Catalonia-Ghana

Industrial know-how

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I. PRESENTATION OF CATALONIA

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?

Catalan Government's Trade & Investment Offices

II. CATALONIA-GHANA COLLABORATIONS

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

Collaboration with AGI

Workshops, B2B, trade mission, factories visits

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 248fhiard@catalonia.com – ghana@catalonia.com

www.catalonia.com

http://www.catalonia.com/en/innovate-in-catalonia/tecniospringplus/index.jsp