GEORGIA, USA APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION June 2013 GEORGIA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

GEORGIA, USA APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION June 2013

GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOT Georgia Home to 70+ International Governments • 25 Career Consulates • 52 Honorary Consulates • 12+ Trade and Investment Agencies Georgia’s Infrastructure • Busiest and most efficient passenger airport • U.S.’s fourth largest and fastest-growing deep-water port • Extensive surface transportation network 3,000 internationally-owned business operations from 60 countries

2012 RECORD YEAR FOR GEORGIA EXPORTS! $35.9 BILLION • 12 th leading exporting state 40 • 62% of Georgia’s exports were to countries covered by GDEcD’S International Reps 35 • Georgia firms exported to 233 countries and 30 territories • #1 Exporter 25 Billions  poultry 20  chemical wood pulp 15  cotton  kraft paper & paperboard 10  carpet 5  kaolin  peanuts 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2012 BANNER YEAR FOR GEORGIA IMPORTS! $72.4 BILLION 80 • 70 9 th leading importing state • 80% of Georgia’s imports are from 60 countries covered by GDEcD’s International Reps 50 Billions • Imported goods from 207 countries 40 and territories 30 20 10 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

TOP TRADING PARTNERS FOR GEORGIA, 2012 Leading Export Markets Leading Importer Nations Canada* China China Germany* Mexico South Korea* Singapore Japan* Japan* Mexico United Kingdom* Canada* Germany* United Kingdom* Brazil France* Australia Chile South Korea* Thailand *Also leading investor nations in Georgia

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN GEORGIA Leading Investor Leading Investor Leading Investor Nations by Number Nations by Nations by $ Value of Facilities Number of Jobs Investment Germany United Kingdom Japan United Kingdom Germany Germany Japan Japan Korea 3,000 FDI facilities FY12 FDI: 29% of France Netherlands Canada from 60 countries; announcements 150,000+ jobs in 23% of investment Canada France France Georgia 7,544 jobs

GEORGIA’S INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Georgia has 10 international representatives in strategic world markets who help promote the state as: • A reliable source for quality products and services. • An excellent location for investment and a strategic gateway to the U.S. market. • An outstanding tourism destination. • A great location for film, video and music production.

COMPANIES SERVED BY TRADE TEAM 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 FY’07 FY’08 FY’09 FY’10 FY’11 FY’12

COMPANIES REQUESTING WORK ORDERS FY’12 FY’ 11 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420

TRADE TEAM DEALS 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 FY’07 FY’08 FY’09 FY’10 FY’11 FY’12

WHO DO WE HELP? Infrequent New to Experienced Exporters Export Agricultural Companies Manufacturers Assembly Operations Research and Development Distribution Headquarters Operations In FY’12, 84% of companies assisted by GDEcD Trade had 100 employees or less; 55% had fewer than 20 employees. These companies were located in 128 Georgia counties.

GDECD EXPORT SERVICES Global Insight • Export Research • Target Market Information • Export Finance Referrals Global Connections • Key Contacts Abroad • Trade Shows/Missions • Incoming Buyers • Trade Opportunities Alert • Export Directory georgiaexportdirectory.com • LINK Export trading, export management, brokers companies in GA

GDECD’S AWARD-WINNING EXPORT TEAM E-Star Award for Excellence in Exporting White House, May 2007

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION Georgia ARC Region The geographic ARC region is comprised mainly the northern third of the state; 34 non-attainment and three (3) attainment counties. Banks Dawson Gordon Lumpkin Towns Barrow Douglas Gwinnett* Madison Union Bartow Elbert Habersham Murray Walker Carroll Fannin Hall Paulding White Catoosa Floyd Haralson Pickens Whitfield Chattooga Forsyth* Hart Polk Cherokee* Franklin Heard Rabun Dade Gilmer Jackson Stephens *Attainment Counties

A R C I N D U S T RY S U M M A RY Medical 1% Recycled waste 3% Lumber 1% Consumer Goods 4% Flooring 26% Industry Segment Percentage Chemicals 3% Flooring 25.70% Plastic Products 4% Other 24.90% Construction 11.65% Textile 4% Metal MFG 6.02% Transportation 5.62% Agribusiness 5% Agribusiness 5.22% Textile 4.02% Plastic Products 4.02% Transportation 6% Chemicals 3.61% Consumer Goods 3.61% Recycled waste 3.21% Metal Manufacturing 6% Medical 1.20% Other 25% Lumber 1.20% Construction 12%

