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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Erwin Himmel, Expansión Directo

"I'm becoming more and more convinced that if big companies need to look for a new location for their design centres, they'll move to Barcelona, not Milan".

Ignacio Fonts Cavestany, Vice President and General Manager of Hewlett-Packard InkJet Commercial Division

"What we liked the most about Barcelona is the high qualification of the workforce, which is driven both by an excellent pool of universities as well as the best-in-class work ethic of the Catalan society. Our business in Sant Cugat has always found it very easy to attract international professionals to relocate to Spain thanks to its excellent geographical location and its quality of life. This is a key success factor for an international business like ours".

Business Opportunities

Catalonia is a leader in the chemical, pharmaceutical, packaging, automotive and consumer-electronics industries, among others. It is also home to a number of emerging industries with a strong potential for growth, illustrated by the fact that many foreign companies have invested in the biotechnology, aeronautics, renewable energy and recycling industries. As well as being renowned for its production activities providing high added value, Catalonia has also made a name for itself internationally in activities such as R&D, design and engineering, logistics and shared service centres. A keen interest in innovation has been vital for the development of these industries and activities.

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Aeronautics

Aircraft components account for more than 75% of the output of Catalonia’s aerospace industry.
Food and Drink

Catalonia offers a wealth of know-how in food production and food technology, and leading ingredients suppliers and renowned packaging and process technology firms contribute to making Catalonia an advanced food cluster.
Audiovisual

Catalonia has a rich pool of audiovisual service companies, with innovative and top performing distribution and production companies, and a well-trained workforce.
Automobile

Innovation is one of the keys to success in the automobile sector. And Catalonia is increasingly becoming one of Europe’s major design centres in the sector.
Biopharma

Catalonia is renowned for its its prestigious research groups in hospitals and universities and its pre-eminent infrastructures: the Barcelona Science Park, the Biomedical Research Park, the Biocampus, etc.
Shared Services Centres

Catalonia and the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona in particular has become very attractive as a location for businesses seeking to consolidate their back-office and/or front-office activities in a single location in the EMEA area.
Electronics

In terms of Spain as a whole, Catalonia is the market leader and main manufacturer, particularly for small electric products.
Renewable Energies

Catalonia has been a pioneer in the creation of businesses that are making deep inroads into developing the renewable energy sector.
Railway

Services, particularly the maintenance of trains and activities related to signalling and safety, in which engineering and R&D are largely involved, are clear business opportunities in the sector for Catalonia.
Logistics

Companies like Ikea, Sony, Schneider Electric, SCA, Roche, Sanofi Aventis, Haldex, Honda and Nissan have set up distribution centres and logistics activities in Catalonia.
Chemical

The Spanish chemical industry is mainly concentrated in Catalonia, where practically half of the chemical production in Spain is generated
Information and Communication Technologies

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector is one of Barcelona and Catalonia’s key industries.

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