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Association of Mechanical Engineering and

Metalworking Industries of Latviawww.masoc.lv

Latvian Metal Industry

at

Offshore Technology Days 2015

Toms Grinfelds

Executive Director

MASOC

Stavanger, 21.10.2015



MASOC – Association of Mechanical Engineering

and Metalworking Industries of Latvia

• Established in 1994 as informative and consultative centre for the specified industrial sector

• Voluntary, membership based organisation

• Unites about 160 leading sector enterprises

• Member companies produce over 70% of the sector’s total output, over 50% of sector’s employment

• Implements activities typical for trade associations and cluster organisations

• The main goals:

– To promote the competitiveness and growth of the sector;

– To promote mutual cooperation

– To promote professional growth of the specialists in the sector



MASOC – members’ profile

METALS METAL PRODUCTS

MACHINERY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

TRANSPORT VEHICLES

Design and

prototyping

Testing and

certification

Specialised

services

Material

suppliers

Materials

recovery

Suppliers of

equipment

Education

Research

• The core group of companies cover various subsectors of metalworking and engineering (NACE 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 and 30)

• Besides manufacturing companies, related organisations and service providers are included as well, covering the whole value creation chain.



MASOC – member companies

Number of Member Companies Size of Member Companies

(persons employed)

29

1 5 6 6 9 136

34

615

47

2520

1

1710 11 9

1529 30 29 28

33 32 35

4452

81

90

103

140

158

177172

151146

151154

158

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

20

11

2012

2013

2014

New members

Number of members



MASOC - main activities

Representation of interestsNetworking / Co-

operation

Education & HR development

Marketing / Export

promotion

International co-operation

Information

Joint projectdevelopment



MASOC – what we offer

• Information– About the sector

– On available technologies and competences of the member companies

– Online database of companies

• Partner search– Partners for

subcontracting, joint production, cooperation projects

• Single contact point



Mechanical engineering and

metalworking sector in Latvia• One of the biggest manufacturing

sectors in Latvia:

– Accounts for more than 17% of

the total manufacturing output

and value added (2014)

– Second biggest exporting sector

in 2014 (accounts for more than

21% of Latvian exports of

goods)

• Exports over 70% of the output

• One of the fastest growing sectors

in Latvia – both before and after

crisis in 2009.

• Covers NACE 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30



Development of mechanical engineering and

metalworking sector (2000 – 2014)

0

200

400

600

800

1 000

1 200

1 400

1 600

1 800

2 000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Output (milj EUR) Exports (milj EUR)



Production output in subsectors(2005=100%)

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

(C24) Base metals (C25) Metal products

(C27) Electrical equipment (C28) Machinery and mechanical equipment

(C29) Automotive, trailers, semitrailers (C30) Other transport vehicles



FDI in the sector

• Denmark

• Sweden

• Norway

• Finland

• Russia

• Ukraine

• Germany

• Belgium

• Netherlands

• USA



Main export markets – mechanical engineering

and metalworking, 2014, % of total exports

Denmark13%

Russia12%

Germany12%

Sweden12%

Norway11%

France5%

Lithuania4%

Belgium4%

Estonia4%

United Kingdom

3%

Other20%

3,0

3,3

8,1

13,9

37,8

54,2

65,3

79,0

0,0 20,0 40,0 60,0 80,0

North America

Asia

Baltic Countries

CIS

Scandinavia

EU15

EU27

Europe



Human resources

• MASOC activities at 3 levels:

– Attraction of young people to the

sector

– Improvement of education system

– Life long learning activities

• Qualified specialists

– Welders certified according to

European standards

– Welding engineers

– Welding quality engineers

– Co-operation with Germany

– International examination commission



Full range of latest metal

processing technologies• Cutting

– CNC Laser; plasma; gas; waterjet; stamping

• Machining

– CNC turning; CNC milling; grinding

• Casting

– Cast iron; steel; non-ferrous metals

• Surface treatment

– HDG, painting

• Welding

– MIG / MAG / TIG/ robot

• Plastic deformation

– CNC sheet metal bending; roll forming, tube

bending

• Related services

– Design, toolmaking, testing and certification



Logistics

• Close to material

base

– Metal supplies from

Russia, Sweden,

Finland

• Close to customer

– Ice free sea ports

– Many companies

with direct access to

marine transport



Why Latvia?

• Effective logistics, easy to reach by sea

transport

• Cost effective production

• Qualified specialists

• Latest technologies

• International environment

• Flexible SMEs able to offer customised

products, services and solutions



Tech Industry – platform for international co-

operation

Riga, 26 – 28 November 2015

• Exhibition

• Matchmaking event

– https://www.b2match.eu/techindustry2015/

• Seminars and conferences

• Participants, visitors and delegations form Baltic Countries, CIS, Nordic countries,

Eastern, Central and Western Europe

• Organised by exhibition company BT1 in cooperation with MASOC

Biggest industrial exhibition in the Baltic Region

www. techindustry.lv



MASOC at OTD2015

• Meet us at stand E4420

– SILMOR – expert in signs, labels and

technical marking

– VIKOM – steel constructions

– JAUDA – leading producer of

electrical equipment in Baltic

countries

http://www.masoc.lv/masoc/files/MASOC_at_OTD2015.pdf



MASOC - Association of mechanical

engineering and metalworking industries of

Latvia

Ezermalas 6K, Riga, LV-1006, LATVIA

Phone: +371 67554825

Fax: +371 67089776

[email protected]

www.masoc.lv

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