Invest in Catalonia
Production
The productive fabric of Catalonia is diverse, of an excellent standard and offers quality suppliers. Some of the matureindustrial sectors in Catalonia include: transport material, plastics, chemical products (Tarragona chemical cluster), pharmaceuticals, advanced electronics, the textiles-clothing industry, machinery and mechanical equipment, metallurgy and metal products, paper and printing and food and beverages. These sectors have created clusters of knowledge and specialities that offer numerous opportunities for new investments in Catalonia. New industries include biotechnology, renewable energies and recycling industries.
Services to companies, trade, energy and transport suppliers, telecommunications and finances are new industrial-related activities, which, together with "traditional" industry, account for 66% of Catalan GDP and 56% of employment. Growing tertiaryactivities include health and social services, ICT, the media, audiovisual and communication, logistics, tourism and education
Catalonia offers:
- outsourcing possibilities,
- availability of labour,
- competitive labour costs,
- work efficiency,
- competitive energy costs,
- competitive transport and communication costs,
- quality standards,
- availability of providers and suppliers and
- service companies.
