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Aeronautics

In recent years, Aragon has committed to the cutting-edge sector of the aeronautics industry. An advanced industrial framework, an exceptional location, a modern aeronautics infrastructure and important university research have made aeronautics a sector with a great present and future in Aragon.

Aragon offers:

• A strategic location equidistant from aeronautics centers in Madrid (Eurocopeter, Airbus, EADS space), the Basque Country (ITP, Aernnova) and Toulouse (Airbus France).
• An Aragonese aeronautics cluster which brings together 4,620 employees and 160 million euros in turnover.
• A modern aeronautics infrastructure:
  • Aeronautics industrial area in Villanueva: 76 ha. of built-up industrial land just a few kilometers from Zaragoza, with its own airfield.
  • Huesca Airport: just opened in March 2007.
  • Zaragoza Airport: with 70 ha. available within the airport for the aeronautics industry.
  • Future aeronautic recycling and maintenance park in Teruel, Caude.
• Prestigious aeronautics researchers and research centers:
  • Internationally respected researchers in the area of composite materials.
  • University of Zaragoza and La Almunia Polytechnic University School.
• Incentives of up to 15% of the investment.

Top companies in the sector

CAG, ACE, AERNNOVA, CIO Proyectos en Ingeniería, EGI, Fundación AITIIP, Sallen Aviación, NMF Europa, Mecánica Industrial Buelna, AEROMAC.

Agro-food industries

Quality is one of the hallmarks of Aragonese agro-food products. Fruit and vegetables, dairy products, meat, ham, oil and denominación de origen wines are among Aragon’s best known products. New investment possibilities are presenting themselves for the future with the new agrarian infrastructure.

Aragon offers:

• 450,000 ha. of irrigated land together with expansion plans.
• 3.6 billion euros in turnover for agro-food industries.
• Regional rural development program with committed investments of 471 million euros.
• Strong agronomic research structure with top national and European centers
• European Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Studies.
• Aula Dei Experimental Station (Center for Advanced Scientific Research)
• CITA: Aragon Agrarian Techniques Research Center.
• Top food safety center at the University of Zaragoza.
• Excellent weather conditions and land for producing organic products and high-quality foods.
• Technical capacity to house ready-to-eat agro-food industries.
• Incentives of up to 15% of the investment.

Top companies in the sector

Cadbury, Barilla, Doux, Campofrío, Maïsadour, Nutreco, Advanta, Nanta, Lacasa, SCA, Clesa, Fribin, D.O. Cariñena, D.O. Somontano, D.O. Borja, D.O. Calatayud, D.O. Jamón de Teruel.

Audio-visual

In 1896, Zaragoza was the setting for the first film shot in Spain. Since then, Aragon has had filmmakers of the caliber of Luis Buñuel, Carlos Saura and José Luis Borau. Aragonese creativity seeks to make way for a strong audiovisual sector.

Aragon offers:

• Key national center for training in the audiovisual sector: 1,500 students trained each year.
• Expo 2008: innovative space for technological projects.
• Milla Digital: project integrating new technologies into the urban setting of the new AVE station in Zaragoza.
• New Aragonese public television station.
• Proximity to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain’s major audiovisual production centers.
• Incentives of up to 15% of the investment.

Top companies in the sector

Telefónica, Lucent.

Environmental Industries: Recycling

European society has gained an awareness of the need to recycle in order to preserve the environment, and as an economic resource for obtaining raw materials. In Aragon, this industry has developed with the creation of integrated spaces which replicate the cycle of nature, as well as technological services adapted to the requirements of each product.

Aragon offers:

• Large amounts of available land in sparsely populated areas with good transport links.
• Recycling Technology Park (PTR): near Zaragoza, offering 8 million m2 to create synergies among companies in the sector.
• Logistics location in the heart of Spain’s industrial region, the largest producer of waste in the country.
• Important university research into recycling technology.
• A new waste treatment center in Zaragoza: capacity for handling 450,000 tons of waste per year, 15,000 tons of light packaging per year, production of 25,000 tons of compost per year and 7 MWh of power production per year.
• A project underway for recycling airplanes in Teruel.
• Incentives of up to 15% of the investment.

Top companies in the sector

Saica, Grupo López Soriano, Redeseg-RAEE, Arcelor, Recieder.