1. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Clusterland Oberösterreich GmbH Plastics-Cluster

2. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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

3. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Mission/Objectives Sustainable Increase of the competitiveness and the profitability of the cluster partners Innovation Co-operation

4. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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

5. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Public Authorities CLUSTERLAND OBERÖSTERREICH GMBH 61%19,5% TMG (Upper Austria´s location and innovation agency) Federation of Austrian Industry Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce

6. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Business Entities Raw materials/ Recycling Traders Suppliers of plastics- related services Total: 410 partners Polymer Processing Machinery Tooling/Mould Construction Technology Transfer Bodies

7. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Facts & Figures of Partners Total turnover: EUR 13.45 Bill Exportrate of total turnover: ~ 72.63 % F&E expenses of total turnover: ~ 3.76 % Number of employees: 60,880 Partners: 410 1-9 employees 27 % 10-250 employees 56 % 10-250 employees 56 % > 250 employees 17 % > 250 employees 17 %

8. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Participation of the Provences Germany 34 Switzerland 2 Slovak Republic 1 Liechtenstein1 Vorarlberg 1 Tyrol 3 Burgenland 4 Carinthia 14 Salzburg 22 Lower Austria 79 Styria 15 Upper Austria 197 Vienna 37

9. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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)

10. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Main areas of activities Information and Communication Qualifications Co-operation Marketing and PR Internationalisation

11. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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

12. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Thank you for your attention!

13. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Information and Communication KC-Supplier and service 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)

14. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting Qualification 163 Events Symposiums Workshops Business inspections Study trips Contact meetings 9.025Participants 782Speakers since April 1999:

15. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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 … Technology - RTM-bracket development - Technology and product development of bodywork external members … Organisation Benchmarking in injection molding and tool engineering - benchmarking in tool and form making for SMEs … Qualification - Training co-operation ‘Innviertel‘ - Kaizen co-operation

16. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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 www.kunststofftag.at Youth folder about training in the plastics industry Career within the plastics industry: www.kunststoffkarriere.at

17. 5-6 February 2009WP Presentation-CLUSTERPLAST KO Meeting 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