Unlike the other industrial visits the excursion to E.ON takes place on Friday between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Council Members please note: The visit of the E.ON Power Station and the Council meeting are at the same time!

E.ON Kraftwerke GmbH is operating power stations making use of the energy sources coal, gas, oil or biomass at more than 30 sites in Germany. Furthermore, we are evolving into specialists as far as the Europe-wide construction of conventional power stations is concerned.

The Scholven power station came from the former mining company Hibernia. It was once responsible for supplying the pit system with the energy it required: in the form of steam, electricity and compressed air. The power station site was continuously adapted to meet the increasing demands for electricity. The Buer district heating plant and the Scholven and Zweckel steam plants are also part of the power station complex. The Scholven power station is currently one of Europe’s largest plants with an overall output capacity of around 2,100 megawatts.

Unlike the other industrial visits the excursion to ThyssenKrupp Steel takes place on Friday between 11:45 AM and 6:00 PM.

Council Members please note: The visit of ThyssenKrupp Steel and the Council meeting are at the same time!

ThyssenKrupp Steel stands for innovation in the area of steel. The company is a trendsetter with regard to high-tech steels, tailored products and innovative surfaces. The Europe-wide first casting roller facil-ity or the most modern cold rolling mill of the world TAKO in Duisburg show the pacemaker role in the field of key technologies.

Düsseldorf International is the airport for North Rhine Westphalia. The air traffic of Rhine-Ruhr Area concentrates on the airport of the state capital from where the most air routes are available as well as a close European net, and more and more intercontinental flights. Up to 70,000 passengers are frequenting the airport on a daily basis.

Air transportation is our core business, but not our only business segment. We are more than an airport, we are a modern business park, a venue and convention area, a world of experiences with multifaceted shopping areas and gastronomy, a location for interesting events, and --last but not least -- an appealing destination.

According to a survey of Lufthansa this region is an economic area, which is the seventh biggest in the world. 18 million people are living in the patch of the airport within a 100 kilometre distance. Within Europe the settlement of this region is comparable to London and Paris in regards to structure. Düsseldorf as a region comes third in regards to gross domestic product, right after London and Paris.

Experience with NEC Electronics how engineers from 17 nations create innovative solutions for the future. To do so we use project teams with the right people from Development, Application engineering, Marketing and Sales.
Our markets:
• Automotive
• Consumer
• Communications
• Industrial

GETRAG FORD Transmissions GmbH was founded in 2001 as the result of a joint venture between the automotive giant FORD and transmission specialist GETRAG. The new company combines the values of a family company with the strength of a global player. As a full-service automotive supplier we cover all upstream and downstream stages of the value chain – from initial concepts to prototypes and serial production. As well as housing company headquarters, the Cologne site is home to product development, production planning, central departments, prototype and test center as well as one production site.

Delphi is a leading global supplier of mobile electronics and transportation systems, including powertrain, safety, steering, thermal, and controls & security systems, electrical/electronic architecture, and in-car entertainment technologies. Engineered to meet and exceed the rigorous standards of the automotive industry, Delphi technology is also found in computing, communications, consumer electronics, energy and medical applications.
 

Vodafone Germany is one of the largest and most modern telecommunications providers in Europe. It realises turnover of more than EUR 10 billion and has 15,000 employees. In conjunction with its full subsidiary Arcor AG & Co KG, Vodafone Germany is an integrated technology and service provider with a portfolio including mobile communications, fixed network telephony, internet and broadband data services for business and private customers. Continuous development, numerous patents and investments in new products, services and the modern network have made Vodafone an innovation leader in the German telecommunications market. Vodafone Deutschland is headquartered in Duesseldorf. Vodafone is committed to CSR and supports numerous projects through the German Vodafone Foundation.