NRW.INVEST News 2011-01

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„Germany at its best” –North Rhine-Westphalia repositions itself

With the slogan "North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany at its best" the state wants to compete internationally for foreign investors.

Top marks forNorth Rhine-Westphalia

In 2010, NRW.INVEST successfully supported 110 companies with their location or expansion investments. This is the best result for several years.

fDi Magazine namesNorth Rhine-Westphalia a top investment location

According to a recent survey, North Rhine-Westphalia ranks second among Europe's top investment locations.

Non-stop to the People's Republic

In cooperation with Lufthansa, Air China is flying direct from Düsseldorf to Peking and back three times a week.

Location film for a unique state

NRW.INVEST wants to market North Rhine-Westphalia more strongly by means of a new location film. Entitled "Imagine a place" the two-minute film carries the viewer off to a unique state.

Amazon to build logistics centerin Rheinberg

The American online trader Amazon plans to build an approx. 110,000 square meter logistics center in Rheinberg, Lower Rhine.

MIPIM 2011: Cooperating on future concepts

In March, cities and companies from North Rhine-Westphalia presented themselves jointly for the first time at the world's largest trade fair for commercial real estate and industrial siting, MIPIM, in Cannes.

North Rhine-Westphalia is focusingon lead and future markets

North Rhine-Westphalia aims to establish itself as a pioneer in meeting global economic, ecological and social challenges. To this end, the state is realigning its cluster policy.

Top marks for North Rhine-Westphalia

In 2010, NRW.INVEST successfully supported 110 companies with their location or expansion investments. This is the best result for several years.

"The 2010 location balance of NRW.INVEST once again demonstrates impressively that we are the leading location for foreign investors in Germany," explained NRW Economics Minister Harry K. Voigtsberger at the presentation of the annual balance. In total, 196 foreign investors came to North Rhine-Westphalia last year – more than half of which received support from NRW.INVEST. The investors assisted by the state economic development agency created 3,277 new jobs in the state. This figure is 58 percent higher than in the previous year.

In 2010, the most important investments came from the United States. NRW.INVEST accompanied six American investments which created a total of 1,970 new jobs. These investment projects focused mainly on job-intensive logistics centers. "Our state is becoming more and more attractive to foreign investors as a logistics location. We have the know-how, outstanding logistical conditions, strong industry expertise, sufficient space, and qualified workers," emphasized Petra Wassner, CEO of NRW.INVEST.

In terms of the number of investment projects, China heads the list for 2010. 45 Chinese companies settled in North Rhine-Westphalia with the support of NRW.INVEST, creating around 700 jobs.