Bretagne internationalization

• Some active international competitiveness clusters
• A participation to European programs (ex Euratlantic : for promoting a common identity of the Euratlantic Area in North America - USA and Canada )
• A participation to trade fairs and missions (ex 3GSM, OI, …)
• A welcome of foreign delegations
• co operations with clusters (ex Media&Networks and Yokosuka Research Park)

A mobilization within the international network Ex : Bretagne takes part to the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CRPM), where 150 regions from 28 countries work together to ensure that EU institutions and national governments take account of their common interests, and cooperate on practical projects in order to enhance their assets

International companies

• Breton’s exporting companies and Breton’s companies established abroad :
• Some global breton players, such as Roullier, Legris, Beaumanoir,... have chosen to set up facilities abroad.
• 311 foreign firms are located in Brittany (see the presentation below)

Brittany is welcoming more than 300 companies (source Bretagne International) with foreign capital :

• 311 firms
• 518 sites : industrial, logistical, R&D or services
• More than 30 000 Breton employees working in companies with foreign capital
• Around 70 investment projects during the last 5 years (2003-2007) engendering around 5000 jobs
• The highest R&D projects proportion in France from 2001 to 2007
• Investors from 27 different countries
• Top countries
  • US : 92 sites – see location here
  • UK : 42 sites – see location here
  • Germany : 42 sites – see location here
  • Netherlands : 30 sites – See location here
  • Belgium : 29 sites – See location here
  • Italy : 20 sites – See location here
  • Japan : 19 sites – See location here

See the other countries on the maps : click here

• Functions : manufacturing, Advanced service functions (R&D centers, European HQ, engineering, C.R.O., specialized industrial services …)
• Major sectors : automotive, electric and electronic equipment, software, food, services…

 51% of the foreign sites are located in Ille et Vilaine (194 sites -153 firms), inc. 41 in Rennes city

 A world-class business location chosen by blue chip companies (over the last five years) :

1. Comverse (USA) - telecommunications- Lannion
2. Silicon Labs (USA)
3. Texas-Instruments (USA) – R&D centre (telecommunications)- Rennes
4. Pfizer (USA) – manufacturing facility (pharmaceuticals)- Ploërmel
5. Visteon (USA) – manufacturing facility (automotive)- Rennes
6. Lear (USA) – manufacturing facility (automotive – components)- Rennes
7. Renesas (Japan) – R&D centre (telecommunications)- Rennes
8. Dai-Nippon (Japan) – manufacturing facility (consumables)- Dinan
9. Sanden (Japan) – manufacturing facility, test centre and R&D centre (automotive – components)- Tinteniac
10. Nissui (Japan) – manufacturing facility- Seafood – Kervignac
11. …

More information : 2007 Report on Foreign Direct Investment in France