2. INVEST IN
EXTREMADURA
Extremadura is a Spanish region located next to the Atlantic Ocean, with access to a market of
16.5 million consumers, within a radius of 400 km.
In and out freight hub. It is part of the 10 priority transport networks in the EU with access to
major ports of southern Europe.
Network of Centres of R+D+I at the service for entrepreneurship.
Competitive advantages for investment projects (labour costs, industrial locations, tax incentives
and financing tools). Extremadura’s economy is growing and creating employment and this
tendency is foreseen to continue in 2015.
The regional economy of Extremadura has seen its improvement in the rating by the most
important rating agencies.
More information:
www.investinextremadura.com
“The most attractive region of
southern Europe to invest”.
Success stories:
Extremadura as a logistic hub of southwest Europe.
The future increase of goods transit due to Panamá’s canal upgrading, the super saturated hubs of
Rotterdam and Algeciras and the recent approval of the Atlantic corridor by the European Commission,
as one of the 10 priority corridors, represent an interesting opportunity for high capacity direct
connection to the principal European logistic hubs.
Extremadura: objective 1 for Europe.
Extremadura is given priority by the EU to support investment projects.
Lisbon
Sines
Algeciras
Paris
Madrid
Brussels
SPAIN
FRANCE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Frankfurt
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
UNITED
KINGDOM
GERMANY
ITALY
London
Rome
Milan
Southwestern Europe Logistic Platform
3. TRADE PARTNER IDEAL
Trade between Extremadura and China has increased significantly in recent years. Extremadura's
exports to China have maintained a compound annual growth rate of 20.9% (2009-2013).
The value of the exports has tripled since 2009, standing at 9.74 million euros.
75 companies from Extremadura exported to China in 2013 (29.3% more than in 2012), of which
18 export on a regular basis.
The most dynamic sectors are textiles (61%) and quality food (23%).
Olive oil: Exports from Extremadura to the Chinese market reached in 2013 the value of 390 000
euros, 36% more than the previous year.
Imports have also behaved favourably maintaining a compound growth rate of 6.9% (2009-2013),
reaching 53.6 million euros.
Manufacturing industry, the most dynamic sector. It accounts for 97% of the total imports from
that country, including:
Sectors (2013)
Articles for consumption
Food
Semi-processed goods
Raw materials
Equipment goods
Other sectors
%
61,4
23,0
10,4
4,4
0,8
0,1
%
51,2
20,4
19,8
5,4
2,1
1,2
Evolution of
exports
(2009-2013)
Exports have tripled
since 2009
Sectors (2013)
Articles for consumption
Equipment goods
Semi-processed goods
Food
Durable goods
Other sectors
Evolution of
imports
(2009-2013)
Imports have increased
30% since 2009
6.820
6 682
3.185
8.549
9.736
57 398
54.514
38.311
51.502
53.659
amounts in thousands euros
amounts in thousands euros
Success stories:
EXPORTS:
IMPORTS:
Montesano
Agribusiness sector
Señorío de Montanera
Agribusiness sector
Vegenat
Agribusiness sector
Viña Santamarina
Wine
Viñaoliva
Wine and olives
Bodegas Castelar
Wine
Grupo Agraz
Agribusiness sector
Alumasa Expalum
Industrial
Jaytesa Uno
Optical equipment
Rubber and plastic (15.1%)
Medical instruments (11.2%)
Clothing (24.2%)
Leather and footwear (11.6%)
4. REGIONAL
R+D+I CENTERS
Excellence areas
Health
Agro Food
Clean Energy
Tourism
ICTs
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Jesus Uson.
http://www.ccmijesususon.com
Center for the Application of ICT based on open source
http://www.cenatic.es/
Extremadura Supercomputing, Technological Innovation
and Research Center.
http://www.cenits.es
Center of Extremadura for Advanced Technologies
http://www.ceta-ciemat.es/
Center for Industrial Technology of Extremadura
http://www.cetiex.es/
Extremadura Agricultural and Food Technological Centre.
