Avilés: land of engineering giants.

The Aviles-based quay in Valliniello makes an impressive entry into the history books of the Port of Aviles, with the shipment of the longest ever piece to be loaded onto a ship in the estuary.

2 February, 2017 /

A quarter of a century of the binomial Thyssen-Asturias

Thyssenkrupp Norte – the company belonging to the German holding company Thyssenkrupp AG – which manufactures escalators and moving walkways from the La Pereda Mieres-based industrial estate, is celebrating 25 years of activity in Asturias.

19 January, 2017 /

An Asturian company presents its robots to Japan

Adele Robots, located in Llanera, attended the Ceatec fair in Japan, one of the largest events dedicated to this sector, where the company’s models received a very warm welcome.

14 December, 2016 /

TSK celebrates thirty years as a company with 97{08ebde5227d2656f547af4c80a62e8021f1b1663135b6de5b0094b2f22365337} of its activity in the international market

Over this year the company, with its headquarters in Asturias, has secured contracts in Saudi Arabia and Jamaica, as well as in Bolivia, to the value of 900 million euros, surpassing the Group’s 2015 turnover by May.

24 November, 2016 /

Bayer starts to produce the anti-parasitic drug for pets at its factory in Langreo

It is the fourth production line at the Lada facilities, where the pharmaceutical multinational produces acetylsalicylic acid, the raw material of Aspirin, along with a metabolic stimulant and a treatment for fungal infection.

17 November, 2016 /

Asturias is the second region in terms of foreign investment growth

It is the fourth autonomous community with the greatest capture of foreign resources after Madrid, Catalonia and Navarre. | Arcelor Mittal provided 96% of the investment volume during the first half of the year.

10 November, 2016 /

The University of Oviedo participates in a project to improve the quality of steel

The team aims to develop software that allows the most appropriate pickling programme to be chosen for each metal, thus reducing the environmental and economic cost involved in this process.

4 November, 2016 / 1

Asturias lays the foundations for the North Sea

Hand in hand with Navantia, the Aviles-based company Windar Renovables from the Daniel Alonso Group has just signed a 120-million euro contract for the construction of the foundations for a new offshore wind farm in England.

20 October, 2016 /

The Sydney metro is only manufactured in Asturias

Arcelor is set to start manufacturing the pieces in summer 2017, compared to the 90-metre pieces it is currently producing. This situation will make the Gijon-based factory “unique” within the company, and will enable the facilities to become some of the best in the world.

13 October, 2016 /

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Around 200 Asturian SMEs export via Amazon

The sale of products via the multinational has grown by 600% | The main sectors to use this sales channel are computing, electronics and watchmaking.

7 October, 2016 /

Author: Invest in Asturias / IDEPA