Cableways Impact Assessment Study - Final Report - saferail.nl

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................I
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background to Study ............................................................................................... 1
1.2 Study Objectives ..................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Structure of this Report ........................................................................................... 2
2. MARKET SITUATION IN THE CABLEWAYS SECTOR ..................................... 3
2.1 Definition of Cableways ......................................................................................... 3
2.2 Market Size ............................................................................................................. 4
2.2.1 The World Cableway Market .................................................................................. 4
2.2.2 European Cableway Market .................................................................................... 5
2.2.3 Analysis of Customers ............................................................................................ 9
2.3 Industry Structure .................................................................................................. 14
2.3.1 Main Players ......................................................................................................... 14
2.3.2 Size Distribution of Cableways Manufacturers .................................................... 17
2.3.3 Structure of the Cableways Operating Sector ....................................................... 22
2.3.4 Supply Chains and Inter-sectoral Dependencies ................................................... 24
2.3.5 Identification and Ownership of Key Industry Clusters ....................................... 27
2.4 International Trade ................................................................................................ 34
2.4.1 Impacts on Intra-EU Trade ................................................................................... 34
2.4.2 Imports .................................................................................................................. 36
2.4.3 Exports .................................................................................................................. 36
2.4.4 Extent of Foreign Direct Investment and Competition with Other World Areas . 42
2.5 Importance of the Cableways Sector .................................................................... 43
2.5.1 Production and Production Capacity ..................................................................... 43
2.5.2 Added Value ......................................................................................................... 43
2.5.3 Employment .......................................................................................................... 45
2.6 Competitiveness of the European Cableway Sector Industry ............................... 45
2.6.1 Developments in the Industry ............................................................................... 45
2.6.2 Products and Product Pricing ................................................................................ 49
2.6.3 Research and Innovation Intensity and Innovation Performance ......................... 55
2.6.4 Summary of Competitive Situation of the European Industry .............................. 57
3. IMPACT OF THE CABLEWAYS DIRECTIVE ON THE CABLEWAYS
SECTOR ....................................................................................................... 58
3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................... 58
3.2 Impacts in Relation to the Aims of the Directive.................................................. 58
3.3 Impacts in Relation to the Cableways Sector........................................................ 61
3.3.1 Impacts of Standardisation and Product Variety ................................................... 61
3.3.2 Impact on SMEs, Costs and Innovation ................................................................ 61
3.3.3 Impacts on International Trade ............................................................................. 62
3.3.4 Impacts on the Structure of the Sector .................................................................. 63
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