http://www.ctaex.com/
Center for Scientific and Technological Research of
Extremadura. Agrarian
http://centrodeinvestigacionlaorden.gobex.es
Health
Agro Food
Clean Energy
Tourism
ICTs
Center for Scientific and Technological Research of
Extremadura. Agro Food
http://intaex.gobex.es
Center for Scientific and Technological Research of
Extremadura. Research in Cork, Wood and Charcoal
http://iprocor.gobex.es
Foundation “FUNDECYT Scientific and Technological
Park of Extremadura (FUNDECYT-PCTEX)
http://www.fundecyt.es/
Institute for Archaeology of Mérida
http://www.iam.csic.es/
Technological Institute of Ornamental Rocks and
Building Materials
http://www.intromac.com/
University of Extremadura
http://www.unex.es/
Foundation for Health Training, Research and Health
professionals of Extremadura
http://fundesalud.es/
HEALTH
Regional collaboration in biomedical technologies and health
technologies for TeleHealth or TeleAssistance and
cooperation with potential regions in pharmacology
Other key lines of research are: Cell therapy, Assisted
Reproduction, Medical Imaging, Biomaterials, Animal models
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
High competitiveness in quality and healthy character of
regional products
Development of new products related to health and welfare.
Development of new Agro Food technologies
CLEAN ENERGY
Development of solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies
Development of technologies that enhance water
management
ICT
Developing free software, Cloud Computing
Supercomputing, Networks and mobile systems
New applications for Smart Cities
Development of digital contents, audiovisuals and
Social Networks.
5. AND
Due to the Agrotech Project promoted by the Regional Government, Extremadura is developing all its
potential to become an international reference in the field of natural resources use. Agrotech is looking
to reach the excellence of Extremadura in the agri-food and agro-industry, re-inventing the traditional
sectors to make even better what we already do well.
Extremadura accounts for 8.1% of the Spanish territory and stores 25% of the
freshwater of the country.
40 water dams. In Extremadura there are hydro-electrical plants installed with a capacity of
2.193,84 MW, while the mini hydro-electrical plants have installed a capacity of 25,2 MW.
More than 3.000 hours of sunshine in 2013.
257.000 hectares of irrigated land; 18.000 more planned for 2016.
Agro innovation
Euronuts is a project lead by PepsiCo to grow peanuts on a large scale for the first time in
Europe.
Biomass cultivation and pioneer energy facilities
Ence, Energía y Celulosa, is the first European company in terms of production of eucalyptus
pulps and it is leader in Spain in the generation of forest biomass for renewable energy
production.
The renewable electricity generation plant from biomass has an installed capacity of 20MW.
Acciona SA, is a Spanish conglomerate group dedicated to civil engineering, infrastructures
and energy production from renewable resources.
Acciona has built a plant to convert biomass in the town of Miajadas with an installed
capacity of 16MW.
Innovative companies
Vegenat is a company involved with the sector of clinical nutrition. Innovation is its strategy
and its products are present in over 40 countries.
R+D+I Centres
La Orden-Valdesequera: Research and agribusiness development centre.
Cork, Wood and Charcoal Institute (ICMC): it aims to contribute, from knowledge and
scientific research, to protection and conservation of pasture and the promotion of areas
linked to the ecosystem like cork, wood and charcoal.
Agrifood Technological Institute of Extremadura (INTAEX): R+D+I Centre in the field of food
products.
Agrifood Technological Centre of Extremadura (CTAEX): Private R+D+I Centre to contribute
to competitive development of companies in the agriculture area and the consumer safety.
AGROTECH
AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES
Diversified and industrial agriculture: leader in crops like tomato, corn, rice, tobacco,
wine, fruit and cereal.
6. START-UP
REGION
This initiative promoted by the Government of Extremadura and Telefónica
aims to lure projects with high entrepreneurial talent, for its acceleration,
enhancement and future development.
