Province of Limburg

General information

Limburg is the most southern province of the Netherlands bordering Germany and Belgium. Limburg is located between the main metropolitan areas of Europe: Randstad Holland and Brussels to the west and the German Rhine-Ruhr area to the east. Limburg is renowned for its logistics expertise, industrial focus, multilingual labour force.

Key industries/ regional strengths

Chemical industry, life sciences/ healthcare, agro-food, logistics and VAL / VAS, contact centres, solar energy, automotive, high tech systems.

Foreign companies

Abbott Vascular, Arrow, Boston Scientific, Cooler Master, DHL, ExxonMobil, Goodpack Europe, H&M, KangDe Xin Europe, Kobelco, Kubota, Krüger Blending, Medtronic, Mercedes-Benz CAC, Mitsubishi Motors, Pearl Music, Sabic Europe, Sappi, Sekisui, UPS, Vodafone, Weir Minerals, Yingliu Group.

Accessibility

Limburg is the extended gate of main ports Rotterdam and Antwerp by road, rail and water. Proximity to global integrator hubs UPS, DHL, FedEx and TNT. International airports Amsterdam, Brussels and Düsseldorf within 2 hours drive. Good connections to European high speed rail network.

Special attention

Key area for regional investment subsidies

Bordering Germany: direct access to consumer and business markets and cross-border labor force

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