Invest in Catalonia
FDI in Catalonia
The Catalan Government pioneered attracting foreign investment into Spain. In 1985 it created its own investment development policy unit and has actively worked on attracting foreign investors to the territory for over 20 years. Overseas businesses now view Catalonia as one of Europe’s most dynamic regions.
According to the 2011 Cushman & Wakefield annual report, Barcelona occupies the sixth place in the ranking of the top 33 European cities in which to set up a business. In 1990, the first year that Cushman & Wakefield undertook this study, Barcelona was in eleventh place, while the top places were held by the same first cities as now.
There are currently more than 5,100 foreign companies in Catalonia, from a variety of countries.
Examples of foreign companies established in Catalonia:
| Cars/Railway |
| Frape-Behr, SA - Continental- SEAT (Volkswagen Audi) - Delphi Diesel Systems, SL - Denso Barcelona, SA - Nissan Motor Ibérica, SA - Alstom - Siemens - Kostal - Trety - Mahle - Autoliv - Johnson Controls - Hutchinson - Brose - Rückel-Lypsa SL |
| Chemicals |
| Solvay Quimica, SL - BASF Española, SA - Dow Chemical Iberica, SA - Procter&Gamble España, SA - Carburos Metálicos, SA - Azko Nobel, SA - Kao Corporation - Bayer Hispania, SL - Henkel Ibérica |
| Pharmaceuticals |
| Novartis - Bayer Hispania - Boehringer Ingelheim - Merck Farma y Química - Pierre Fabre Ibérica Laboratorios Menarini - Zambon - Sanofi-Aventis - Sun Pharmaceuticals - Teijin |
| Food |
| Nestlé España, SA - Unilever España, SA - Sara Lee Bakery - Danone, SA - Pepsico España Kellogg's España - Ferrero Ibérica, SA - Kraft Biscuits Iberia, SL - Suntory - Haribo |
| Logistics |
| Honda - Disalfarm - IKEA - Decathlon - Logisfashion - DSV - Katoen Natie Ibérica - Salvensen Logística - CEVA Logistics España - Lidl - Huchinson - DP World |
| Shared Service Centres |
| Agilent Technologies, SL - Avis - Euroservices Bayer - Citigroup - Computer Associates - Accenture - Colt Telecom - Sellbytel (Apple) - Air Products - Roche - Bosch - Dow Chemical - SAP |
| ICT |
| IBM - Microsoft - Sun Microsystems - T-Systems - Colt España - GFT Iberia Solutions- Hewlett Packard - Yahoo! Research - Acer - Epson |
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