Transcript Diapositiva 1 - Centro Estero

Business and investment opportunities in
environmental sector in Torino Piemonte
Rosanna Viola - Project Manager, Business Promotion
Federico Zardi - Project Manager, Invest in Torino Piemonte
Torino, 3 November 2010
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Piemonte: a gateway to the European market
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Three main markets within short reach: European Union, Africa and Middle East
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EU population (27 member states): 501 million
(Source: Eurostat 2009)
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Eurozone population (16 out of 27 member states): 275 million
(Source: Eurostat 2009)
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A dynamic diversified economy
 4.4 million inhabitants = 7.4 % of the national total
 € 124 billion GDP (more than 8% of the national total)
 € 28,300 per capita GDP
 € 37 billion Export (10,3% of the national total)
 10% of industrial national production
 460,000 companies
 1st Italian region to have established a regional agency
dedicated to inward and outward investment
 1st and unique Italian region to have created a dedicated
financial tool for attracting and supporting FDI
 Torino 1st Italian city in terms of attractiveness to FDI
 Torino host city of the Euroscience Open Forum – ESOF
2010
 Torino 2006 host city of the XX Olympic Winter Games
Over 650 foreign companies have already chosen to locate in Piemonte
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A favourable environment for R&D and Innovation
 1st Italian region for expenditure on innovation in the manufacturing sector
 1st Italian region in terms of high-tech patents
 1st Italian region for private investment in R&D
 over 220 private and public R&D centres, 380 labs,
6 S&T Parks, 4 universities and incubators
 20% of overall Italian private investments in R&D
 1,000 R&D contracts between universities and companies
 € 500 million from ERDF to support innovation
 Creation of 12 innovation hubs: companies and research organisations under
the coordination of a managing body.
The aim is to stimulate the request for innovation, while promoting the
outlining of technological and strategic problems (logistic, planning and
marketing ones) to be faced jointly.
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Human Capital
 Top level universities:
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University of Torino (one of the most ancient -1404- and prestigious Italian Universities)
Polytechnic of Torino (over 800 R&D projects with companies)
University of Eastern Piemonte
University of Gastronomic Sciences (first and only in EU)
 Key international organisations have training centres in Torino:
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ILO-ITC, International Training Center of the International Labour Organisation
UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
The United Nations System Staff College
The European Training Foundation (ETF), the EU agency which supports education and
training in countries surrounding the EU economies
 ESCP/EAP, European School of Management, leading international business school (Berlin,
Madrid, London, Paris, Torino)
 International School of Torino
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Energy: a key sector in Piemonte
One of the primary objectives is to build a sustainable future and to reach energy
independence.
ENERGY
SAVING
Energy upgrading involves new and old public buildings - schools
and hospitals in particular - but also private companies and housing.
The automotive sector is at the forefront in terms of reduction in
consumption and emissions
PRODUCTION AND USE
OF RENEWABLE
SOURCES
COMPETITIVENESS
OF SYSTEMS AND
TECHNOLOGIES
Third generation photovoltaic solar
system (worldwide excellence), thermal
solar, biofuels, biogas, liquid biofuels,
hydroelectric energy, hydrogen
Expanding the market and encouraging the location of
companies to work in the energy field and help to the
development of a local supply of technologies and
services
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Focus on Piemonte
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Gross production of electric energy in Piemonte: 24946.5 GWh
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Gross production of electric energy from renewable energies:
7.919,8 GWh (31% of the total) of which
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Hydro power generation: GWh 7.431,4
Wind: GWh 17,6
PV: GWh 50,2
Biomass: GWh 420,5
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 Hydro
 Wind
 PV
 Biomass
Source: Terna, http://www.terna.it
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Environment Sector Background
Thanks to his strong industrial culture and to a deep know-how of the
production systems, Piemonte has managed to develop a huge and deep
expertise in the environmental technology
Piemonte can therefore offer solutions to various issues regarding environmental
matters such as production, consumption and distribution of goods and services
About 1,200 enterprises are involved in
the environmental and energy sectors.
Environment is the core business for
over 900 of them.
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Eco-enterprises skills and location
4%
47% energy
28% waste treatment
8% water treatment
3% air and noise
4% research and
consultancy
2% other
All skills are represented,
from waste treatment to
renewable energy, to
water treatment to air and
noise quality control
Energy
2%
6%
Waste
Water
13%
Air-Noise
Services
47%
Other
28%
3%
3%
4%
Torino
6%
Cuneo
Novara
8%
Alessandria
54%
9%
Biella
Vercelli
Asti
Verbania
13%
Environmental enterprises
54% Torino
can be found all over the
13% Cuneo
region
9% Novara
8% Alessandria
6% Biella
4% Vercelli
3% Verbania
3% Asti
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Eco-enterprises Employees and Turnover
35,000 people are
employed in the
environmental
sector; the Italian
prominence of small
and medium
enterprises (SMEs) is
confirmed
41% less than 10
employees
29% between 10-19
employees
19% between 20 – 99
employees
30%
6% between 100- 199
employees
% enterprises
25%
5% over than 200
employees
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1-4
5-9
10-19
20-49
50-99
100-199
> 200
Number of employees
and big players such as Mossi&Ghisolfi, Turbocare, etc
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Eco-enterprises Employees and Turnover
Eco-firms in
Piemonte have an
average turnover
of about 2,5 mil €
and the whole
sector has a total
turnover of about 3
bil €.
