed safety Process technology Agrobiotechnology MOST CITED SCIENTISTS WORK IN TULLN: MYCOTOXIN RESEARCHER RUDOLF KRSKA AND CHEMISTS ANGELA SESSITSCH AND MICHAEL SULYOK 7 METAL AND MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY © KLINGER Group 8 METAL AND MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY A key industry and job creation driver With over 320 companies and more than 26,000 employees the metal industry makes a key contribution to the economic development of Lower Austria. What makes it so successful? Specialisation, development of niche products and hefty investment in research & development. On the following pages you can discover our hidden champions. Minimize wear, 1 B U SATIS maximize service life V IRTUALLY Busatis is a family-owned company established in 1888. For EVERY FORAGE more than 40 years, it has developed and produced innovative coating technologies to protect wearing parts in high-perfor- HARVESTER mance machines against abrasion, erosion and impact stress. IN WESTERN EUROPE The company’s core areas of expertise are innovative tech- CONTAINS WEAR PARTS nologies for wear protection coatings (such as Busa®CLAD, ® ® ® ® BY B USATIS. BusaDUR , Busa SPEED, Busa SPRAY and Busa WELD), partial heat treatment, cold and hot forming, blanking and stamping processes, as well as grinding and mechanical machining on CNC centers. www.busatis.com 2 KLINGER Pioneers in gasket technology Family-owned since 1886, the KLINGER Group of Independent Companies operates state-of-the-art manufacturing and dis- tribution facilities, offering soft, semi and metal sealing, fluid THE INDUSTRY’S control, instrumentation components and expansion joints as PREFERRED PARTNER well as an industry leading range of high-quality services. FOR HIGH-QUALITY KLINGER offers a wide range of CNAF, PTFE, graphite, mica and rubber coated steel materials for sealing applications and is a pioneer in gasket technology. SOFT SEALING The KLINGER global network makes sure that the materials and MATERIALS services are available to you locally no matter where you are. www.klinger.co.at 9 WELSER PROFILE 3 5 new profiles per day For kitchen drawers to softly close thousands of times, abso- lutely perfect fittings are essential.