INTRODUCTION ABOUT LUXEMBOURG 1ST SLIDE About half of Luxembourg's land is used for agriculture.

Farms are generally small and are concentrated in the south. Chief crops are potatoes, wheat, barley, oats, and fodder crops. Wine grapes are grown in the Moselle Valley. Beef and dairy cattle, hogs, and poultry are raised. 2ND SLIDE Automotive Heart of Europe Luxembourg has become a key location for first and second tier automotive suppliers. They employ nearly 10,000 people on 30 sites. Key component suppliers have chosen Luxembourg for its highly competitive business environment. Moreover, the country provides a very stable and predictable economic, social and political climate. Car manufacturers in Germany, France and the United Kingdom, as well as the assembly lines in Belgium and the Netherlands, can be supplied from Luxembourg on a same-day delivery basis. 2. Business-friendly and politically stable The Luxembourg political system consists of a parliamentary democracy under the form of a constitutional monarchy. Thepolitical stability of Luxembourgis marked by a political culture of consensus where the parties coexist within the context of broad agreement on key issues. In this context, a group of key ministers have been allowed to remain in government for a significant period of time providingcontinuity in important policy initiatives under successive coalition governments, with an emphasis on economic policies.

The business-friendly political environment is conducive to welcoming decision-makers and entrepreneurs. Indeed, attracting international players is considered paramount in building an efficient business framework and economic growth. This allows Luxembourg to establish a permanent and innovative business community. The size of Luxembourg and its efficient business approach also means that politicians and key civil servants are ap

A stable and rewarding tax environment Luxembourg offers a legal and regulatory framework with a tailor-made approach for business creation. The tax framework is considered to be among the most stable and rewarding in Europe for companies, their shareholders and their employees. This is an essential component of Luxembourgs developme Highly skilled and multilingual workforce with high productivity The labour market in Luxembourg offers a pool of highly skilled and multilingual resources from Luxembourg as well as France, Germany and Belgium. Due to its history, Luxembourg has also a strong potential workforce pool from

Portugal and Italy. Many people in Luxembourg can speak three or more languages , including Luxembourgish, German, French, English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, etc. As the business community puts it: In Luxembourg, we speak the language of our customers. Almost 40% of the people in Luxembourg say that they speak English at work

Description of activities
Delphi is one of the world leading suppliers to the automotive industry. The customer technology centre in Luxembourg offers innovative solutions in development, design and test. In particular the Luxembourg technology centre of Delphi develops components, subsystems and systems for engine management and thermal management of vehicles.

Main application domains

Components and systems for passenger cars, trucks, busses motorcycles and non-road mobile machinery

Products and services

The Powertrain division of Delphi designs, develops and applies components and systems for the management of gasoline and diesel engines for passenger cars. The main components / systems are:

Fuel injection (fort fuel or direct injection for gasoline or common rail injection for diesel engines) Ignition for gasoline engines Gasoline and diesel supply systems (pumps, filters, fuel lines, Active coal canisters for hydro carbon absorption) Variable valve train Exhaust gas recirculation

Turbocharger boost management Engine management controller with software Sensors (speed, pressure knock...)

The application of these systems / components can include the tuning of the engine in order to meet the respective EURO or other emission standards.

Customer references
Major Customers:

GM / Opel Renault/Nissan Ford PSA VW / Audi Fiat BMW Daimler Hyunday Aftermarket

Trading area
International

International locations
Greater Region, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Oceania

Goodyear Luxembourg
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We've got historyover 100 years of itbut that doesn't stop us looking to the future. Goodyear was founded in 1898, and Dunlop in 1889. In 1999 we joined forces to create Goodyear Dunlop. And with history demonstrating leading edge technical innovations that made us successful individually, together we are part of one of the world's largest tyre manufacturers, with over 69,000 associates worldwide, and presence on 6 continents. Goodyear Dunlop sells tyres under a range of well known brand names: Goodyear Dunlop Fulda Pneumant Sava