GEORGIA ARC GRANT $100,000 TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION Business to Business (B2B) Export Initiative (mentoring program) • Collaboration with communities and trade partners • Location rotated around the ARC region • 10 emerging exporters and 6 experienced exporters • Governor commendation to participants • Five sessions (over one year): Exporting 101; Identifying Target Markets; Soliciting Distributors in Target Markets; Export Finance and Lending; Export Compliance

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS (B2B) EXPORT MENTORING PROGRAM “ The program provided some smooth pavement for what can be a bumpy road to small business exporting. I came aw ay more know ledgeable of some issues to be encountered and possible pitfalls to avoid that I w as not aw are of. The class is a must for any small business owner wishing to export.” -Gary Hopkins, Storm Water Systems, 10 employees “The program was a learning experience as we shared exporting successes and problems, I gained know ledge that w ill be useful as w e grow the export segment of our business . The program was very well organized and executed; a very productive use of my time.” -Gary Majestic, Commercial Fluid Power, 15 employees

GEORGIA ARC GRANT B2B EXPORT INITIATIVE B2B Experienced Exporters B2B Emerging Exporters 10 Companies, 2 - 47 Employees 6 Companies, 15 - 180 Employees

GEORGIA ARC GRANT $100,000 TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION Staff solely dedicated to provide export assistance for businesses in the Appalachian region • Collaboration with the GDEcD International Trade Managers  Creation  Strategic planning  Program documentation  Launching of Georgia’s Appalachian Export Programs

GEORGIA ARC GRANT $100,000 TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION • 2012 Trade Winds Asia Business Forum and Trade Mission  3 Georgia companies participated  RefrigiWear’s objective for participating in Trade Winds Asia 2012; “Gain a better understanding of the business climate and opportunities in Asia, and the ASEAN region” – Ryan Silberman, RefrigiWear  Companies and the state met with U.S. Commercial Service attaches from 14 Asian countries

GEORGIA ARC GRANT $100,000 TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION • Asia Pacific International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) 2013  Identified as the most important and largest mining show in the Asia-Pacific region; biennial event  17,382 visits and 638 exhibitors in 2011  Internationally recognized platform showcasing the latest mining technology, equipment and service  The state of Georgia and 3 ARC companies are exhibiting in the ARC pavilion; Trachte, OTR Wheel and Showa Best Glove  Trachte and OTR Wheel Engineering are participating in the GKS program through the Sydney Foreign Commercial Service Office

GEORGIA ARC GRANT $100,000 TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION Georgia ARC Region Export Stats CY 2012 Q1 2012 Q2 2013 ARC Companies (12 months) (3 months) (3 months) Number of Deals 90 40 39 Dollar Value of Deals $10M $3.2M $5.8M Number of Companies Served 659 582 286 Number of Companies Expressing Interest in Trade Services 296 120 53 Number of Clients Requesting In-Depth Trade Assistance 84 45 28 ARC Company Meetings On-Site 118 58 40 ARC County Visits 25 10 4

GEORGIA ARC GRANT $100,000 TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION Georgia ARC Region: Trade Deals by International Region (Jan-Apr 2013) 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Australia Asia North America South America Middle East Europe

Kathy Oxford Ryan Thornton GEORGIA’S Senior International Trade Manager Senior International Trade Manager koxford@georgia.org rthornton@georgia.org INTERNATIONAL Specialty: Agribusiness (south GA) Specialty: Information and Regions: Southern and coastal GA communication technology TRADE TEAM Regions: Northeast and central east GA Helping keep Georgia globally Dawn Townsend Taube Ponce competitive by assisting exporters Senior International Trade Manager Senior International Trade Manager Georgia.org/trade dtownsend@georgia.org tponce@georgia.org 404-962-4122 Specialty: Environmental Specialty: Chemicals Regions: Central west GA Region: Metro Atlanta Kathe Falls Mary Waters Alice Carson Division Director Senior International Trade Manager Senior International Trade Manager kfalls@georgia.org mwaters@georgia.org acarson@georgia.org Specialty: Medical and biotech Specialty : Building products Regions: East and south/middle GA Regions: Northwest and central GA Shehzin Jafar Jonathan Lupo Danielle Pascual International Trade Manager Special Projects & Trade Trade Promotions Coordinator sjafar@georgia.org Policy Coordinator dpascual@georgia.org Specialty: Agribusiness (north GA) jlupo@georgia.org Region: Southwest GA