Clusters in Different Countries

Identifying Industry Clusters in Arizona

• Business Interdependence:Arizona chose clusters where businesses relate to each other through the buyer-supplier “food chain,” as competitors, or as partners.

• Export Oriented:Many of the companies in the cluster sell products or services to companies outside the region.

• Concentration:Employment in the cluster is more concentrated in the region than the national average, and the cluster is an existing or emerging area of specialization.

• Significant Size or Rapid Growth:The cluster is of a significant size or, if new, has an above average growth rate compared to that of the U.S. as a whole.

Arizona Clusters• High Technology (aerospace and information)• Food, Fiber, Natural Products• Minerals and mining• Tourism• Transportation• Business Services• Bioindustry• Software• Environmental Technology• Optics• Senior Industries• Plastics & Advanced Materials

AZ’s Industry Clusters and

ASU Research

Optics

High

TechnologyBioindustry

Software &

Information Industry

Transportation &

DistributionEnvironmental

Technology

Planetary

Sciences

Environmental

SciencesMaterials

ManufacturingBiosciences &

BioengineeringInformation Science &

Information Technology

Arizona Cluster Activities

Co-inform

Co-learn

Co-market

Co-purchase

Co-produce

Co-build economic foundations

The Marche Region: a few data

• Area: 9,700 km2

• Population: 1.48 million

• Capital town: Ancona

• (~100,000 inhabitants)

• 4 Provinces

(Pesaro e Urbino, Ancona, Macerata,

Ascoli Piceno)

Cluster and development routes:a “valley” model ?

• URBINO

• S.BENEDETTO

DEL TRONTO

• CIVITANOVA

MARCHE• FABRIANO

Wood - Furniture

Mechanics

Footwear - Clothing

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Local Economic Systems

Mechanics

Footwear and leather

Wood-furniture

Textile-clothing

Food-processing

Others (electronics, plastics, etc.)

Turkey

IranSyria

Egypt

SudanOman

Qatar

Kuwait

UAE

Bahrain

Iraq

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia is investing in value added manufacturing serving 400 million consumers A center serving over 400 million

consumers Vast oil, Petrochemicals and

Mineral resources Competitive power cost (3.2

cents/KWH) Rapid growth of young educated Saudi’s

1st economy in the MENA & 23rd

globally 7th globally in rewarding Tax

system (20% flat tax) 13th globally in ease of doing

business Largest free market in MENA

region

MENA- Middle East and North Africa

The chosen sectors are export oriented & being developed as clusters that are globally competitive

Home Appliances

Automotive

Metals Processing

Plastics & Packaging

Solar Energy

Oil & Gas Offshore*

Energy Goods & Services*

* Initiative championed by Saudi Aramco

The Metals Cluster will produce material & products to serve the new industries and the export markets

Anchor Projects

Aluminum flat rolling mill – 400 k tons

Steel flat rolling mill – 1.75 million tons

Aluminum casting

Steel casting & forging

Aluminum cable & wire

Supporting businesses and servicess and services

Cluster services

Industry Association

Research & training

Metals Products

Intermediates

Basic

materials

The Automotive cluster to capture a significant portion of the fast growing $75 billion market in the region

Tier N

Tier 2

Tier 0.5/1

Auto

Companies

Supporting businesses and services

Research & Training

Industry Association

Cluster Services

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Anchor Projects

120 k unit Car assembly plants

25 k unit Truck assembly plants

8 million Tire plant

600 k unit Paowertrain plant

A major player in the Solar industry from R&D through manufacturing of products and ultimately export of power

IngotPoly Silicon Wafer Cell Module System

The crystalline PV value chain

ModuleSubstrate

(e.g. glass)System

The thin-film PV value chain

Plastic and Packaging is increasing value by becoming a consumer products goods centerfor the region and beyond

SAUDI ARABIA POLYMER CAPACITY FORECAST(2008, thousand tons per year)

SAUDI ARABIA POLYMER FORECAST(thousand tons per year)

Note: In the right-hand chart, “Others” represent a number of new products such as :SBR, EPR, PBR, Carbon Black, EPDM, PPMA, PA, EVOH, PACN, POM, Carbon Fibers, etc…

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Energy Goods Cluster targeting 30 “Anchor Projects” worth $5 billion investments increasing local sourcing to 70%

Current Locally manufactured

Highly Engineered

Immediate target projects

28%

22%

50%

Pipe

OCTG

Valves

Pumps

Specialty Chemicals

Heat Exchangers

Vessels

Compressors

Mechanical Seals

Drill Bits

Well Heads

Subsea Cables

Offshore Exploration & Drilling

Offshore Platform Fabrication

Offshore Submersible Pumps

Subsea Valves & Cables

Surveying

Industrial Marine Services

Pipeline Scrapping & Laying

Environmental Services

The Oil & Gas Offshore Cluster’s targeting platform fabrication and specialized services capabilities