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Located in Luxembourg, Colmar-Berg Goodyear Dunlop is one of the largest private employers in Luxembourg and is the most diversified site outside the United States,with approximately 3,100 associates and people from 52 different nationalities. When joining Goodyear, expect challenging assignments for every profiles in an environment that is supporting continuous learning and offering career development tailored to your qualifications, enthusiasm and ambitions. When we look into the future, we will be looking into the eyes of every consumer that buys tires and asking ourselves how we can meet and exceed their needs. Your world, if you choose a career with us, will be the same. Although being primary recognized for its excellence in tire engineering and production, Goodyear Dunlop offers outstanding opportunities in a world class procurement organization. Being the interface between our associates and suppliers, the Procurement team has one of the most varied and amazing jobs as dealing every day with different people from different countries on different topics. Working for Procurement requires strong communication skills, empathy, analytical skills, intercultural skills as well as the ability to adapt to continuous changes on the markets. That makes this workplace very interesting and challenging. Especially for me as a newcomer, I am really happy to work in such an professional environment providing me this steep learnin g curve.

"Working as Process Engineer at a quite small structure like the Mold Plant, is a great opportunity of developing the sense of responsibility, the reactivity and flexibility but also to work in a multicultural environment in a wide range of projects such as process control, special NC applications development, automated robotized cell, etc...This allows me to apply all the theory I learned and develop my technical knowledge constantly."

"I strongly believe that our Finance organization is a key player in such an international, diverse and dynamic environment. We offer diversity in operations: we service Goodyear Innovation Center in Luxembourg (research & development), the EMEA Regional Treasury Center is located in Luxembourg, we work with various factories across EMEA, and we provide support and analysis to various business functions. Our location plays a great role: we are always in the center of all the projects and initiatives! To me, Finance is simply "Exciting", and the most important thing is, we develop a lot of career opportunities!"

"Being part of the Goodyear Luxembourg's innovation center team is a fabulous opportunity to contribute to the design and development of new and innovative products and services. I am passionate about working in the automotive industry, in which we are constantly facing new challenges. Furthermore my job allows me to operate in a global environment. I work with many different people with different cultural backgrounds. This allows me to constantly learn and develop myself further, both professionally and privately."

"Working as an engineer in a production environment like Goodyear Dunlop Tire Plant here in Luxembourg, is an exciting and diversified job. The everyday business challenges you with a lot of different tasks where you have to use your knowledge or your spontaneity. The multicultural environment in a world wide operating company is a very interesting experience."

International Electronics and Engineering (IEE)

Founded in 1989 by Arbed and the Socit Nationale de Crdit et d'Investissement (SNCI), International Electronics and Engineering (IEE) had significant technological potential from the outset. Three years later, the automobile sector became the major contract it had been waiting for and, therefore, the target of its numerous innovations. "Every time you come up with something new or unconventional, you face prejudice. That's what you have to overcome!", according to Aloyse Schoos, Technology Manager at IEE, a company he joined in 1991. Two years earlier, the steel concern Arbed, which was seeking to diversify its activities, joined forces with SNCI to create IEE (International Electronics and Engineering), a firm specialising in the production of small electronic sensors which are sensitive to pressure and capable of locating the point of application of pressure in 1 or 2 dimensions. The technology was borrowed from the Americans, but immediately enhanced; produced on a plastic film, the sensors can adapt to any shape or form. The first applications included washable keyboards for the food sector, control units for laboratory scales, soles for orthopaedic tests, and so on. "We had the potential, but no big contracts yet," adds Aloy Nearly anyone can make float glass. However, we have the technology to give it new properties so that it can be used in increasingly diverse ways." It is the job of Hubert Kopf, Sales and Marketing Director for Guardian Europe, to showcase the R&D work that is conducted in Luxembourg: taking the base technologies developed by the US parent company and adapting them, notably to address the challenges of the local market. This formula has been working well since 1989, the year when the group opened its only R&D centre outside the United States. "People just dont see the complexity of glass," says Jean Braun, Managing Director of Guardian Europes research, development and innovation department, the CRVC (Centre de Recherches pour le Verre et la Cramique Research Centre for Glass and Ceramics). The secret is in the ultra-thin, invisible coatings the Centre develops and applies to the surfaces. Some uses are well known. Homes, offices and vehicles need insulation from cold and heat, and shower doors and glass table-tops must be tough and attractive. However, there are many other equally sophisticated technologies that have found commercial success in less obvious areas. Easy-clean coatings make it cheaper to keep skyscrapers sparkling. Greenhouse roofs which disperse raindrops prevent over-focused light, increasing crop yields. Ultra-reflective mirrors boost the efficiency of solar power plants, and specialist glass is integral to the development of next-generation low-energy lighting.

