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Key Figures for the Plastic Industry Turnover Employees Turnover per employee (K EUR) Companies* WZ-Code 2008: 2016, 222, 2896 * Businesses with at least 17,500 Euros taxable turnover and/or employees liable for social security contribution Source: Statistical Office for the State of Baden-Württemberg, Eurostat

Foreign Trade of the Plastic Industry Exports to … (K EUR) Imports from … (K EUR) GP2009: 22 (2010) Source: German Office of Statistiic

Examples of Plastic Companies Based in Baden-Württemberg Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings GmbH ARBURG GmbH Breyer GmbH Maschinenfabrik CT GmbH Dieffenbacher GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Ensinger GmbH Freudenberg Haushaltsprodukte KG Gebr. Röchling KG Hutchinson GmbH ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH KREMPEL GMBH Mann + Hummel Holding GmbH Otto Männer Holding Aktiengesellschaft Otto Männer Vertriebs GmbH Peguform GmbH R.E.T. REIFF Elastomertechnik GmbH Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH Robert Bürkle GmbH Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH

Potential Employees for the Plastic Industry in Baden-Württemberg Students in disciplines related to the plastic industry Graduates in disciplines related to the plastic industry Germany Germany Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg Germany Percentage Baden-Württemberg in Germany Students 2,979 15,104 20% Graduates 2,902 15,076 19% * Courses of study related to the plastic industry: Chemical Engineering, Plastics Technology, Engineering, Mechatronics, Process Engineering, Materials Science Source: German Office of Statistics

Research and Development Activities of the Plastic Industry in Baden-Württemberg Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft e.V. Research centres 9 Max-Planck Institutes 1 Fraunhofer Institutes 4 Contract research facilities in the innovation allianz B-W University research faciltities 23 Higher educational establishment research institutes 8 Mannheim Karlsruhe Pfinztal Pforzheim Aalen Stuttgart Denkendorf Ulm Albstadt-Sigmaringen Freiburg Symbol stands for an institute/specialist area/centre Konstanz

Network of Organizations with Competency in the Plastic Sector in Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Freiburg Stuttgart Ulm Pforzheim Reutlingen Heilbronn Heidelberg Mannheim East-Württemberg Area Clusterinitiative Automotive-Region Ostwürttemberg | Homepage Clusterinitiative Netzwerk Oberflächentechnologie Region Ostwürttemberg (NORO e. V.) | Homepage High Rhine Area-Lake Constance Clusterinitiative Wirtschaftsregion Südwest automotiveforum | Homepage Northern Black Forest Area Clusterinitiative INNONET Kunststoff | Homepage Middle-Upper Rhine Area Clusterinitiative KITe hyLITE | Homepage Heilbronn-Franconia Area Clusterinitiative Kunststoff-Dialog | Homepage Stuttgart Area Clusterinitiative Automotive Region Stuttgart CARS | Homepage Source: www.clusterdatenbank-bw.de

Trade Fairs in the Plastic Sector in Baden-Württemberg Composites Europe, Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart (Airport), Stuttgart | Homepage Fakuma, Trade Fair Center Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen | Homepage Global Automotive Components and Suppliers Expo, Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart (Airport), Stuttgart | Homepage Industriemesse i+e, Trade Fair Center Freiburg, Freiburg | Homepage SÜDTEC, Trade Fair Centre Stuttgart (Airport), Stuttgart | Homepage More information: http://www.bw-fairs.de/en/visitors-exhibitors/calendar-of-fairs-and-events/process-technology/plastics-and-glass-industry/ Source: www.bw-fairs.de/en

Appendix: Listing of R&D Facilities (Listed in kind of facility and alphabetical order) Institut für Textil- und Verfahrenstechnik (ITV) der Deutschen Institute für Textil- und Faserforschung Denkendorf (DITF), Denkendorf | Homepage Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA), Stuttgart | Homepage Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials (IWM), Freiburg | Homepage Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT), Pfinztal | Homepage Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut (EMI), Freiburg | Homepage DLR-Institute of Structures and Design, Stuttgart | Homepage Institute of Applied Research (IAF), Albstadt-Sigmaringen University, Albstadt | Homepage Institute of Applied Research (IAF), Hochschule Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe | Homepage Institute of Applied Research (IAF), Pforzheim University, Pforzheim | Homepage Institute of Applied Research (IAF), Aalen University, Aalen | Homepage Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Werkstoffprüfung (IFW), Ulm University, Ulm | Homepage Institut für Werkstoffsystemtechnik (WIK), Hochschule Konstanz (HTWG), Konstanz | Homepage Kompetenzzentrum Tribologie, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Mannheim | Homepage Polymer-Institut Kunststofftechnik (PIK), Heilbronn University, Heilbronn | Homepage Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart | Homepage Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft e.V. Research Centers Max-Planck Institutes Fraunhofer Institutes Contract research facilities in the innovation allianz B-W University research faciltities Higher educational establishment research institutes Other research facilities

Appendix: Listing of R&D Facilities (Listed in kind of facility and alphabetical order) FMF - Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, University of Freiburg | Homepage Institut für Angewandte Materialien – Werkstoffkunde (IAM-WK), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Institut für Angewandte Materialien - Werkstoffprozesstechnik (IAM-WPT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | Homepage Institut für Chemische Verfahrenstechnik (ICVT), Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Fahrzeugsystemtechnik (FAST), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Institut für Fertigungstechnologie keramischer Bauteile (IFKB), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Kunststofftechnik (IFK), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Leichtbau Entwerfen und Konstruieren (ILEK), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Materialprüfung, Werkstoffkunde und Festigkeitslehre (IMWF), University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Materialwissenschaft, University of Stuttgart - Fakultät Chemie, Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Mechanik (Bauwesen), Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik und Mechanik (MVM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Institut für Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Mikrosystemtechnik (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Freiburg | Homepage Institut für Polymer Science, University of Ulm, Ulm | Homepage Institut für Polymerchemie (IPOC), Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Technische Chemie (ITC), Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart | Homepage Institut für Technische Chemie und Polymerchemie, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Institut für Technische Mechanik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Institut für Umformtechnik, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart | Homepage IPEK - Institut für Produktentwicklung, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Physikalisches Institut, University of Freiburg, Freiburg | Homepage wbk Institut für Produktionstechnik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe | Homepage Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft e.V. Research Centers Max-Planck Institutes Fraunhofer Institutes Contract research facilities in the innovation allianz B-W University research faciltities Higher educational establishment research institutes Other research facilities

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