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Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH

Plastics-Cluster

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Mission/Objectives

• The Plastics Cluster is the superordinated plastics sector network

• It initiates and co-ordinates inter-company teamwork• Special attention is paid to the needs of SME

Top objective: concentrate competencies in order to increase the innovative capacity and international competitiveness of the partners

Vision of the Plastics Cluster„most capable“ plastics region in Europe

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Mission/Objectives

Sustainable Increase of the Sustainable Increase of the competitiveness and the competitiveness and the

profitability of the cluster partnersprofitability of the cluster partners

InnovationInnovation

Co-operationCo-operation

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Research Centers

• Montanuniversity Leoben• University of applied Sciences for materials and

processing technology• Johannes Kepler University – Institute for

Polymer Chemistry• TCKT – Transfer center for Plastics Technology

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Public Authorities

CLUSTERLAND OBERÖSTERREICH GMBH

61% 19,5% 19,5%

TMG (Upper Austria´s

location and innovation agency)

Federation of Austrian Industry

Upper AustrianChamber of Commerce

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Business Entities

Raw materials/Recycling Traders

Suppliers of plastics-related services

16640

71

4928

56

Total:410 partners

Polymer Processing

Machinery

Tooling/MouldConstruction

Technology Transfer Bodies

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Facts & Figures of Partners

Total turnover: Total turnover: EUR 13.45 EUR 13.45 Bill Bill Exportrate of total turnover:Exportrate of total turnover: ~ 72.63 % ~ 72.63 %F&E expenses of total turnover:F&E expenses of total turnover: ~ 3.76 % ~ 3.76 %

Number of employees:Number of employees: 60,880 60,880

Partners:Partners: 410 4101-9 employees1-9 employees 27 % 27 %

10-250 employees10-250 employees 56 % 56 %

> 250 employees> 250 employees 17 % 17 %

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Participation of the Provences

Germany 34Switzerland 2

Slovak Republic 1Liechtenstein 1

Vorarlberg1

Tyrol3

Burgenland4

Carinthia14

Salzburg22

Lower Austria79

Styria15

Upper Austria197 Vienna

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Not profit but performance orientated

Legal body: Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH

ecoplus. The Business Agency of Lower Austria Ltd.

ITG Salzburg

Founded: 01.04.1999

Funding: financial means of the States of Upper Austria, Lower Austria and Salzburg

contributions of cluster-partners

Governance & evaluation: KC-advisory board (company members)

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Main areas of activities

Information and Communication

Qualifications

Co-operation

Marketing and PR

Internationalisation

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Project expectations

• Improved links between regional authorities, research entities and local business communities across Europe

• Better regional economic development and competitiveness

• Network for European plastics industry

• Further R&D projects on EU-level (FP7, Cornet,…)

• Lobbying on EU-level for plastics related R&D issues

• Better perception of EU-Commission

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Thank you for your attention!

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Information and CommunicationKC-Supplier andservice catalogue

Detailed Facts

KC-aktuell

Updating Plastics News The Plastics Information Portal

http://www.kunststoff-cluster.at

Plastics Cluster Website

about 20 personal company contacts per month

monthly info-mails (~ 1.000 people in 700 companies)

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Qualification

163

Events• Symposiums• Workshops• Business inspections• Study trips• Contact meetings

9.025 Participants

782 Speakers

since April 1999:

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Co-operation

91 Co-operative projects

81 completed

… 373 Partners in co-operative projects (210 different companies)

… € 18.40 mio total project amount

10 in process

7%

23%

70%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Qualification

Organisation

Technology

… Technology- RTM-bracket development - Technology and product development of bodywork external members

… OrganisationBenchmarking in injection molding and tool engineering- benchmarking in tool and form making for SMEs

… Qualification- Training co-operation ‘Innviertel‘- Kaizen co-operation

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Marketing & PR• Promotion of the Plastics Cluster both nationally and

internationally

• Preparation of KC information material

• Attend trade fairs

• 3 campaigns „Plastics open house“

www.kunststofftag.at

• Youth folder about training in the plastics industry

• Career within the plastics industry: www.kunststoffkarriere.at

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Internationalisation

• Invitation of international experts to Austria

• Support of international co-operation and representation

• Assistance for internationalisation of Upper Austrian companies

• Inquiries from abroad concerning co-operation partners and export grants

• Experiences with EU-Projects– Leonardo da Vinci „Learning for Plastics“– Leonardo da Vinci „E-Learning for Plastic Converters“– Pro 4 Plast– T-Form