TRANS-BORDER CLUSTERS OF RUSSIAN NORTH-WEST AND ESTONIAN NORTH-EAST

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1 Final Cluster Analysis PROJECT: CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT AND B2B INTERNATIONALIZATION IN ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN BORDER REGIONS TRANS-BORDER CLUSTERS OF RUSSIAN NORTH-WEST AND ESTONIAN NORTH-EAST This project is funded by the European Union

2 This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of project EstRuClusters Development experts and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

3 TRANS-BORDER CLUSTERS OF RUSSIAN NORTH-WEST AND ESTONIAN NORTH-EAST

4 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...5 TRANS-BORDER CLUSTERS...6 HOSPITALITY CLUSTER...9 CHEMICAL CLUSTER...12 METALWORKING CLUSTER...16 WOODWORKING CLUSTER

5 INTRODUCTION The present publication is based on 4 potential trans-border clusters which have been identified as a result of research and implementation of the international EstRuClusters Development project: hospitality, metalworking, woodworking, and chemical industry clusters. In reality, these clusters are still latent, i.e. not developed or formalized, but they have every opportunity of developing into competitive clusters provided proper conditions are created by local authorities and entrepreneurs themselves are willing. In this document, a trans-border cluster is defined as a geographically concentrated network of cooperating companies in complimentary sectors and supporting institutions in the transborder region of Estonian North-East and Russian North-West. In the project framework, four business contact meetings have been carried out for entrepreneurs in these cluster sectors. The meetings corroborated the research and detected the entrepreneurs willingness to unite into clusters. Participants of the contact meetings were 125 Estonian and Russian businessmen and 40 officials representing partner municipalities of the project. The objective of this document is to visualize these four potential trans-border clusters of Estonian North-East and Russian North-West. Suggested development models of individual clusters as well as subjects of future clusters are only included in this document by way of recommendation. 5

6 TRANS-BORDER CLUSTERS Out of the eight sectors researched, four sectors have been selected eventually based on the results of the Final Cluster Analysis (2008) and in consistence with the objectives of the EstRuClusters Development project. Consequently, these sectors were used as a basis to identify 4 prospective trans-border clusters that possess sufficient potential for development in the regions of Ida-Virumaa county, Estonia, and Leningrad region including the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. HOSPITALITY CLUSTER Ida-Virumaa 109 enterprises or 5,6% of the total number of all Estonian companies in the sector 10th most agile sector in Ida-Virumaa 8% of all employees in the sector in Estonia 434 million EUR turnover in Estonia Leningrad region 1075 companies Over 1 billion RUB turnover 7379 employees in the sector St. Petersburg employees Cluster includes following branches: Hotels, resorts and restaurants; tour operators and travel agents; excursion operators; PR companies; transport companies, etc CHEMICAL CLUSTER Ida-Virumaa 12 enterprises or 11,1% of the total number of all Estonian companies in the sector 7th most agile sector in Ida-Virumaa 62% of all employees in the sector in Estonia 425 million EUR turnover in Estonia Leningrad region 151 companies 19 billion RUB turnover 9686 employees in the sector St. Petersburg 561 companies 19 billion RUB turnover employees Cluster includes following branches: Manufacture of basic chemicals, manufacture of rubber and plastic products, mining and quarrying of chemical materials, companies dealing with packaging, manufacturers of oil shale fuel, food industry, construction, etc. 6

7 METALWORKING CLUSTER Ida-Virumaa 90 enterprises or 8,6% of the total number of all Estonian companies in the sector 5th most agile sector in Ida-Virumaa and Estonia 21% of all employees in the sector in Estonia 851 million EUR turnover in Estonia Leningrad region 295 companies 15 billion RUB turnover employees in the sector St. Petersburg 1352 companies 42 billion RUB turnover employees Cluster includes following branches: Metalworking companies, welding companies, manufacturers of machinery and equipment, construction companies and other related sectors. WOODWORKING CLUSTER Ida-Virumaa 71 enterprises or 5,8% of the total number of all Estonian companies in the sector 6th most agile sector in Ida-Virumaa and Estonia 6% of all employees in the sector in Estonia Over 1 billion EUR turnover in Estonia Leningrad region 549 companies 9 billion RUB turnover 8266 employees in the sector St. Petersburg 660 companies Over 6 billion RUB turnover 8760 employees Cluster includes following branches: Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials, forestry industry, manufacture of veneer sheets; manufacture of plywood, and other panels and boards, sawing industry and other sectors related to woodworking Although the clusters mentioned refer to specific sectors, effectiveness of cluster formation also depends on their inter-sector cooperation, where relevant innovative tension and products can be created at the intersection of sectors. 7

