Casos de Exito archivo - Invest In Asturias

AMAZON

In January 2021, Amazon chose Asturias for its new logistics center. The center is one of the main references in southern Europe and is the only center in northwest Spain supplying the entire north of Spain and Portugal. Built in the Bobes Industrial Estate, it has facilities covering up to 200,000 square meters (25 meters high). Road communications from Asturias have been a key aspect for the choice. Through the ports of Gijón and Avilés, Asturias also has good maritime transport, a very relevant aspect for a logistics center that distributes millions of packages per year.

SAINT-GOBAIN

Saint-Gobain has an industrial centre in Asturias, where it develops glass for construction (Saint-Gobain Glass) and glass for automotive purposes (Saint-Gobain Sekurit).
The company has a Research Centre in Asturias (Aviles R&D Centre) which has worked on projects such as the development of glass for solar energy and highly innovative glass fusion procedures.

DUPONT

DuPont Asturias boasts the most modern company production and service facilities in Europe.
The Company currently focuses its activity over 3 fields: agriculture and nutrition, industrial biosciences and advanced materials.

ASTURIANA DE ZINC

This company belongs to the multinational Glencore Xstrata International, a world leader in zinc production. Asturiana de Zinc is the largest electrolytic zinc plant in the world (productive capacity of 510,000 tonnes each year, 47.4 % from the Glencore group) and one of the most efficient on a world scale thanks to the development of its own technology.

IMOMA

The IMOMA is a private initiative of the Masaveu Corporation, Cajastur and Asturian Medicine to fight against cancer.
Its healthcare activity is based on three pillars: coordinated, updated and personalized patient care, the integration of advances in molecular biology into clinical protocols, and a commitment to state-of-the-art radiotherapy.

INSTITUTO OFTALMOLÓGICO FERNÁNDEZ‑VEGA

Specialized in ophthalmology care activities, attending each year approximately 100,000 patients, of whom 65,000 come from outside Asturias.
At the same time, it carries out clinical research to make continuous improvements and incorporate new treatments and products in the field of ophthalmology and vision sciences, based on R&D&i projects.

BAYER

The Bayer acetylsalicylic acid plant in Asturias is where 100 % of the active
ingredient for Aspirin is produced. Some 200 million units of aspirin are consumed around the world each day.
Additionally, and as a result of its high levels of competitiveness, experience and quality, the Bayer plant in Asturias, plans to take on the worldwide production of an active ingredient for an anti-parasitic drug for pets.

PMG

Leading company in the manufacture through the sintering of components and systems for automotive gearboxes.
PMG, a leader in technology, created an R&D Centre in Asturias and its clients include virtually all the major automobile manufacturers.

TKE

The TK Elevator Group is present in Asturias through the companies TK Escalator Norte, a world leading company in the manufacture of stairs, moving walkways and accelerating walkways, TK Airport Solutions, specialised in the production of walkways for airports, as well as the Gijón Innovation Center, a worldwide company innovation centre.
In Asturias, the scale prototype of the pioneering MULTI project has been developed and presented worldwide: the world’s first ropeless elevator.

ARCELORMITTAL (IN)

The world’s leading steel producer, ArcelorMittal owns the only steel plant in Spain in Asturias where the integrated steel production process is carried out. ArcelorMittal produces 5 million tons of steel in Asturias. Every year it produces around a quarter of the steel manufactured in Spain. In Asturias, the company has a recognized R&D&I Centre. Gregory Ludkovsky, Deputy Chairman of ArcelorMittal: “Asturias is undoubtedly in a position to host the best R&D technological activities thanks to its intellectual capacity and professional ethics.”