The Belgian / Walloon Automotive Sector

January 2013 Tanguy Huybrechs-Tondreau

The Technology Industry Sector

•  Wallonia •  Automotive in Europe and in Wallonia •  From R&D to Market

Wallonia

WALLONIA  

FLANDERS   BRUSSELS  

Wallonia

•  17 100 km2

•  3.5 million inhabitants •  In the heart of Europe

Automotive in europe

Germany VW-Audi BMW Mercedes Porsche…

France Renault PSA Smart…

Italy Fiat…

UK Jaguar Bentley RR Land Rover…

Wallonia Automotive Industry – Tier 1

Wallonia Automotive Industry

Engineering Companies BREUER TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT DELTA SERVICES INDUSTRIELS GREEN PROPULSION

Manufacturing Companies

ECOPLAST TECHNOLOGY CARACTERE AUTOMOBILE CARAT DUCHATELET CARDONE INDUSTRIES EUROPE EXIDE Automotive FAYMONVILLE GILLET AUTOMOBILES SPART - SERVICE PARTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE WARNY & CIE

Wallonia Automotive Industry

ACAPELA GROUP Aciéries Somville ARCELOR AUTO ASPEL Belgian Fibers BizzDev Britte CARLOR ENGINEERING Carpenter Technology Europe Co-Joint

CODER DECOLLETAGE DEDECKER Delloye-Matthieu Toleries DELTRIAN INTERNATIONAL Devilca Belgium ELEKTRO LUDWIG EUPEN AUTOMATION EURO-LOCKS EXstream Engineering Fabriressort SA FERONYL FLR Industrielle SA Forges Et Estampage De La Meuse SCRL GDTECH Grimonprez Tranmission Gears SA HYDRO ALUMINIUM SENEFFE

INDIUM INDUSTRIES IONIC SOFTWARE

Kabelwerk Eupen AG Les Aciéries de la Meuse SA

MATRIO GROUP MECHANICAL GLASS CENTER

MCB Belgique Meister Coordination Center SA

Métaux Emboutis SA NANOCYL

NICSAWORLD INDUSTRY NMC SA

OPEN ENGINEERING PAULSTRA SILENTBLOC

PEPITe PRECIMETAL

SAMTECH SIMONIS PLASTIC

SIOEN FABRICS SKYNAM

Solutia Europe SA/NV TEMEKA

TWIN DEVELOPMENT V2i

VANHULEN HIGH PRECISION SPRINGS PLC

From R&D to Market

Wallonia: Extraordinary industrial past

Wallonia:

•  Labour cost higher in Western Europe than Asia or Eastern Europe

•  Competitive only if technological advantage

•  Transformation of Walloon Industry

No future without R&D

Marshall Plan 2.Green

ü  Plan from Walloon Government to revitalize the economy in a sustainable development approach.

ü  Dozens of actions in the sense of sustainable redevelopment.

ü  3 billion € on the period from 2010 to 2014.

ü  The Marshall Plan 2.Green involves all stakeholders –  business –  academia –  government

From R&D to Market

Education R&D Centers Incubators Training Government

Support

AWEX Foreign Direct Investment branch One Stop Shop for foreign companies

Export

Site Selection

Investments Subsidies

R&D Subsidies

Fiscal Issues

Employment and Training

Foreign Investments

Specific rules to Belgium !

Up to 50% !

Scientific parks, Business centres, Space incubators. 2 Airports…

Why Wallonia?

•  Wallonia in the logistic heart of Europe •  Wallonia at the cultural border between German and Latin cultures

AWEX Mumbai Jean-Guy SCHATTENS Consulate General of Belgium 5th Floor, C.G -Thapar House, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli MUMBAI - 400030 Tél: 91-22-24.32.26.09 Fax: 91-22-24.32.26.09 mumbai@awex.in www.awex.in

Office for Foreign Investors Avenue des Dessus de Lives 6, 5101 Namur-Loyers, Belgium

www.investinwallonia.be

Tanguy HUYBRECHS-TONDREAU Mechanical Engineering & Advanced

Materials Specialist Phone: +32 81 33 28 79 Cell: +32 491 35 32 90

thuybrechs@investinwallonia.be