8 TRANS-BORDER CLUSTERS Moreover, interaction with such topic platforms as IT, education, industrial design, etc can make clusters stronger and more competitive. CLUSTERS Woodworking Metalworking Hospitality Chemical industry A B D C ICT SUPPORTIVE THEMES SCIENCE AND EDUCATION E INNOVATIVE CULTURE INCL. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Based on the selection of four clusters, target two-day business contact meetings were organized for entrepreneurs in each of these sectors. As part of these contact meetings, Russian and Estonian experts also conducted training sessions for entrepreneurs acquainting them with the cluster approach and business internationalization measures. 8

9 HOSPITALITY CLUSTER On December 4 and 5, 2008, business contact meetings and training sessions took place in the town of Kingisepp, Leningrad region. The events were titled Cluster as a modern tool of increasing competitive ability in a global economy and intended for Russian and Estonian entrepreneurs engaged in the hospitality sector. Over 25 businesses participated in the training session: representatives of travel agencies, hotels, restaurants, transport companies, museums, etc. from Kohtla-Järve, Sillamäe, Narva (Estonia), Ivangorod, Slantsy, and Kingisepp (Russia). 9

10 Based on the region s natural conditions and the presence of a number of unique objects which emerged as results of industrial activity, participants generated a common viewpoint that formation of hospitality cluster may proceed through the development of extreme tourism and sports. The chart below represents a model of interaction between companies within a potential trans-border hospitality cluster. TRANS-BORDER HOSPITALITY CLUSTER State structures (support of cluster development and investment programmes) Leusure centres Excursions companies Product suppliers Developers of tourist product Travel agencies Hotels and restaurants Organization of corporate events Visiting sites Hotel equipment PR and advertising Recreation services Industrial clusters Other hospitality clusters Tourism institute, tour guide training courses Logistics cluster 10

11 Below is a list of companies and potential participants in the cluster: No. Organization Type of activity Narva, Estonia 1 Keeping OÜ hotel, accommodation, catering 2 Heino Tours OÜ travel agency, hosting tourists in Estonia 3 Travel Balt OÜ hotel, accommodation, catering 4 Viru Media OÜ organization of corporate events, production of souvenirs,web design Kohtla-Järve, Estonia 5 Silver Dream OÜ services for arriving and departing tourists, entertainment and recreation, visa processing 6 Svetlana Vetrova FIE producing single copies of author s decorative dolls 7 Karipso Reis OÜ travel agency 8 Ethel Merman OÜ catering 9 Voyage OÜ passenger operations in Europe and CIS countries 10 Bon-Hi OÜ catering Sillamäe, Estonia 11 Ekskurs OÜ travel agency, organization of recreation group and individual tours in Estonia, Russia, and Europe 12 Sillamäe Town Museum organization of exhibitions and excursions in the town 13 Avtograf OÜ advertising and souvenir publications, production of souvenirs 14 CrioNova OÜ designing and producing visual advertising, designing andproducing web-based virtual tours Slantsy, Russia 15 Slantsy District Tourist Information social and business centre Centre 16 Areol ZAO cafe, catering services 17 Kostromitina Yelena Gumarovna IP deli and convenience foods Kingisepp, Russia 18 Germanika OOO travel agency 19 Luzhsky Bereg OOO hotel, accommodation, restaurant 20 Kingisepp Local History Museum organization of exhibitions 21 Roza Vetrov Kingisepp OOO travel agency Ivangorod, Russia 22 Vityaz restaurant restaurant, catering 23 Ivangorod hotel accommodation 24 Yelena cafe catering 25 Vityaz hotel accommodation 26 Kapriz cafe catering 11

12 CHEMICAL CLUSTER A contact event for representatives of local municipalities and companies of Russian North-West and Estonian North-East engaged in the chemical sector took place in Kohtla-Järve, Ida-Virumaa, on February 26-27, The meeting brought together representatives of petrochemical and oil shale mining industry, producers of electric power, experts in construction and maintenance works at industrial facilities, carriers of petrochemical products, staff of research institutes and universities. 12

13 Contacts between entrepreneurs resulted in tentative agreements of cooperation. In particular, negotiations were carried out on commercialization of innovations utilization of oil shale waste materials and production of fertilizers in Russia with the participation of the Estonian company that is enabled to certify the products under EU regulations. Presented below is structure of interaction within a potential chemical cluster. TRANS-BORDER CHEMICAL CLUSTER State structures (support of cluster development and investment programmes) Utilization of industrial and organic waste Trading companies Supplies of raw materials Oil shale industry Mining of raw materials Manufacturers of chemical product Chemical industry technolologies Production of polymers Expert assessment Design of prototypes Port services Industrial clusters Other chemical clusters Tallinn Technical University, Virumaa College Transportation cluster 13

