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Agrofood in Wa l l o n i a
extra good reasons to invest in Wallonia
Our
Helsinki Oslo
Stockholm
Located at the heart of economic Europe :
Availibility of land, logistics and manpower (qualified and multilingual).
400 million consumers
Copenhagen
Dublin London 150’
GEOTHERMIA
Amsterdam 120’
Brussels
Liège
Mouscron
Gembloux
Lille 60’ Mons
Charleroi
Namur
4 hours by road
Berlin 80’
Chimay
London
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Strasbourg 60’ Luxembourg 100’
Amsterdam
Paris
1,700 ha/4,200 acres of buildable commercial land
Good knowledge of quality products. Culinary tradition.
Warsaw
Wallonia Luxembourg
competitiveness clusters
Frankfurt
Dynamic and scientific environment.
Prague
Strasbourg
Knowhow and diversified technologies at your doorstep. Huge network of opportunities.
Vienna Milan
Universities
Science parks
Distances from Brussels
Brussels
R&D Culture :
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Agrofood zoning of Baileux
Availibility of raw materials and PAI (intermediate products).
Favorable business environment : business parks
Villers-le-Bouillet
Frankfurt 60’ Paris 90’
Brussels European institutions Multinationals’ headquarters
200
R&D in Life Sciences
80
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key assets
Test market. Export facilities. Specific welcome structures.
Madrid
Spin-off’s
Istanbul
Economy open to the world :
Regional support, investment aids, R&D subsidies.
WAL=70% EU=30%
Trendy segments : Production of vegetable proteins / Health ingredients / Organic products / E- commerce for food / Dairy products / Quality meat
% of average export turnover
Quality of life :
Multicultural/Welcoming Region
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Culture/Gastronomy
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