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Anke Merkl-Rachbauer MBA 06.11.2015

Region Upper Austria – innovative and

competitive

Anke Merkl-Rachbauer MBA

Upper Austria: in the middle of Europe

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Distance from Linz miles km

155,3 250 Prague 161,5 260 Bratislava 186,3 270 Munich 372,6 580 Zurich 558,9 940 Brussels 745,2 1250 London

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Upper Austria – best place to work and live

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Pictures: OÖ Tourismus-Röbl, © voestalpine, Fotostudio Meister Eder, Grafik TMG, MAN Truck & Bus AG

Linz & Upper Austria

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In Upper Austria 17% of the Austrian population * generating 26% of the total industrial production ** and 25% of the total goods exports of Austria ** 2,6% R&D quota * Population Austria: 8,54 mio., Upper Austria: 1,43 mio (2014 annual average) ** preliminary figures

The area around the capital city of Linz is therefore considered as the leading economic region in Austria.

Pictures: Land OÖ-Schimpl, Silhouette, TV Linz-Röbl

Linz & Upper Austria Austria´s leading economic region

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Dynamic economic situation GDP growth 2016 at 1.9%*

Lowest unemployment rate in the European Union 2014: 5.7%

Job growth 2004 to 2014: 62.800 additional jobs

Pictures: Rosenbauer-Panther, Werner Leutner, Engel *) forecast, Source: Bank Austria, 10/2015

Great location between Munich, Vienna and Prague with perfect roads (train, flight, shipping, road)

Top-location for international companies and EU / world market leaders

Location Upper Austria Quality of Life at an imperial Level

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Great places such as the UNESCO world heritage Hallstatt, Limestone Alps National Park and Salzkammergut cultural landscape

Exemplary standard in industry, education, sports and leisure facilities Innovative cultural life like „Klangwolke“ (sound cloud), Ars Electronica and Musiktheater (opera house) Intact and diversified natural landscapes, attractive leisure facilities for summer and winter

Pictures: OÖ Tourismus/Röbl, OÖ Tourismus

Strong and dynamic business location A sample of successful companies in Upper Austria

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Bavaria/D

Salzburg/AT

South Bohemia/CZ

Lower Austria/AT

Styria/AT

Leading branches in Upper Austria

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Steel, aluminium, metal

Vehicles, engines, components

Mechanical, plant and environmental engineering

Plastic products, chemicals, paper

Wood, furniture, windows, doors

Food, luxury food

I&C-technologies

Green Tech: solar electronics, air, water, waste

European and global market leaders from Upper Austria (I)

Backaldrin Inventor of Europe‘s most successful brand of bread roll (Kornspitz) BWT Europe‘s leading water technology company BRP-Rotax BRP-Rotax specialises in the development and manufacturing of innovative powertrains for powersports products Engel The global leader in the injection moulding machinery market Fronius One of the world‘s leading suppliers of battery chargers, electric welding equipment and solar electronics Greiner The portfolio of this Group, which is a leader in numerous segments, includes activities related to foam and plastics production (e.g. world market leader in the production of tools and systems for window profile production)

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European and global market leaders from Upper Austria (II)

Keba Global market leader for solutions in the areas of industrial, banking and services automation KTM Power Sports Motorcycle manufacturing specialist Miba AG One of the world‘s leading suppliers of high-tech sintered components, slide bearings and friction linings Rosenbauer World‘s second largest manufacturer of fire service vehicles and the leading producer of aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicles (airport ARFFs) Teufelberger One of the world‘s leading producers of ropes, plastic straps, baler twine and synthetic fibres Trodat Global market leader for self-inking stamps and laser engraving machines

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Education & Research in Upper Austria

Organisations

4 Universities 2 Universities of Applied Sciences 2 Schools of Education Business School Upper Austrian Research

( Shareholcer of 9 reserach companies with 660 employees)

Close cooperation of science and its economic application

Research Fields / Key Technoologies Production Research Innovative Materials Mechatronics and Process Automation Medical Technology / Health Care Information & Communication Technologies

Academic Core Disciplines

Engineering and Natural Science (Mechatronics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics)

Economics, Social Sciences, Management Jurisprudence Arts, Education, Music, Theology New: Medicine

