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Schwerin – capital city of the Federal State Meckenburg-West-Pomerania

• The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State government headquarters are located in Schwerin.

• Schwerin is an attractive location for businesses and commercial activity in the triangle formed by the cities of Berlin – Hamburg – Rostock. But also as a place where living and working can be combined in optimal fashion

• Schwerin Castle, located at on an island on the Schwerin Lake, currently serves as the seat of the state parliament - the most beautiful state domicile in Germany.

• As the third biggest lake in Germany, the Schwerin Lake is connected to the Mecklenburg Lake District, Elbe, to the waterbodies of Berlin as well as to the Oder River.

• The Schwerin seascape offers best conditions for different kinds of watersports.

• The city offers an appealing setting composed of a variety of historical and cultural attractions. The city also offers a variety of hotel and endless food options.

• Cultural attractions: Theatre productions, ballets, and concerts performed on historical and traditional stages, festivals at different castles, performances in the "Old Garden" of the Mecklenburg state theater, organ concerts in the Schwerin cathedral, as well as contemporary theatre production shows held at unique theatrical venues

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General industrial location information

• Second largest and oldest city in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

• Economic center in Germany

• 1st in the country: compatibility of family life and a career

• Location with a higher-than-average quality of life (Source: Auskunft.de GmbH 2010)

• Highest purchasing power in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania • Population in Schwerin: approx. 100.000 residents

• Population in the region of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: approx. 500.000

• Economic Structure: is particularly composed of middle-sized companies, crafts and service companies

• Variety of industries are concentrated in the field of mechanical and metal engineering, plastics processing and plastics engineering, medical engineering, hydrogen technology, aviation industry, medical technology

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• Home to TGZ – Technology and Industrial Centre, registered society with about 40 companies that employ about 2,000 employees have settled in the TGZ Schwerin and the HIAT Institute (Hydrogen Institute of Applied Technologies) – 6 Spin-Offs so far, further expansion is planned

• Labor cost in the manufacturing industries in Mecklenburg- West Pomerania is 67% of the federal average

• Approximately 40,000 workers from the Schwerin region commute daily to work in the direction of Hamburg, Lüneburg and Lübeck. There is a high potential for labour in the form of commuters who currently travel outside of Schwerin for work, but who would gladly work directly in Schwerin if the opportunity arouse.

• More than 33% of the school graduates obtain their general qualification for university admittance (national average: 27%)

• Schwerin is home to diverse schools and universities: vocational training in 95 different occupations; private universities (Baltic College; Academy of the Federal Employment Agency for Work in Schwerin) as well as in close proximity to the University of Rostock and the University of Wismar

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Freeway

A24 (Berlin-Hamburg) 10 km

Direct highway in planning A14 3 km

A20 Stettin – Lübeck 30 km

Interstate

B321 2 km

B106 0,1 km

B104 0,8 km

Seaports

Wismar 30 km

Rostock 100 km

Hamburg 100 km

Airports

Hamburg 100 km

Schwerin-Parchim 40 km

Rostock-Laage 90 km

Berlin 200 km

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Some of the large manufactoring companies in Schwerin with more than 90 employees:

• Prysmian Kabel & Systeme GmbH, Schwerin-Sacktannen, approx. 320 employeesproduction of medium voltage and installation cabels

• Schoeller Arca Systems GmbH Schwerin, Schwerin-Sacktannen, approx.160 employees plastic processing (transport containers, bottle cases)

• FlammAerotec GmbH & Co KG, Industriepark Schwerin, approx. 270 employees producion of approx. 9.000 different components/parts from suppliers as well as for production of goods for Airbus

• KGW Schweriner Maschinenbau GmbH (Wilms-Group), Nordstadt and Schwerin-Wüstmark, approx. 170 employeesproduction of wind towers

• Maplan Maschinenfabrik und Anlagen für Kunststofftechnik Schwerin GmbH, Schwerin-Wüstmark, approx. 240 employeesproduction of construction parts for the plastic processing industry

