Advantage Austria - Innovations and Facts Austria Info graphic (English)

• published: 13 Jan 2012
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Visit http://www.advantageaustria.org/international/index.en.html for further information! ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is the official Foreign Trade Promotion Organisation of the Austrian economy and the best address for companies and individuals interested in Austria as business partner. Offices around the world enable an easy and rapid access to all relevant information on Austria as business partner. With its more than 110 offices in over 70 countries ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, provides a broad range of intelligence and business development services for both Austrian companies and their international business partners. 750 employees and 40 consultants around the world can assist you in locating Austrian suppliers and business partners. We organize more than 1,000 events every year to bring business contacts together. Other services provided by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA offices range from introductions to Austrian companies looking for importers, distributors or agents to providing in-depth information on Austria as a business location and assistance in entering the Austrian market. www.advantageaustria.org is the official web portal of Austrian business abroad. It showcases Austrian companies that specialise in export and import and generates significant business opportunities. 197 country pages in 28 languages provide overviews of business opportunities and cooperation offers of Austrian companies. The portal also provides information on 30 key Austrian industry sectors and general business data for exporters, importers and investors and summarizes background information of key Austrian economic bodies (such as the Austrian Standards plus institute, the Holiday Service Austria/Österreich Werbung or the Austrian Business Agency). Austria lies at the heart of Europe and offers great opportunities for companies of all sectors. Austrian products and brands are renowned worldwide. And cultural treasures such as Mozartkugels, Lipizzaner horses, Sacher cake and Sissi are known around the globe. Innovations developed in Austria are known and used globally -- for example in the construction of skycrapers. A tunneling method developed in 1962 is still the worldwide standard tunneling technology. Other key characteristics of Austrian products are e.g. sustainability, environmental friendliness and climate protection. Solar collectors produced in Austria are used in one of the largest solar thermal plants. Seven billion eggs are delivered every year around the world in 100% recyclable plastic packaging. 2 mobile phone loudspeakers per second are leaving the production line in Austria. The famous decorative crystals that adorned the dress of Marilyn Monroe are made in Austria. They are used for clothes, fashion jewellery and accessories. The Austrian capital city Vienna is the world's most liveable city (according to the Mercer quality of living survey) -- and this for the third year in a row (2009, 2010 and 2011). Vienna is also home to some of the world's best brains. Meet world class business partners in Austria. And enjoy the broad range of attractions -- or at least a delicious chocolate cake.