NRW.INVEST News 2012-05

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3M opens new logistics center

With the expansion of the European distribution center in Jüchen the multi-technology company is strengthening its most important logistics location in Europe.

North Rhine-Westphalia is an attractive location for Turkish companies

NRW.INVEST presented new location projects in North Rhine-Westphalia at the Istanbul Fashion Apparel Conference.

Japanese fuel cell manufacturer conducts research in North Rhine-Westphalia

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation and the fuel cell research center ZBT at the University of Duisburg-Essen are collaborating on innovative fuel cell devices for domestic energy supply.

North Rhine-Westphalia and Chinese province intensify collaboration

The Chinese province of Shanxi has opened a German office in Willich and intends to further intensify its cooperation with the Rhine/Ruhr federal state.

Phoenix Contact wins HERMES AWARD

The North Rhine-Westphalian company has received the most renowned international technology award for a system which monitors lightning strikes in wind power plants.

Dutch daycare operator is coming to North Rhine-Westphalia

NRW.INVEST assists with the settlement of the Dutch social enterprise KSH Kinderopvang en meer B.V.

Dortmund on track to becoming a Smart City

Dortmund is the first German city to apply successfully to the IBM program "Smarter Cities Challenge".

North Rhine-Westphalia and Chinese province intensify collaboration

The Chinese province of Shanxi has opened a German office in Willich and intends to further intensify its cooperation with the Rhine/Ruhr federal state.

Shanxi Province is facing a similarly significant structural change to that experienced by the Ruhr Metropolis a few years ago. For example, approx. 100 million euros are being invested per year in modernization and ecology in the region where about a third of Chinese coal requirements is currently produced. "North Rhine-Westphalia has the technologies, the companies and the experts that can contribute to making this structural change a success," said Economics Minister Harry K. Voigtsberger at the office opening ceremony. "To smooth the path to China for small and medium-sized enterprises in particular, I am delighted that our political efforts have now led to the establishment of a representation of Shanxi Province in North Rhine-Westphalia."

North Rhine-Westphalia and Shanxi Province are linked by a partnership that goes back more than 25 years. Regular entrepreneur trips to Shanxi and participations in trade fairs and symposia have been taking place since 2007. North Rhine-Westphalian companies from the sectors mining and plant engineering, mine safety, mine gas use and coal chemistry are active in Shanxi.