Tunisia, a performing aerospace supply chain - Invest in Tunisia ...
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TunisiA<br />
a <strong>perform<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
<strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>supply</strong> <strong>cha<strong>in</strong></strong><br />
new TUNISIA<br />
new opportunities
A boom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
with a track of success<br />
stories<br />
Over the last decade, the <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong> has<br />
experienced a tremendous expansion. This is tell<strong>in</strong>g about<br />
the undeniable competitiveness facilitated by several assets.<br />
More than 4,500 employment positions<br />
55 totally export<strong>in</strong>g companies<br />
Exports worth 170 million <strong>Tunisia</strong>n d<strong>in</strong>ars, with forecasts<br />
of about 550 million <strong>Tunisia</strong>n d<strong>in</strong>ars by the year 2016.<br />
Several lead<strong>in</strong>g groups have chosen <strong>Tunisia</strong> to expand<br />
their bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> the <strong>aerospace</strong> and aircraft <strong>in</strong>dustries.<br />
<strong>Tunisia</strong>n exports account for two thirds of production and are <strong>in</strong>tended for one of the most competitive markets, namely the<br />
European Union. France is the first client of <strong>Tunisia</strong>.<br />
The activities of the <strong>Tunisia</strong>n <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry have high value added. They range from software and hardware eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to production of aircraft systems and high precision turn<strong>in</strong>g and mach<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong> exported products are:<br />
electrical sets<br />
electronic components<br />
<strong>aerospace</strong> equipment and systems<br />
wir<strong>in</strong>g harnesses: wir<strong>in</strong>g, assembly<br />
of electronic subsets…<br />
precision mechanical parts<br />
sheet metal parts<br />
technical plastic parts<br />
software<br />
surface treatment…<br />
<strong>Tunisia</strong>n d<strong>in</strong>ar 1 = Euro 0.527 = USD 0.698 (average 2010)
Skilled human resources and rich<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g programs<br />
In <strong>Tunisia</strong>, the <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry can rely on the 4,500 eng<strong>in</strong>eers and technicians that graduate annually and it is expected<br />
that by 2014, they will be 9,000.<br />
They represent one of the most competitive talent pools of the region: at comparable levels of qualification, <strong>Tunisia</strong> offers<br />
competitive wage costs <strong>in</strong> proportions rang<strong>in</strong>g from 1 to 5 compared to European countries.<br />
These human resources are available, responsive and multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary thanks to:<br />
the 15 sectoral tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g centers to <strong>in</strong>ternational standards,<br />
Aviation Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Center of <strong>Tunisia</strong>, International Center for Aviation Resources…,<br />
the tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g facilities that offer a comprehensive program tailored to bus<strong>in</strong>ess needs,<br />
Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Schools, Higher Institutes of Technical Studies, National Institute of Applied Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique,<br />
Institute for Aerospace Trades…,<br />
the proposed creation of a Centre of Excellence for Aerospace Professionals who will provide a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g capacity of 1,000 people,<br />
the creation of a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g center dedicated to the <strong>aerospace</strong> sector <strong>in</strong> the Mghira <strong>in</strong>dustrial zone, specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> mechanics,<br />
electronics and <strong>in</strong>formation technology.<br />
Statement<br />
“What encouraged most our development <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong> is the education level of people with<br />
qualifications that are almost equal to those of Europe, their ability to be tra<strong>in</strong>ed, and their<br />
capacity to respect very specific work <strong>in</strong>structions of the <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry.”<br />
Gaby LOPEZ,<br />
Director General, ZODIAC AEROSPACE <strong>Tunisia</strong>
A good entrepreneurial<br />
environment<br />
In <strong>Tunisia</strong>, the <strong>aerospace</strong> sector is a real <strong>in</strong>vestment opportunity to be seized by companies look<strong>in</strong>g for better performance.<br />