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• Prinz Technik Hydraulik Schwerin GmbH, Schwerin-Wüstmark, approx. 200 employeeshydraulic systems, metal construction, marine supplies, fittings

• OT Oberflächentechnik GmbH&Co.KG, Schwerin-Wüstmark, approx. 90 employees surface coating/removal of gas turbine machines

• Schlossbrauerei (Oettinger Brauerei), Schwerin-Wüstmark, approx. 90 employees brewery (beer)

• A. Hildebrandt GmbH & Co KG, Schwerin-Sacktannen, approx. 120 employeesproduction of cabel reels

• Hoffrichter GmbH, Technologiepark, Mettenheimer Straße, approx. 100 employeesproduction diagnostics and breathing therapy machines for sleep medicine; sensors for the flow of pressure technology

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Key industry sectors:

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Agrofood

• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern boasts some of the highest growth rates in German exports in the food industry, making it one of Europe‘s most promising growth regions.

• The industry consists of middle-sized companies, as well as several already existing.

• Approximately 14,000 people from 170 companies work in the food industry.

• The Baltic Industrial Park Schwerin is particularly well suited for the large space requirements that food and animal feed production and logistic companies as well as media processing have.

• Companies in the food industry in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have access to numerous primary production partners from agriculture to fishing and distribution

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Packaging

• The location of Schwerin is most known for its vicinity to the metropolis regions of Hamburg and Berlin.

• There are numerious regional consumers from the different industry sectors available

• The Baltic Industrial Park Schwerin offers a high-value technical, logistical, and process media infrastructure as well as industrial plots of varying sizes

• The regional expertise in packaging is highlighted by the renowned companies located here.

• The location of the Baltic Industrial Park Schwerin is dominated by the strong agricultural structure in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg. The close proximity this area provides to raw materials solves the long-term key issue of the raw materials supply.

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Mobility

• A host of small and medium-sized companies and initatives from the automobile, rail vehicle, and aviation sectors that make products for both regional and global markets are found in the expertise area mobility.

• The neighbouring universities in Rostock and Wismar are integral parts of various regional networks and initiatives.

• Near proximity to the aviation center in Hamburg

• 30 middle-sized suppliers in the air cargo sector have located in the region

• The area hosts some 100 companies employing several thousand people in the automobile industry. These regional companies cover nearly every facet in the value chain and provide an attractive network.

• The fully developed property encompasses 100 hectares and is reserved for expanding companies.

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General information about the Baltic IndustriAl Park Schwerin • Total gross size of land: 350 Hectares - of this 333 Hectares are available

• Largest cohesive flock of industrial land: 333 Hectares • Category: Industrial area; no building code restrictions, site occupancy ratio:

0,8;

• Purchasing price: Offers in a bidding process+ ca. 0,50€/m² site development expenses+ 0,42 €/m² compensation payment

• Transport links: Found directly on the connection B321/B106

Regional rail available, possible to install own terminalMotorway feeder road 0.5 km away in planning Investment incentives: up until 50% Supplier: Capital city Schwerin, Department of Economics and Real Property Proprietary: Capital City Schwerin and the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

FlammAerotec GmbH & Co. KG; PTS-precision GmbH are two successful companies that are both main investors and located to the Baltic Industrial Park Schwerin

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Available area of land :

Location: Ludwig-Bölkow-StraßeSize: Zoning: Industrial Zonesite occupancy index: 0,8

cubic index: 10 FLAMM Aerotec

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Industriepark Schwerin

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Contact:Schwerin – capital city of the Federal State Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Economic Development Department of the City of SchwerinBernd NottebaumHead of Department of Economics and Real EstateTelefon 0049 (0) 385 545-1650Telefax 0049 (0) 385 545-1609bnottebaum@schwerin.dewww.wirtschaft.schwerin.de

Imprint and contact details:Schwerin – capital city of the Federal State Mecklenburg-West PomeraniaThe mayoressAm Packhof 2-619053 SchwerinTelefon 0049 (0) 385 545-0Telefax 0049 (0) 385 545-1009info@schwerin.dewww.schwerin.de