14 Below is a list of companies and potential participants in the cluster: No. Organization Type of activity Narva, Estonia 1 Baltford Technology Engineering OÜ design and production of prototypes, running-in and taking technologies and equipment utilizing hydrocarbon waste to industrial design levels 2 Synest OÜ development and adoption of new technologies, technical guidance Kohtla-Järve, Estonia 3 Novotrade Invest AS production of styrene-indene resin, petroleum polymer resin, furnace oil, straight-run petrol, diesel fractions 4 Osterley Ehitus OÜ construction, demolition of old buildings, road maintenance, transportation services 5 Järve Boal OÜ supply of materials and equipment for chemical industry 6 Genovique Specialties AS production of benzoic acid, food supplements 7 VKG AS oil shale processing chemical company, gums and glues, shale oil, etc 8 Eesti Põlevkivi AS oil shale mining company 9 Tallinn Technical University, Virumaa College educational institution Jõhvi, Estonia 10 Ferdmaster OÜ general construction work, installation of ventilation systems, food industry, facade construction 11 Digiinfo Systems OÜ advertising service Sillamäe, Estonia 12 Sfinks KN OÜ materials for railway upper structure (supply) 13 Sillamäe Sadam AS port services, ground rent, railway services, transportation and infrastructure 14 ALTT AS production of ready-mix concrete and concrete solutions, production of ferroconcrete foundation blocks, paving tile elements, kerbs 15 SilSteve AS cargo transfer, cargo loading and unloading, cargo bundling, packaging arrangements, sorting, labelling Slantsy, Russia 16 Leningradslanets OAO oil-formating shales, construction detritus, railway transportation services 17 Slantsy plant OAO petroleum coke tempering, industrial production based on petrochemical raw materials, chemical-recovery production, electricity production 18 Polimer plant OAO car components, railway padding, rubber boots, galoshes 19 Hors-Silikon ZAO car components, silicone gaskets, silicone baking pans, pressed moulds 20 PKF Dizain OOO metal and plastic windows, doors, ferroconcrete products, crosspieces, blocks 21 Ekoprom OOO containers for collection and transportation of solid waste, special transportation 14

15 Kingisepp, Russia 22 Allniko ZAO coagulants 23 Komplen OOO polymerous products for agriculture and construction Ivangorod, Russia 24 OOO EKSIM export and import customs clearance 25 IP Rakcheev S.A. international motor transportation 26 OOO ERG cargo customs clearance St. Petersburg, Russia 27 Torgovyi Dom Antei ZAO production of soil, packing of fertilizers, gardening wares 28 Reprom ZAO development and production of cutting liquids 29 St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry 30 Institute of Silicate Chemistry, centre of innovation and technology New Materials and Chemical Technologies 31 Komsomolskaya Pravda plastic processing plant OOO support of St. Petersburg s economical development, assistance for development of international economic cooperation design of new materials and chemical technologies in the area of glass and ceramics, fibre optics, filters, fuel cells, development of alternative fuel manufacture of fluoroplastic products through compression moulding, extrusion moulding, and injection moulding; tool production, research activity 32 NPL metropir ZAO design and production of model equipment 33 Asphaltic cement plant ZA production of asphalt 15

16 METALWORKING CLUSTER The third round of business contact meetings took place in Slantsy, Leningrad region, on April This event was aimed at establishing cooperation between entrepreneurs in metalworking sector, providing them with information about possible ways of successful collaboration, assisting creation of and strengthening links between businesses including the cluster method. 16

17 Contacts between entrepreneurs resulted in tentative agreements of cooperation based on a more significant innovative component as innovations in the area of metalworking are rarely used or unfamiliar to them at the present time. The role of a St. Petersburg company as a leading innovative enterprise in a possible trans-border cooperation was also discussed. Below is a possible model of interaction between members of a potential trans-border metalworking cluster. TRANS-BORDER METALWORKING CLUSTER State structures (support of cluster and investment programmes) Suuply of equipment Repair works Suppliers of raw materials Equipment rent Subcontractors Manufacture of fabricated metals Metalworking technologies Equipment maintenance Expert assessment Electric works Commercial services Industrial clusters Other metalworking clusters Universities and colleges Transportation clusters 17