They will enjoy a good bus<strong>in</strong>ess environment thanks to:<br />
a highly <strong>in</strong>novat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Tunisia</strong>n <strong>in</strong>dustrial sector with strong expertise and supported by about 1,000 companies<br />
operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the sectors of mechanics, electricity and electronics,<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustrial quality modernization and upgrad<strong>in</strong>g program which allowed the certification of more than half of companies<br />
operat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry, a rate well above the certification average, made possible thanks to the programs<br />
funded by the State.<br />
Fast grow<strong>in</strong>g dedicated<br />
<strong>in</strong>frastructures<br />
The airport, port, road and telecommunication <strong>in</strong>frastructure <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong> is considered among the most modern <strong>in</strong> the southern<br />
shore of the Mediterranean and <strong>in</strong> Africa.<br />
<strong>Tunisia</strong> also has about a hundred <strong>in</strong>dustrial zones and 10 competitiveness poles <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g that of Sousse (centre of <strong>Tunisia</strong>),<br />
specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> mechanical and electronic <strong>in</strong>dustries as well as the Aeropole <strong>in</strong> El Mghira, an area dedicated exclusively to the<br />
<strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />
The Aeropole <strong>in</strong> El Mghira is an <strong>in</strong>tegrated <strong>in</strong>dustrial platform, located <strong>in</strong> the southern suburbs of Tunis, which covers an area<br />
of over 200 hectares <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 20 hectares dedicated to the Aerospace Park AEROLIA, a subsidiary of the European <strong>aerospace</strong><br />
group EADS, which has chosen <strong>Tunisia</strong> to establish fourth site specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the construction of aircraft components and its<br />
first outside Europe after those of Meaulte, Sa<strong>in</strong>t Nazaire and Toulouse.<br />
Statement<br />
“Among the parameters that have encouraged us to setup our operations <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong>, There are<br />
of course competitiveness, proximity to our European markets, reliability, quality of <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />
and facilities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong> and then also the will<strong>in</strong>gness of the <strong>Tunisia</strong>n State to develop a high-tech<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry particularly focused on <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry.”<br />
Christian FORGER,<br />
Director, HUTCHINSON
A supportive <strong>in</strong>frastructure<br />
for <strong>in</strong>vestors<br />
The <strong>Tunisia</strong>n Association of Aerospace and Aviation Industries (GITAS) supports manufacturers and <strong>in</strong>vestors <strong>in</strong> the<br />
<strong>aerospace</strong> branch.<br />
There are currently 33 member companies (compared to 19 <strong>in</strong> 2009).<br />
GITAS is very active and present at all levels; its ma<strong>in</strong> objectives are to promote exchanges and cooperation between<br />
enterprises of the aviation and <strong>aerospace</strong> field located <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong>, to develop a logistics network and an enabl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
environment and encourage the establishment of new companies <strong>in</strong> the field.<br />
There are also several national <strong>in</strong>stitutions that provide active support and assistance to <strong>in</strong>vestors efficiently: the<br />
Foreign <strong>Invest</strong>ment Promotion Agency (FIPA-<strong>Tunisia</strong>), the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII),<br />
the Center for Export Promotion (CEPEX) and the Technical Center for Mechanical and Electronic Industries (CETIME).<br />
A favorable bus<strong>in</strong>ess environment<br />
<strong>Tunisia</strong> already offers foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors the follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>centives:<br />
freedom to <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong> the sector of <strong>aerospace</strong> components. Foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors can hold up to 100% of the project capital<br />
and can freely repatriate profits and proceeds from sale of the capital <strong>in</strong>vested <strong>in</strong> foreign currencies,<br />
