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IMAGE TO BE REPLACEDŠiauliai region
Dirk Zwick, Board member, Baltik Vairas
Our skilled bicycle specialists and modern manufacturing line enables us to produce up to 500 000 bicycles per year for over 50 global brands. We are now focusing our efforts on developing skills within the industry’s most cutting-edge field - electrical bicycle manufacturing. It’s because of the constant development of the region’s technical competences and local talent that we continue to thrive. ,,
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Riding the road to technical perfection
The region’s well-established key competencies in leather production and textiles have enabled it to form a cluster which now services the renowned worldwide brand Ikea.
With its tradition of television production and technical manufactur-ing, Šiauliai has adapted its compe-tencies to supply products across a number of industries such as heating and ventilation equipment.
The fully functioning 216 ha. Šiauliai Industrial park offers a fast and cost competitive solution for companies wishing to establish new manufacturing operations abroad.
Mechanical engineering
6 Vocational schools 3 Colleges 1 University
Electrical equipment and home appliances
Construction materials Textile and leatherprocessing
138 600 Labour pool
17,6% Employees in manufacturing
14,8% Seeking employment
€540 Region average salary
12 420 Number of students
1 2 3
Industrial competences
Key facts
TOP EXPORT COUNTRIESGermany, Sweden, Poland, Latvia, Russia.
INDUSTRIES SERVEDInterior and fashion, construction and fishing.
EXPORT PRODUCTION56%
Business & administration
Other
Social & behavioural
Architecture & construction Social services & healthcare
Engineering &engineering professions
17%
9% 17%
22%
19%
16%
Bicycles, HVAC equipment and retail equipment, and metal components.
Bedding, soft furnishings, mattresses, clothing, and footwear and fishing nets.
Electrical distribution equipment, household appliances and electric bicycles.
Cement, roofing sheets and tiles, facade/interior boards and panels, and fiber-reinforced composite.
Labour pool / 2013
The region contributes 7.6% to GDP, making it the 4th largest contributor in the country.
286 000 Number of residents
TOP 5 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (BY NUMBER OF STUDENTS)
FDI in the region / 2012
*Sources: Lithuanian National Statistics, 2014
17%
17%
22%
Gro
wth
: 23%
2012
€174 m
€142 m
2008
50% Manufacturing
30% Agriculture, forestry & fishing
6% Wholesale & retail
3% Real estate operations
11% Other€174 m
Infrastructure
Vilnius Airport212 km
Kaunas Airport161 km
Riga Airport (LV)144 km
Šiauliai Cargo AirportImmediate access
Klaipėda Seaport 161 km
Šiauliai
ŠIAULIAIKLAIPĖDA
PALANGA
BELARUSPOLAND
LATVIA
BALTICSEA
RUSSIA
KAUNAS
VILNIUS
PANEVĖŽYS
Industrial Scandpark (Kuršėnai)www.scandpark.com
Šiauliai industrial park Šiauliai free economic zone0% tax on profits and dividends*
Naujoji Akmene free economic zone0% tax on profits and dividends*
SEZ
FDI STOCK GROWTH (2008-2012)
FDI BY SECTOR (2012)
DK
NL SE IS
DETop 5 investors by country
*Conditions apply
Special Economic Zones
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Mechanical engineering Electrical equipment and home appliances
Construction materials Textile and leatherprocessing
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Top manufacturers by sector
Other leading manufacturers in the region