18 Below is a list of companies who participated in the business contact meetings and are able to form a potential cluster: No. Organization Type of activity Narva, Estonia 1 Estimak OÜ turning and milling works, manufacture of fabricated metals, equipment for metalworking 2 Sata OÜ printing works Kohtla-Järve, Estonia 3 Ilmakaar OÜ construction and wholesale trade 4 Elektro-Sistem AS electric works, construction of overhead lines, maintenance of electrical installations 5 Stako Diler OÜ manufacture and mounting of fabricated metals 6 Ahtme Vagon OÜ manufacture and mounting of fabricated metals, plasma, shot blasting, painting, maintenance of railcars 7 Vesboard OÜ manufacture of fabricated metals 8 VKG OIL AS oil shale processing plant Sillamäe, Estonia 9 Norwes Metall AS manufacture of fabricated metals, containers, press containers 10 Auto-gamma F&F OÜ mechanical treatment, fabricated metals Slantsy, Russia 11 Slantsy-elektromontazh OOO manufacture of fabricated metals, wiring works, etc. 12 Sevzapremservis ZAO maintenance and modernization of power plants 13 Kontakt OOO maintenance and modernization of power plants 14 Slantsy reinforcing plant OOO production of class В 5000 cold-worked reinforcements, grids and frames 15 Construction components plant OOO 16 Slantsy project and construction company OOO production and assembly of metal hardware intended for construction purposes manufacture of fabricated metals Kingisepp, Russia 17 Rem-Vest OOO manufacture, installation, commissioning, safety evaluation, maintenance 18 SMP-Pobedit OOO 19 Metall Resurs OOO assorted metal-roll, manufacture of fabricated metals 20 Angor OOO preliminary project and design work 21 Elektrik-servis OOO installation, repair and maintenance of electrical equipment, etc. St. Petersburg, Russia 22 TD Mikron OOO welding equipment 18

19 WOODWORKING CLUSTER The final round of business contact meetings took place on June in Narva-Jõesuu, Ida-Virumaa; they were aimed at the sector of woodworking and furniture industry. The event was attended by representatives of companies engaged in the following areas: wood sawing and dressing, timber production, manufacture of wooden building structures and joinery, manufacture of wooden tools and souvenirs, furniture production, etc. 19

20 The majority of participants endorsed the vision of the cluster already in the formation stage in Narva. The vision is as follows: The cluster established in Narva is the core of furniture and woodworking industry in Ida-Virumaa; its Estonian and Russian members export on a global scale, use sparing technologies and renewable energy, and are a centre of innovations in their sector. A model of interaction between participants of a potential woodworking and furniture industry cluster is presented below. TRANS-BORDER WOODWORKING AND FURNITURE INDUSTRY CLUSTER State structures (support of clusters development and investment programmes) Production and supply of drying equipment Timber production Suppliers of raw materials Subcontractors Funiture production Manufacture of wooden structures Design companies Manufacture of wooden houses Expert assessment PR and marketing Commercial services Construction cluster Other woodworking clusters Universities and colleges Hospitality cluster 20

21 Below is a possible list of businesses participating in a trans-border woodworking and furniture industry cluster. No. Organization Type of activity Narva, Estonia 1 NTT AS manufacture, woodworkingproduction of table tennis equipment 2 Woodland OÜ furniture production 3 Virelton OÜ furniture production, woodworking 4 Rik Suur OÜ manufacture of wooden products 5 Narova-Pro AS furniture production 6 Estobir Trading OÜ supplying wood for furniture production 7 Narva Sisustus OÜ production of office furniture 8 Elcomnet OÜ telecommunications, alarm systems 9 Bamilone OÜ production of cabinet furniture 10 Junista OÜ manufacture of wooden products (windows, doors, furniture) 11 Infotec ERPsystem OÜ information and analytical support 12 Euralum OÜ furniture production Kohtla-Järve, Estonia 13 Virumaa Innovatsiooni Projekt OÜ design, construction 14 AL-KEDER AS woodworking, timber production and processing, construction of wooden buildings 15 Fore & Grupp OÜ woodworking, production of garden houses, cottages, saunas, and residential buildings from laminated wood 16 Plastikest OÜ manufacture of furniture and furniture panes 17 Institute of Economics and Management education Sillamäe, Estonia 18 Arrierum OÜ production of woodworking equipment 19 Jumikas OÜ timber supply 20 Sim-Still OÜ furniture production 21 Antony OÜ production of cabinet furniture 22 Balt KOMZ Service AS production of drying equipment 23 Sillamäe Sadam AS port and infrastructure services Slantsy, Russia 24 Sevzapremservis ZAO timber production 25 Fitles OOO timber processing 26 Plyussa-les OOO lumbering, timber processing 27 Kristall OOO furniture production 28 IP Yuri Krupka furniture production 21

22 Kingisepp, Russia 29 Rubezh OOO manufacture of wooden building structures and joinery 30 Stroi OOO construction, woodworking 31 Sevzapventilator plant OOO sawing, woodworking 32 IP Alekseyev R.V. timber production 33 VDCK ООО manufacture of building materials Ivangorod, Russia 34 Kodry OOO manufacture of wooden structures 35 Pyotr Shuparsky IP wood sawing and dressing St. Petersburg, Russia 36 VLC OAO wholesale and export trade of veneer and plywood 37 St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry support of St. Petersburg s economical development, assistance for development of international economic cooperation 22

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