Invest in Mulhouse Alsace
Key Competitive Attractions
Establishing your business in the Mulhouse area means:
1. You'll be at the heart of one of the biggest European markets (between France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy), with incomparable potential in terms of a technically and scientifically qualified workforce:
- Over 60% of the active European workforce and nearly 75% of its buying power are concentrated in the 500km surronding Mulhouse
- Diverse property offer and high quality environment
- Good quality of life
2. You'll have easy access to a European transport hub to develop your business:
- Mulhouse offers direct access to the key destinations in Europe, through its proximity to: 2 motorways, the Euroairport (tri-national airport), TGVs to Paris (three hours) and Lyon (two and a half hours), easy access to Munich, Zurich and Karlsruhe, and the third largest port in France.
- The Euroairport offers flights to over 100 desintaions within France and abroad, with the presence of lowcost airlines, including Easyjet and Airberlin
- Mulhouse is focused on new generation transport systems, and hosts the top tram-train in France
3. You'll be able to excel with our expertise and services at your disposal:
- A research cluster and training focused on the business world, including tri-national initiatives
- A qualified helping hand
- 5 clusters and 6 knowledge hubs that have evolved through local expertise
- A range of associations and services geared towards innovation, including Alsace Business Angels
Mulhouse's key sectors are:
- New multi-modal transport technology
- Digital technology
- Eco-construction, eco-technology
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Technical Textiles & Textile Design
- Medical Technology - close to pharmaceutical cluster in Basel
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
The Mulhouse Agglomeration and its partners is there for all your needs when setting up business in the area. It will answer any questions you may have and will guide you through the process of establishing your business in Mulhouse. They offer:
- A single point of contact
- They'll put you in touch with their contacts in the public and private sectors
- Feasibility studies
- Land and property offers adapted to your needs
- Advice and help with bureaucratic and financial processes
- Assistance with recruitment
Existing Business Base
The entrepreneurial Mulhouse area has been economically and politically forward since the time of its great industrialist families of the 19th Century, who pioneered the textile, chemical and mechanical industries. Since then, these sectors have evolved into very valuable elements of the local economy, and now represent a sepcialised industrial cluster.
The rapid development of digital technology in the area has also resulted in a significant regional cluster.
Entrepreneurialism is a way of life in Mulhouse, meaning that the area is well-set-up to support businesses individually. Companies can get assistance from the specialised local resource centres that best match their industry and needs.
Iconic brands and global organisations have established themselves in Mulhouse
Companies: the PSA Group, Clemessy SA, Mitsubishi, Wärtsilä, DMC, Manurhin, Superba, Knauf, Rector Lesage, SPIE, Système centrale Est, Kimoce, Activis, Chronopost, Jet aviation, Amac,Rhenovia, Cellprothera, Pertech, immupharma.
Education: ENSISA (Alsace National School of Engineering), ENSCMu (Mulhouse National School of Chemical Engineering), Domus Academy (Interior design Master's degrees for vehicles and public transport), ISTA (Alsace Higher Institute for Textiles).
Centres for research and help for innovation: CRITT, CETIM, CERMAT (construction materials); French Institute for Textiles & Clothing (IFTH)
Trade fairs: Mobilis, Energivie, European Conference on Winter Viability, Rhenatic’days
Mulhouse is ideal for developing conferences, trade fairs and exhibitions. The biggest events have been in the sectors of Future Mobility with Mobilis, Digital Technology with Rhenatics’day and Environmental Isues with the Energivie event and the European Conference on Winter Viability.
