Catalonia-Ghana Industrial know-how · Sources: Informe Anual sobre la Indústria a Catalunya 2015...
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HISTORICAL RECORD OF EXPORTS IN 2016 FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR (+2.0% over 2015)
over €65.1 billion
EUROZONE ECONOMY WITH THE HIGHEST GROWTH RATE IN EXPORTS (2015)
6th
COMPANIES EXPORT REGULARLY
3,152 COMPANIES HAVE
SUBSIDIARIES ABROAD
16,929EXPORTS AS PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SALES (2015) (*)
62.3%
9th HIGHEST EU
COUNTRY FOR OVERSEAS SALES PER
CAPITA (2015) (*)
(*) Including sales to the rest of Spain
Catalonia: An Economy Open to the World
MULTINATIONALS ESTABLISHED IN
CATALONIA
6,400
In 2015, Catalonia was the 4th region in Europe as a wholeand the leading region in Continental Western Europe interms of attracting investment, based on the volume ofinvestment attracted.
Destination RegionNumber of
Projects
Investment Volume
(M€)Jobs Created
1 South East England 422 10,790.2 20,215
2 Scotland 119 10,426.4 9,497
3 Central Federal District (Russia) 72 5,351.2 15,217
4 Catalonia 113 5,223.7 7,465
5 Turkey 153 5,219.5 13,851
6 Ireland 177 4,756.6 12,361
7 Poland 189 4,663.9 34,915
8 West Netherlands 112 3,626.7 6,165
9 Serbia 37 3,482.7 13,097
10 Romania 112 3,165.0 34,454
TOTAL 1,506 56,706 167,237 Source: FDI Markets. By order of investment volume.
Leaders in Attracting Investment
OF TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED
(Horizon 2020)
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES 2013-2015 period (+7.0% over 2012-2014
period) 4,303 TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATORS
SPENDING ON TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN 2015 (+6.6% over 2014)
€3.32 billion
OF ALL R&D INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN SPAIN(2011-2016)
54.1%
REGION IN CONTINENTALWESTERN EUROPE FOR R&D INVESTMENT PROJECTS (2010- 2015)
1st
Sources: Innovation in Companies Survey (EIC), based on data from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE), FDI Markets and the CDTI.
9,449
2.63%
79 projects €0.96 billion 6,278 jobs
Catalonia: Land of Innovation
The Catalan Competitive Mix
Adding more to your business model, with diversified industrial
activities backed up by a solid network of suppliers
and services.
From Southern Europe, Catalonia and Barcelona connect you to the world through an open trading economy and first-rate
infrastructure.
Both the public and private sectors have made
innovation and technology a priority in
Catalonia.
With the drive and assistance to turn great
ideas into reality, Barcelona is a dynamic start-up
ecosystem where new initiatives can flourish.
Through the offices of Catalonia Trade & Investment, a pro-
business government creates a supportive
ecosystem for business.
Catalonia boasts a dynamic, industrial, diverse and
extremely business-friendly economy
With top-level universities and
prestigious business schools, companies can
rely on a pool of talented and committed professionals.
STRONG SECTOR: AGRO FOOD INDUSTRY
Sources: Informe Anual sobre la Indústria a Catalunya 2015 (Anual Report on Catalan Industry), 2015, 2014 Data.
SubsectorPercentage of
SalesPercentage of
EmployeesCompanies
Companies with 50 or more employees
Meat products 31.3 40.5 529 72
Oils and fats 12.5 2.3 144 8
Prepared animal feeds 12.3 3.7 129 11
Drinks 11.5 11.3 466 25
Bakery and farinaceousproducts
5.7 15.3 553 47
Dairy Products 3.9 4.1 105 7
Fruit and Vegetable products 3 3.6 79 9
Fish and Seafood products 0.8 1.3 47 6
Other food products 16.8 16 385 39
The main subsector of the Catalan food industry is meat products, specially pork.
The Government of Catalonia’s agency for
business competitiveness
It provides support to 1,831
internationalisation projects and 4,161
innovation projects a year
It mainly focuses on SMEs, which
represent 98% of Catalonia’s
business community
The London School of Economics
recommends “the integration of
innovation and internationalisation
policies”
In a changing environment and an increasingly global market, we aim toboost the capacity
of the Catalan business
community
A clear link between innovation and
internationalisation: most innovative companies are
exporters (57,2%)
Our work is focused on a key pairing for
business competitiveness: innovation and
internationalisation
What is Catalonia Trade & Investment?
Ghana – Catalonia Gateway to Africa
• More than 650 Catalan companies exporting to Ghana• Investment projects in food, construction and beverages industries• Catalan exports to Ghana have increased almost 200% between 2010
and 2016• Exports Increase of 17% between 2015 and 2016• Imports of 41.2 millions euros, 47% of Spanish imports – increase of
118% between 2010 and 2016
Catalonia-Ghana exchanges
Main exports to Ghana Cocoa Shea butter Metals
Main exports to Ghana Construction materials Machinery and industrial
technology Chemical products and
additives for food sector
Catalonia-Ghana collaborations opportunities
• Partnerships for innovative industrial technologies• Engineering and agroprocessing industrial processes for ISO and export
requirements• Packaging solutions, machinery, ingredients• Formulas, ingredients, inputs
Industrial technology
Zero waste industry
• Waste to energy• Waste and water treatment• Circular economy• Consortium for multilateral projects
Catalonia-Ghana collaborations opportunities
Innovation and R & D projects
• Technological partners research• Fellowship program TECNIOSPRING Plus that funds
international research program and salary for Ghanaian researchers candidates with Catalan company or technological centres
B2B and match making• Suppliers search service• Trade fairs• Trade mission• B2B, seminars and training sessions
Examples of projects
INDUS defines Ghana as a market with high potential growth and plenty of opportunities to be unlocked, which offers political, social and economic that should be taken into account for Catalan firms who want to expand and are looking into Africa. For them, entering the country is also a challenge for Catalan firms, who have to learn to listen to their new clients and get to know them in order to understand what they need
Gomà-Camps, a family company thatworks in the manufacture of paper, whichis looking for local partners that know themarket and have the operational capabilityto help them introduce their product andwill help them develop a distributionnetwork in the country.
Tecnoambiente, a consultancyspecialising in the marine environmentand continental waters, which is currentlycarrying out an environmental monitoringprogram in the country to establishoptimum conditions for the developmentof oil and gas offshore operations. It is aclear example of the exchange ofknowledge and wide experience in thisfield.
Contact details
Florence Hiard, director Catalonia Trade & InvestmentMinistry of Business and Knowledge, Government of Catalonia
19, Aviation Road, Airport Residential areaAccraTel: 0245 502 [email protected] – [email protected]
www.catalonia.com
http://www.catalonia.com/en/innovate-in-catalonia/tecniospringplus/index.jsp