Transcript The Rockwool Group

ROCKWOOL ADRIATIC d.o.o.
ROCKWOOL – stone wool factory in Pićan, Istria
Bartosz STENTOFT
Project director
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The Rockwool Group
 The world’s leading manufacturer of stone wool
 Turnover DKK 11 billion
 Balance DKK 8 billion
 Equity capital DKK 6 billion
 8,000 employees
 23 factories in 14 countries
 Sales companies and offices in further 21 countries
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The Rockwool Group was founded in
1909. The first stone wool production
started in Hedehusene near
Copenhagen in 1937.
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The Group’s Mission
The Rockwool Group must be the preferred
supplier of products, systems and solutions for
improved energy efficiency, acoustic
performance and fire safety in buildings.
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The Rockwool® factories and sales offices
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Historic Summary
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1909 The company is founded in Hedehusene, Denmark, by Valdemar Kähler
& H.J. Henriksen
1938 Start of production in Larvik, Norway
1954 Deutsche Rockwool starts production in
Gladbeck, Germany
1962 Rockfon acoustic ceilings are introduced
1969 Grodan horticultural substrates are
added to the product range
1971 Rockwool Lapinus in Roermond,
Holland, today the world’s largest stone wool
manufacturer, is acquired
1979 The Group builds a new factory in
Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
1980 New-built factory in St. Eloy-les-Mines,
France
1988 First factory outside Europe: Roxul Inc.
in Ontario, Canada
1991 Establishment in Eastern Europe. The
stone wool factory in Flechtingen in the
former GDR is acquired
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1993 Poland’s largest stone wool factory is
acquired
1995 The Group acquires a stone wool factory
in Malkinia in Eastern Poland
1997 The Group purchases the Hungarian
factory Isotechnik in Western Hungary
1998 The Group takes over the majority of
shares in the Czech factory Prefizol
1999 The Group acquires the majority of
shares in Russia’s largest stone wool factory
1999-2000 Building of factory in Caparroso,
the Navarra region, Spain
1999 Acquisition of stone wool factory in
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
1999 Acquisition of the Grand Forks plant in
British Columbia, the Group’s second factory
in Canada
2000 Acquisition of factory in Melaka,
Malaysia
2003 Acquisition of factory in Tapolca,
Hungary
2004-2005 Building of factory in Vyborg,
Russia
August 2005 Construction in Istria
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General Building Insulation
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Facade Insulation
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Insulation of External Roofs
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Industrial Insulation
Raw materials
Diabase
Coke
Lime
Recycling
briquettes
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The Rockwool® Production Process
Chimney
Filter
Recycling
Recycling of insulation
waste from building sites
Cupola
furnace
Environmental burner
Special machinery
Spinning
chamber
Raw
material
silos
Raw material supply
Cooling zone
Weighing
conveyor
Binder
+ oil
Spinner
Curing
oven
Design cutting
machinery
Packing
Direct loading
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 Key points from investors point of view:
 Support from authorities
 Assignment of 1 contact person
 Assistance establishing contacts to key persons
 Availability of land
 Land ownership issues
 Investment incentives
 Infrastructure: energy, roads, utilities
 Workforce availability and qualifications
 Local co-operation partners – outsourcing
 Time frame – duration of the decision taking process
 Total investment profitability
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Employment – ROCKWOOL investment in Pićan
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Employment:
 During the erection phase: up to 300 employees
 Starting up day: 130 jobs
 After 5 years: up to 200 jobs
 Indirect employment originated in the surrounding area: up to 100 jobs
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Split of the labour force:
 Engineers and technicians: 30%
 Qualified blue collar employees: 25%
 Non qualified blue collar employees: 45%
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Investment – ROCKWOOL investment in Pićan
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Approximately 75 million euro:
 52%: machineries
 29%: buildings
 19%: auxiliaries
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Land: 49 Ha
 15 ha storing area
 12 ha industrial facilities
 Rest: future enlargements
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Why Adriatic region?
• Lack of capacity
• Increase of the sales in the area
• Huge potential for the future
• Strategically situation
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Agencies approached during the project phase:
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IDA
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APIU
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Ministry of Economy
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Royal Danish Embassy – The Trade Office
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