Picture: Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH

Highlights ¼ of Austrian patent applications 30.000 students

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“S3 Strategy Upper Austria 2020“

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Source: AMS OÖ

Graphic: Business Upper Austria

EDUCATION

RESEARCH

APPLICATION

IN ECONOMY

AND

INDUSTRY

INNOVATION CHAIN

CORE STRATEGIES

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE

INDUSTRY LOCATION UPPER

AUSTRIA

INDUSTRIAL MARKET LEADERSHIP

INTERNATIONALISATION

FOCUS ON FUTURE AND

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

Advanced Manufacturing

Energy

Health|Ageing

Food|Nutrition

Mobility|Logistics

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National Prize for Innovation – Upper Austrian winners

1979 Fehrer AG DREF 2000 friction spinning machine

1983 Rosenbauer International SIMBA ARFF

Fischer GmbH Air composite core

1986 Voestalpine-Automotive GmbH Electronic governor for diesel engines

1989 Miba Gleitlager AG Sputter bearing

1997 MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Österreich AG Exhaust valve brake

1998 SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH High-performance Winder 2000

2001 ENGEL Austria GmbH Electric injection moulding machine

2004 EV Group E. Thallner GmbH SOI production bonder

2008 Fronius International GmbH DeltaSpot resistance spot welding system

2011 Anger Machining GmbH HCX Machine technology

2012 TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH TruBend Cell 7000

2015 voestalpine Stahl GmbH phs-ultraform direct

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Business Upper Austria: your one-stop-shop Customised services from the business idea to market success

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Our core strategy for Upper Austria

Our activities are focused on boosting the innovative strengths of Upper Austrian companies and hence their competitiveness. In turn this leads to the creation of jobs and value added in our region.

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Value added & employment

Competitiveness

Innovation

Unser Dienstleistungsportfolio von der Geschäftsidee zum Markterfolg

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Our services portfolio - from the business idea to market success

Innovation through cooperation • Competence Centres for intercompany teamwork in cluster and network initiatives

Automotive Cluster Health Technology Cluster Plastics Cluster Furniture & Wood Construction Cluster Mechatronics Cluster Environmental Technology Cluster Information Technology Cluster Human Resource Network Resource & Energy efficiency Network Hagenberg Softwarepark

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(Foreign) Direkt Investment Projects Employees / investment volume / number of projects 2010 – 2015

[WERT]

709 688 587

866

351

171

403

91 182

94

61

0

200

400

600

800

1000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Employees in Austria Employees international

684

1112

779 769

960

412

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Projects total: 298 whereof 33,6 % international Employees total: 4.716 whereof 21,3 % international Investment volume total: 1.702 Mio. € whereof 21,1 % international

[WERT]

187

378

243 264

161

98,8

139

61

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18

0

100

200

300

400

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Investment volume international in Mio. € Investment volume in Austria in Mio. €

208

326

439

264 286

179 [WERT]

22 26

43

33 28

25

19

4

22

19

11

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Number of projects internationalNumber of projects in Austria

71

41

30

65

52

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Source: Business Upper Austria I Data 2015 per 30th of September, 2015 Graph: Business Upper Austria

The Upper Austrian business agency’s shareholders

65% OÖ Innovationsholding GmbH 15% Upper Austrian Chamber of Labour 15% Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce 5% Confederation of Upper Austrian Industry

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The Upper Austrian business agency’s 17 investments

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Business Upper Austria

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TechCenter Linz Winterhafen 33.33 %

Techno-Z Braunau 72.59 %

tech2b Inkubator GmbH 55 % Impulse Centres

Techno-Z Ried 53.95 %

TGZ Schärding 51.77 %

TZ Gmunden 8.06 %

TZ Vöcklabruck 50 %

TZ Inneres Salzkammergut 9.81 %

TIZ Kirchdorf 40.26 %

TIC Steyr 25 %

TDZ Donau-Böhmerwald 60.36 %

TZ Freistadt 63.93 %

TIZ Grieskirchen 33.33 %

TZ Perg 59.10 %

TDZ Ennstal 56.50 %

TZ Mondseeland 22.08 %

Contact & Information

Manager Investor Relations and Location Marketing

+43 732 79810-5049

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anke.merkl-rachbauer@biz-up.at

www.biz-up.at

Anke Merkl-Rachbauer MBA