simple establishment procedures. They can be made at the one-stop desks the Agency for the Promotion of Industry<br />
and Innovation “APII”,<br />
an <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong>centives code which provides several advantages <strong>in</strong> terms of tax and duties exemption and <strong>in</strong> terms<br />
of subsidy and <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong>centives <strong>in</strong> particular for the establishment <strong>in</strong> areas of regional development,<br />
an association agreement with the European Union that led to a free trade area s<strong>in</strong>ce January 2008, preferential trade<br />
agreements with North African and Arab countries,<br />
bilateral agreements establish<strong>in</strong>g a free trade zone with Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq and Libya and Agadir free<br />
trade agreement between Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and <strong>Tunisia</strong>.<br />
In addition, the <strong>Tunisia</strong>n Revolution of January 2011 <strong>in</strong>troduced the premises for a real<br />
takeoff of the national economy and accord<strong>in</strong>gly sees promis<strong>in</strong>g future <strong>in</strong> the aviation<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry supported by a healthier bus<strong>in</strong>ess climate with greater transparency, better<br />
governance and less corruption and encourag<strong>in</strong>g private <strong>in</strong>itiative.<br />
AEROSPACE Meet<strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>Tunisia</strong> 2012<br />
24 th - 27 th September, 2012
FIPA-<strong>Tunisia</strong>, your partner for success<br />
The Foreign <strong>Invest</strong>ment Promotion Agency “FIPA-<strong>Tunisia</strong>” is a public structure created <strong>in</strong> 1995.<br />
FIPA-<strong>Tunisia</strong> has been certified ISO 9001 version 2008; it is mandated to provide the support required<br />
by foreign <strong>in</strong>vestors and to promote foreign <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong>.<br />
FIPA-<strong>Tunisia</strong> and its offices abroad form a comprehensive network:<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation on <strong>in</strong>vestment opportunities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong> and the ma<strong>in</strong> reasons why <strong>Tunisia</strong><br />
is such an attractive site for FDI,<br />
contacts <strong>in</strong> Tunis or abroad,<br />
advice on the conditions that will contribute to the success of <strong>in</strong>itiatives, the best locations,<br />
various <strong>in</strong>vestment systems, f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g means …,<br />
accompany<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>vestor on exploratory visits to <strong>Tunisia</strong> and throughout the various<br />
implementation phases of the <strong>in</strong>itiative,<br />
support to improve the susta<strong>in</strong>ability of a company, through personalized monitor<strong>in</strong>g and ongo<strong>in</strong>g<br />
assistance with m<strong>in</strong>isterial departments and structures and regional authorities.<br />
London<br />
Madrid<br />
Brussels<br />
Paris<br />
Cologne<br />
Tunis<br />
Milan<br />
Tokyo<br />
Foreign <strong>Invest</strong>ment<br />
Promotion Agency<br />
Tunis<br />
Rue Salahedd<strong>in</strong>e El Ammami<br />
Centre Urba<strong>in</strong> Nord. 1004 Tunis<br />
Tel.: (216-71) 75 25 40<br />
Fax: (216-71) 23 14 00<br />
E-mail: fipa.tunisia@fipa.tn<br />
Cologne<br />
Hohenstaufenr<strong>in</strong>g 44-46<br />
50674 Köln<br />
Tel.: (49-221) 240 33 46 • 240 33 47<br />
Fax: (49-221) 240 34 46<br />
E-mail: fipacologne@t-onl<strong>in</strong>e.de<br />
London<br />
63-66 Hatton Garden<br />
London EC1N 8LE<br />
Tel.: (44- 207) 430 13 15<br />
Fax: (44- 207) 430 14 00<br />
E-mail: london@fipa.co.uk<br />
Milan<br />
Via M. Gonzaga, 5<br />
(Piazza Missori) - 20123 Milano<br />
Tel.: (39-02) 80 92 97 • 80 92 98<br />
Fax: (39-02) 80 93 53<br />
E-mail: fipatunisiamilano@t<strong>in</strong>.it<br />
Paris<br />
8, rue de la Bienfaisance<br />
75008 Paris<br />
Tel.: (33-1) 45 22 68 57<br />
Fax: (33-1) 45 22 68 53<br />
E-mail: apie.tunisie@wanadoo.fr<br />
C/R SERVICED 71 86 12 19<br />
2011<br />
Brussels<br />
31/33, rue Montoyer,<br />
Bte 4 - 1000 Brussels<br />
Tel.: (32-2) 512 93 27<br />
Fax: (32-2) 511 17 57<br />
E-mail: fipa1.tunisie@scarlet.be<br />
Madrid<br />
Avenida Alfonso XIII, 68<br />
Madrid-28016, España<br />
Tel.: (34-91) 510 48 47<br />
Fax: (34-91) 510 48 95<br />
E-mail: fipa-madrid@telefonica.net<br />
Tokyo<br />
Embassy of the Republic of <strong>Tunisia</strong><br />
〒102-0074 千 代 田 区 九 段 南 3-6-6<br />
Tel.: (81-3) 511 66 22<br />
Fax: (81-3) 511 66 99<br />
E-mail: fipa_tokyo@tunisia.or.jp<br />
www.<strong>in</strong>vest<strong>in</strong>tunisia.tn