42% less than 1 mil €
30% between 1-5 mil €
18% more than 10 mil €
10% more than 25 mil €
18%
16%
% Entrerprises
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
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>25.000.000
Turnover (euro)
and big players such as Mossi&Ghisolfi, Turbocare, etc
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Four Innovations hubs on energy themes
POLIGHT is the R&D cluster
operating in the fields of
Sustainable Building and Hydrogen
technologies. Based in Torino, the
cluster is coordinated by
Environment Park, Science and
Technology Park
POLO INNOVAZIONE LAGO
MAGGIORE is the R&D cluster
operating in the fields of
Renewable energy machinery,
systems and components
Based in Verbania , the cluster is
coordinated by Tecnoparco del
Lago Maggiore, Science and
Technology Park
POLIBRE is the R&D cluster
operating in the fields of
Photovoltaic and Biofuels.
The cluster is based in
Tortona (Alessandria) and is
coordinated by PST Tortona
Spa, Science and
Technology Park
ENERMHY is the R&D cluster
operating in the fields of
Renewable energy and mini-hydro.
Based in Vercelli, the cluster is
coordinated by Gesin srl, the
Vercelli Valsesia Confindustria
services company
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The academic research in the sector
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Politecnico di Torino
 focus on technological innovation for buildings, transportation
systems, transformation, distribution and utilization of energy
 on power systems for automotive sectors (lithium batteries,
hydrogen FC, treatement of emissions)
 2nd generation cells (amorphous silicon thin films) and 3rd
generation cells (DSC-Dye Sensitized Cells)
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Università di Torino
 industrial research on dye-sensitized solar cells (namend as Gratzel
cells)
 research on purification and storage of hydrogen to power fuel cells
 Research on energy exploitation of agricultural and livestock
refuses
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Università del Piemonte Orientale
 optimisation of new high-performance enzymes for the production of
2° generation bioethanol
 new nanostructured materials for the development of innovative
solar cells and electroluminescent devices (LED, OLED)
 composite materials for the production of energy
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Industrial research and development
CRF-Fiat Research Centre
Hysy Lab
Innovative solutions of
sustainable mobility (new
engines, vehicle efficiency, use
of ecological and recyclable
materials)
Centre of excellence on hydrogen
technology (production, storage
and applications)
Edison Research Centre
GM Powertrain Europe
New generation of low emission
engines (hybrid and small diesel
engines)
Focus on energy efficiency
technologies: geological CO2
storage, innovative biomasses,
photovoltaic systems,
superconductivity
Chemtex Italia
IPLA
Engineering, procurement and
construction of chemical plants
including bioethanol and biodiesel
production
Energy recovery from biomasses
and waste and development of
the forestry-wood supply chain
Gruppo Mossi&Ghisolfi
Chemical engineering company which develops PET resins for container packaging
and PET packaging films for the food market.
It is the world’s largest producer of PET for packaging applications.
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Phylla, a new solar city car
 Phylla, Greek for leaf, is a city car apart from the others because:
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it is an electric car powered through the combined
use of both traditional and alternative energy sources
– It is energy efficient and fully recyclable due to
experimental solutions that significantly reduce energy
consumption and recyclable materials
– It has a flexible architecture which can be adapted to
future solutions that will boost performance and reduce
costs
– It is multi-use in terms of utilization and customization
options
 The Phylla project, promoted by Piemonte Region, is a sum of local
competences and testifies our territory’s commitment in sustainable
mobility
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The Regional Investment Contract
A financial tool to support investment programs aimed at:
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the creation of new production or service facilities and HQ
the restructuring or reconversion of existing productive plants
the re-activation of inactive plants or facilities
the creation of R&D centres, competence and design centres, laboratories,
and related research projects
With cash grants up to:
7,5 €/Mio
For productive investment
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5 €/Mio
For R&D projects
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The Regional Investment Contract
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The “Regional Investment Contract” (R.I.C.) is a unique, innovative incentive
programme created by Piemonte’s Regional Authority, with the aim to
strengthen Foreign Direct Investment and Job creation
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To be admitted to the R.I.C., the company can deal directly with Piemonte
Agency, the unique reference point for foreign companies in Piemonte
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Piemonte Agency supports the company to: define the project’s details, select
possible locations, share the project with the Public Authorities, involve potential
partners and create favourable conditions for the investment
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After a preliminar evaluation, the company submits to the Regional
Government a formal proposal of agreement, prepared with the support of
Piemonte Agency
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The formal proposal results in a CONTRACT that fixes obligations for the
Authorities and the Company, and guarantees the financial support for the
investment
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Thanks for your attention!
Business Promotion: Rosanna Viola
Invest in Torino Piemonte: Federico Zardi
Piemonte Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism
Corso Regio Parco 27/29
10152 Torino - ITALY
Ph. +39 011 6700685 - 502
Fax + 39 011 6700524
[email protected]
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