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Rhein-Kreis Neuss: Trademark features: reliability, competence and exemplary development

Directly adjacent to the state capital Düsseldorf and to Cologne, Rhein-Kreis Neuss and its eight towns and municipalities is one of the truly prime business locations in Germany. Around 462,000 people live in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, making it one of the biggest districts in Germany.

Rhein-Kreis Neuss’s trademark features are reliability, competence and exemplary development. The local authorities are one of the first in Germany to be certified according to the RAL norms for SME and service orientation, for example. Top positions in location rankings are confirmation of the good conditions in Rhein-Kreises Neuss.

Globally positioned with networks worldwide

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry for the Middle Niederrhein region describes the Rhein-Kreis as its flagship district; at 55 percent, the economy here has the highest export rate in the region. Rhein-Kreis Neuss has cultivated good relations with the USA, Latin America, China, Japan, Turkey and the Netherlands for many years and many global companies have their European or German headquarters here.

Top energy location and impressive sectoral diversity

Rhein-Kreis Neuss is also particularly attractive as an energy location. Energy and climate change are the major challenges of the future. Innovation is the order of the day and Rhein-Kreis Neuss embraces this challenge with its local energy pact. The world’s largest brown coal power plants and wind turbines are located here, as is Europe’s largest power plant construction site.

The regional economy, which comprises 28,000 companies, has a very diverse range of industries despite this focal area, and over 99 % of its businesses are in the SME sector. In terms of its energy profile, the area is one of the leading regions in the aluminum processing and chemicals industries, it is Germany’s biggest fashion sales region, as well as being strong in the logistics, food and beverage sectors.

Service-oriented local authorities are an important investment factor

The determined efforts of the economic development team for Rhein-Kreis Neuss is a good example of how service-oriented local authorities can be an important investment factor. The economic development agency invested a great deal of energy in putting together an all-round package of recognized and valued services for companies and investors. The package provides the basic requirements for new companies wishing to settle in the region, provides generous and active support for existing companies and promotes contact among the companies themselves – also at international level.

In the list of advantages that the area offers investors, other aspects such as the central position in the heart of Europe, the excellent transport connections, qualified labor force potential as well as the “soft factors” like rich cultural landscape and quality of life were named. In summary one can simply say: Welcome to Rhein-Kreis Neuss!

Here you can find further information about the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.

Contact:

Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Robert Abts
Leiter Wirtschaftsförderung
Oberstr. 91
D – 41460 Neuss

Telefon: +49(0)2131.928-7500
E-Mail: robert.abts@rhein-kreis-neuss.de
www.rhein-kreis-neuss.de, www.wfgrkn.de