Why Us

Andalucía located at the South of Spain, has a geostrategic location for doing business between Europe, America and the Mediterranean area. The region has been a historic meeting point for civilizations, both culturally and economically. Nowadays Andalucia is  in a pole position for the promotion and development of international innovative projects.
 
Andalucía offers competitive advantages for potential investors planning to set up and to develop new business in whole the Region, such as:
  
 - Human resources: availability of skilled workforce with predominante of young people and prestigious reseach teams integrated into universities, public and private technological centers
-  Labour cost below the national average and Euro Zone. 
-  Industrial Sites: renowned network of technological and industrial parks, chemical poles and logistical centres, at very competitive prices.
-  Excellent opportunities to develop enterprising initiatives in new sectors. Nowadays Andalucía is an international point of reference in sectors such as aeronautical and renewable energies
-   Business climate: social, legal and tax stability.
-   Strategic location: natural link to Europe, Africa and America. 
-   System of incentives: Andalucía has an investment incentive scheme complementary to the national system.
 
Andalucía has been traditionally known as a welcoming land. Nowadays it is a pioneer and advanced Region in certain sectors and offers great opportunities to potential investors.

Foreign direct investment, which includes acquisitions, greenfield investment as well as reinvestment by foreign companies set up in the Region, amounted  to 236.211,39 thousands of Euros in Andalucía during 2006. The region has received 32 FDI projects between 2004-2006.
 
FDI by sectors: 

Manufacturing: 11,7%
Sales & MK: 6,6%
R&D: 2,3%
HQ: 2,3%
Logistics: 2,3%

Foreign companies employs 103,096 thousands of people in 2006. 

Netherlands,  France and Germany are some of the biggest investors in Andalucía, responsabile for more than 71,8% of FDI projects between 2004-2006. Followed by, US accounting for some 21,8% of FDI projects.

European, American, Japanese and Chinese firms have evaluated Andalucía as the best place to set up their investment and also have established their headquarters or production centres in Andalucia.
 
Some examples of last success cases about overseas investment are ABBOTT, AIRBUS, EADS, FUJITSU, GENESIS SOLAR, HUAWEI, MAN, SOLAR MILLENNIUM, PIERALISI, RAYTHEON, and SCHOTT.