The Japan Times WORLD EYE REPORTS Baden-Württemberg
©THE JAPAN TIMES	Thursday, December 27, 2001

The Investor's Link Gateway to Baden-Württemberg - Set up by the state's economic development agency. This highly informative Web site provides comprehensive information about one of Germany's most dynamic domestic economies. www.bw-invest.de The official Internet portal of Baden-Württemberg - This Web site promotes the German federal state as the perfect all-around destination. Browsing through the pages, users will find that there is more to the wealthy region than the Black Forest and bustling industry. www.baden-wuerttemberg.de eBox

Reinventing the wheel

Consumers and companies around the world can not seem to get enough of Baden-Württemberg's products. The region's manufacturers occupy prime positions in almost every field, and in the league table of exporters the state is second to none. So what makes this region so special? The answer lies in the unique character of its citizens and in their natural tendency to embrace change.

At the onset of the industrial revolution Baden-Württemberg was primarily an agrarian society. Visitors to the region marveled at the beauty of the Swabian Mountains, the picturesque farming villages and the vast expanses of unspoiled woodlands. The revolution, observers thought, would surely pass by this sleepy southwest German backwater. After all, the state lacked the natural resources of emerging industrial regions like North Rhine-Westphalia; and its people were farmers - married to the land and seemingly oblivious to the changes taking place in other parts of Europe. FULL STORY

A breath of fresh air The acquisition of a majority stake in Japan's Tennex Corporation has catapulted Stuttgart-based piston and engine component producer Mahle to a top position in the international filter systems market. According to Chairman Dr. Heinz K. Junker, this move has provided the company with the right ammunition for becoming a global player in the sector. In August, 2000, Mahle increased its share in the Tennex Corporation from 33.30 to 57.72 percent through a unilateral increase in equity. The numbers indicated that the two companies were perfectly matched. With nearly 2,000 employees, annual sales of $420 million and seven production plants across Asia, the US and Europe, former Nissan Group subsidiary Tennex made an outstanding addition to Mahle's filter systems department. FULL STORY

For Dr. Heinz K. Junker, consolidation is the key to world leadership in the air-filter sector.

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