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About 950 companies in Germany are dealing with the development and marketing of nanotechnological products, methods and services on different steps of the value-added chain. About 80% of German nanotechnology companies are small and medium-sized enterprises. The total number of employees currently working in the field of nanotechnology in Germany is assessed at approx. 63.000.
Approx. 370 companies in Germany are to be regarded as nanotechnology core firms in which nanotechnology accounts for an essential part (more than 30%) of the business activities. For the rest of the companies - first and foremost big and medium-sized enterprises from traditional branches of industry - nanotechnology is rather a complementary side activity or represents only a relatively small part of their value added.
Nanotechnology companies are relatively highly export-oriented. Only one fifth of the companies regard Germany as the dominant business market with a share of more than 75 %. For approx. half of the companies, the German domestic market accounts for less than a quarter. The most important market behind Germany is Europe, followed by North America and Asia with equally high shares. Other regions play a rather minor role regarding sales markets.
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