NRW.INVEST News 2012-06

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North Rhine-Westphalia honors foreign investors

NRW.INVEST and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia present the NRW.INVEST AWARDS for the eighth time.

Two elite universities are located in North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University and the University of Cologne are among the best universities in Germany and have been declared Universities of Excellence.

Air Liquide to invest 100 million euros in North Rhine-Westphalia

The world market leader for industrial gases is building a hydrogen and carbon monoxide production unit at the Chempark Dormagen site.

Münsterland becomes a partner of "Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen"

The international location marketing campaign of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia gains Münsterland as its fifth partner region.

Siemens opens service and logistics center in Duisburg

Siemens has invested nearly eleven million euros in making the distribution of turbo compressors even more efficient.

The technology for the Euro 2012 match ball comes from Leverkusen

The ball rolling over the turf at the European Football Championship is the "Tango 12" from Adidas. It is based on materials from Bayer MaterialScience.

Russian carbon producer locates in North Rhine-Westphalia

The Russian company Omsktechuglerod, one of the world's largest producers of carbon black, is coming to North Rhine-Westphalia.

Aesculap Academy to invest in Bochum

At the end of May, the Aesculap Academy laid the foundation stone for a medical training and further education facility in the Ruhr region city.

Farina is among the best in North Rhine-Westphalia

The location marketing campaign "Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen" is still looking for top achievers from the state – such as Farina.

North Rhine-Westphalia honors foreign investors

NRW.INVEST and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia present the NRW.INVEST AWARDS for the eighth time.

The awards presented on June 25, 2012 honors bold and innovative investments by foreign companies in the Rhine and Ruhr regions in the categories "New Investment", "Expansion Investment" and "Innovation".

The NRW.INVEST AWARD 2012 in the "New Investment" category went to the French firm GYS GmbH, which invested 3.5 million euros in its new Aachen-based company headquarters in order to increase its administration and logistics capacities. The "Expansion Investment" award was presented to 3M in Neuss and Kleine Logistik in Grevenbroich. The prize-winning duo jointly expanded the European distribution center of the American company 3M in Jüchen to the tune of 25 million euros. In the "Innovation" category the award went to the Japanese company XTREME technologies GmbH which produces light sources for extreme ultraviolet light.

"Foreign companies are crucial to the competitiveness of North Rhine-Westphalia. They bring us new ideas, new products, new techniques and new working methods. This creates innovation and growth. We are honoring this achievement with the NRW.INVEST AWARD," emphasized Garrelt Duin, Minister for Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia at the awards ceremony.