HEALTH
A multidisciplinary institution devoted to research and innovation in health sciences. The
centre has large experience in transnational research and covers several fields of expertise.
JUMISC acts as a specialized Contract Research Organization focused on “in vivo”
preclinical services for the pharmaceutical, medical devices and biotechnology industries.
A unique medical software, developed in Extremadura,
that integrates the healthcare management
information in a user-friendly way. It has the structures
to collect, elaborate, analyse and transmit all the
necessary information to organize and run the health
services efficiently.
Extremadura is a start-up region since it
has the best environment for the
entrepreneurs to develop.
OTHER KEY PARTNERSHIPS
An agreement with Microsoft was signed to enhance the productivity and
competitiveness of companies in the region. This Agreement includes the
creation of an “innovation lab”, a centre of innovation for entrepreneurs,
SMEs and the education community. Microsoft will provide the access to
BizSpark programme to entrepreneurs and technology-based new
companies.
Extremadura and the Enterprise Forum Global (MITEF) foundation, under the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, signed a collaboration agreement
with the aim to promote innovation and the tech based start-ups in the
region.
JARA SYSTEM
EXTREMADURA OPEN FUTURE
JESUS USÓN - MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY CENTRE (JUMISC)
7. EXTREMADURA
CHINA IN
Point of sale promotion of
Extremadura food
products in the Chinese
supermarket chain “City
Shop” (December 2013).
Visit to Shaanxi, May 2014 to participate in the “18th Investment and
Trade Forum for Cooperation between East and West China (ITFCEW) &
the 1st Silk Road Expo”.
Enterprises from the ICT, industrial and agribusiness sectors from
Extremadura visited this fair.
Other fairs visited in China:
China Horse Fair 2014 http://www.chinahorsefair.com.cn/indexEn.asp
China International SME Fair 2014
http://www.cismef.com.cn/index.php/english/index
Sial China 2014 http://www.sialchina.com/
CHINA IN EXTREMADURA
Commemoration in Extremadura of the 40th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations China-Spain
The Guizhou’s delegation visited Extremadura with the aim of understanding the regional social and
health system and opening new avenues of cooperation.
VIDEOMED: XIX International Contest of Medical, Health and
Telemedicine Movies
Badajoz is every year the European capital of medical movies;
the goal of the contest is to make public the great advances in
medicine.
China, guest country
Visit of a delegation of the Chinese province of Guizhou
8. CULTURE
A N DTOURISM
The Heritage Cities of Extremadura, Mérida and Cáceres,
have signed an agreement to adequate its tourist offer to
the Chinese tourism with the council of Chinese Friendly.
Nature, historical heritage, art, gastronomy and tradition
have come together in Extremadura. Its three enclaves,
declared World Heritage by the UNESCO, make this region
a true open-air museum.
Historical and Cultural Heritage
Cáceres. The old town of Cáceres is one of the most
complete and better conserved European medieval towns.
It consists of buildings from the Middle Age and the
Renaissance.
Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe: Facing the
Plaza Mayor (main square), from the top of the stairs, the
beautiful Gothic façade of the church of the sanctuary
dominates de city.
Mérida, founded in 25 B. C. by Roman Emperor Octavio
Augusto. The grandiosity of its archaeological ensemble
makes it one of the most important and extensive in
Europe.
One destination, two countries
The Spanish city of Badajoz, in the border with Portugal, is
the point of entry to neighbouring country. Portugal offers
a great number of tourist attractions: a delicious cuisine,
the hospitality of its people and two cities that are World
Heritage Sites (Elvas, at 15 km, and Évora, at 90 km).
Nature Gastronomy Culture
9. Regional Government of Extremadura
Presidency
General Direction of External Action
06800 MÉRIDA
SPAIN
Tfno: (+34) 924003681 / (34) 924003679
ana.olivera@gobex.es / francesc.mestre@gobex.es
www.gobex.es
