We view old factories as new opportunities.
A WORTHWHILE OPTION
Brownfields are valuable alternatives to “greenfield” construction. You can benefit from revitalizing them – and your environment can benefit too! As Saarland’s economic promotion corporation, we are interested in operational areas that are now surplus to the requirements. Simply get in touch with us and we would be happy to advise you. Everything that we discuss will be treated confidentially.
Your point of contact for brownfields
WE KNOW SAARLAND LIKE THE BACK OF OUR HAND
The gwSaar Saarland Economic Promotion Corporation is responsible for developing and marketing industrial spaces. For decades, we have also been involved in the sustainable recycling of brownfield land. We help companies find suitable premises for their new sites or site expansions in Saarland – and your brownfield land could be exactly what they are looking for.
Investors from Germany and abroad get in touch with us to find suitable land. They value our many years of experience, constructive advice, and comprehensive overview of the industrial areas and commercial properties available in Saarland and their benefits. Our knowledge is based on decades of experience with construction and development projects, regular qualitative and quantitative surveys, and continually cultivating networks.
We would also be happy to include your brownfield site on our land and property portal www.Portal.Germanys.Saarland and advise you on future prospects!
Wolfspeed
Coal-fired power plant
World’s largest production site for SiC semiconductors
A site that once converted coal into electricity will soon be producing modern semiconductors.
The US chip manufacturer Wolfspeed will be building the world’s largest, most state-of-the-art plant for silicon carbide semiconductors on the site of a former coal-fired power plant in Ensdorf. gwSaar is responsible for developing the site and for upgrading its infrastructure.
OUR ROLE
- Finding the right industrial site
- Concept for infrastructure development
- Support in the approvals process
- Development of the industrial site
- Long-term leasing of the industrial site
ESCHBERGER WEG BUSINESS PARK
Electric motor production facility
Business park with an ideal logistics connection
The buildings of Eschberger Weg business park were constructed around 100 years ago as an electric motor production facility. When our corporate group took over the buildings, the site was transformed into a business park. With its perfect location in the state capital of Saarbrücken, Eschberger Weg is now a location of choice for research and development companies as well as those in management and financial services.
OUR ROLE
- Renovation planning
- Investment provision
- Developing the site into a business park
- Operating and leasing the office and production spaces
SVOLT
Laminate flooring production facility
Packing and module factory for lithium-ion batteries
The former “Laminate Park” in Heusweiler-Eiweiler once manufactured flooring. Now, the site has become a state-of-the-art module and packing factory for lithium-ion batteries. With our corporate group as the project manager, the former factory underwent a turnkey renovation for the global high-tech company SVOLT. The site has an efficient, sustainable design. The factory premises are heated using the future-oriented method of heat pumps without fossil fuels, the roofs have been prepared for a future photovoltaics system, and 20 e-vehicle charging stations are planned.
OUR ROLE
- Finding the right location
- Project management of the renovation project
- Investment provision
- Long-term leasing to the company
AM ZUNDERBAUM INDUSTRIAL AREA
Bundeswehr AREA
Second-largest industrial area in Saarland
The GI Am Zunderbaum industrial area in Homburg/Kirkel is the second-largest such area in Saarland at 41 hectares. gwSaar developed this former military depot site and created space for a total of 23 companies with more than 500 employees.
OUR ROLE
- Land management and urban development planning
- Dismantling the former army depot
- Waste disposal