Polished coatings
Guardian has two RDI centres: 150 staff work in the companys lead facility in Carleton, near Detroit, USA, and 30 in Luxembourg. Of these 30, 8 are scientists working on new products and production equipment tailored to the European market. "Our teams work with clients, with our three production plants in Luxembourg and with our teams across Europe," notes

Jean Braun. The European HQ is also responsible for plants in Germany, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Russia, Spain and the UK. "We take pure science and adapt this to the final product," says Alain Roselaer, Head of Processed Glass Technology. "We work to understand processes such as how we make artificial diamonds from carbon. This basic work is undertaken in the US and we take this and apply it to meet customer needs," he adds. Almost exclusively, this work involves coatings around one ten-thousandth of a millimetre thick, derived mostly from basic materials such as silver and carbon.

Multifaceted public-sector support

After starting production in Luxembourg in 1981, Guardian opened its European RDI facility eight years later. Since then a strong public-private partnership has developed, based around

cooperation with the CRPs Henri Tudor and Gabriel Lippmann. "We mainly use their analytical capabilities," says Mr Roselaer. "When we take ideas from the lab to develop production processes, there is a lot of investigation needed to resolve problems or to certify the product." The equipment involved is expensive to run and Guardian only needs to use it occasionally, so the partnership suits the company well. The easy access to collaboration with the CRPs is just one example of how the state works to facilitate RDI, along with the governments traditional openness and quick decision-making. The countrys central location counts for a lot too, ensuring proximity to Europes carmaking heartland in France, Germany and Italy. It is also easier to keep in touch with architects working in the range of climates found in Europe. Solutions developed here can find themselves being sold in relatively cloudy and cool areas of North America.

A green lens
Awareness of environmental issues extends the Centres specialisation into areas such as lighting. The industry foresees a big future for the next generation of low-energy "organic" light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). "OLED technology gives a very natural and efficient light producing less heat, and this will become a very important market for glass," predicts Mr Kopf, adding that CRVC teams are working closely with companies such as Osram (Germany) and Philips (Netherlands) to make the breakthrough. He also envisions a bright future for glass-rich photovoltaic solar panels, despite the fact that this technology is currently going through a rough patch.

"Moreover, the European automotive market is very innovative," says Mr Roselaer. "German and French constructors are highly pro-active, seeking to push technology to achieve more functionality. In particular, a lot of effort focuses on reducing CO2 emissions."

Better glass, more glass

Guardian is considered one of the world leaders in terms of operational excellence in coater operations, and it continues to innovate in order to further improve the manufacturing process whereby coatings are applied to glass sheets. "We are currently developing new equipment which would greatly reduce coater downtime while increasing production flexibility," notes Mr Braun. The ultimate aim is to create a virtuous circle of demand for the companys products. "The more glass is used, the more functions will be developed, further increasing its attractiveness," says Mr Braun. Just the type of "win-win" situation that Luxembourg strives to develop. Guardian: glass, automotive & building products Guardian is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float glass and fabricated glass products. The companys main market is the construction industry, to which it supplies a broad range of products rather than just windows and doors. It is also a major player in the automotive sector and the world's largest producer of mirrors. A privately owned group headquartered in Michigan, USA, Guardian employs over 18,000 employees in 21 countries, of whom 4,500 are based in Europe. Guardian has established 5 separate operations in the Grand Duchy, with around 1,200 staff. The construction sector is the primary market for the production plants in Bascharage and Dudelange, while the site in Grevenmacher is specialised in automotive applications. Dudelange is also home to the European research centre and headquarters.

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