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Affligem 30/01/2013

2014 best wishes

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Look back 2013

170

Plastic & rubber converters

Service providers

Machine & mould makers

Raw material suppliers

Knowledge partners

OEM’s

Other companies

Look back 2013: Vlaams Kunststofcentrum

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4,1% 4,3%

25,0%

4,9% 52,7%

9,1%

Training

Processing

Lab analyses

Consulting

Subsidized projects

Membership fees

Look back 2013: Innovative cluster

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3,5 + 3 22 subsidized projects

177 companies

223 company visits 10 publications

>4000 email contacts 2350 magazines

17 events

710 participants

254 technical advices

Look back 2013: Projects

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PLA 2nd Life

FlaxHemPlast

HDPE recycling

Look back 2010 - 2014: Innovative cluster

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4,3 23 subsidized projects

206 companies

416 unique company visits 42 publications

42 events

1655 participants

318 technical advices >4000 email contacts 2350 magazines

No projects without financial support

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FPV VKC + IC

KHLIM

Sirris

UGent

Cluster West Cluster East

Centexbel FPV IC

Sirris

Look back 2013

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KHLIM

Sirris

HoGent

Cluster West Cluster East

FPV IC

Sirris

Look forward 2014

UHasselt FPV IC

FPV VKC

Internationalisation

New trend?

Offshoring -> Reshoring -> Next-shoring

• Proximity to demand

• Proximity to innovation

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Internationalisation

ECP4: European Composites, Plastics & Polymer Processing Platform

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Internationalisation

Inward investment mission to the US on micromoulding

A second one to follow?

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Internationalisation

Crossborder strategic alliance

• increasing economic activity and competitiveness in the region

Crossborder cooperation on specific topics

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