Overseas Network

aicep Portugal Global has an extensive Overseas Network, integrated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to assist your company in its investment effort.

Our network is a forefront in identifying new businesses, markets and potential investors in our country.

Moving People

We are experts in "Moving People" in so many ways.

The Portuguese automotive industry has a long tradition in innovating and delivering high quality components for vehicles and our aeronautic sector delivers state of the art systems and components for aircrafts.

With over 40 years of experience, the Portuguese automotive industry is currently worth over 9.5 billion Euros, representing 4% of the country's generated wealth, and it is the second largest exporting industry in the country.

There are over 200 companies in this industry, which manufactures over 192,000 vehicles, from passenger cars to commercial vehicles, and employs over 45,000 people.

Volkswagen's Autoeuropa is the main vehicle manufacturer in Portugal, representing roughly 2% of the country's GDP.

For us, moving people also means being part of the value chain of the aviation industry by providing components and technological systems for some of the largest global aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus. Also means developing innovative and eco-friendly aircraft interiors and keeping your aircrafts in good shape for "your peace" of mind in the sky.

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Making your life brighter

Pippa Middelton gave an important aid to the industry by wearing Portuguese-made shoes in the royal wedding. The buzz around Pippa's Middelton shoes, but also around the shoes worn by Princess Letizia and First Lady Michele Obama helped to improve the brand image of Portuguese shoes. The fact is that exports are rising and Portugal is now the 8th main world shoe supplier exporting 1.6 bn euro in shoes.

Portuguese textiles are also climbing the ladder of added-value with new and sophisticated functions that set trends worldwide; from high end design in traditional clothes, to swimsuits equipping Olympic champions, passing through mosquito's repellent textiles, or the use of materials featuring biomedical engineering. With over 4 billion Euros of exports, Portuguese textile products are synonym of quality and innovation.

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Leading the Future in new Technologies

Portugal assumes today a leading position in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. Having developed a national plan with the ambition to promote universal access of citizens and businesses to ICT, with the aim of building a dynamic and competitive economy and an inclusive Information Society, Portugal stands out in Next Generation Networks being Europe's leader with 3.5 million connections; in Broadband, being the 1st European country to connect all public schools and we now have 100% of the territory covered; in the provision of telecommunications services being the European country with the largest number of subscribers using an alternative operator for direct access; and in the widespread use of ICT, being Portugal the only country in the world to provide access to a laptop to the entire school community, with a total of 1.4 million computers and 900,000 Internet connections in broadband.

Leading the future in new technologies also means offering a great ecosystem for developing new products and new companies which have been affirmed by innovation and sophistication collecting applause from many customers worldwide.

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Life Sciences

Until 2020, the Portuguese Health sector is aiming to release, into the market or for clinical trials, 5 new drugs, 50 new innovative diagnostic methods and devices, exceeding 4 billion Euros annual turnover and exporting over 70% of its production.

These measures demonstrate Portugal's drive in the Life Sciences Sector, distinguished by high levels of security and quality and high flexibility of its companies to offer, rapidly, small and medium production series at competitive prices.

The Portuguese Health Industry covers a large scope of activities such as production, distribution and marketing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technical support, as well as an excellent provision of health care, including other complementary services, such as diagnosis and therapy.

Portuguese companies compete with leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide and can assert itself in foreign markets with 100% innovative products such as the first fully Portuguese root antibiotic ever sold in 15 European countries, or a new model of Cryopreservation of stem cells.

Portugal has the company with the largest number of registrations of medicinal products for human use in Europe and is the country with the largest number of companies that export pharmaceutical products to markets as demanding as the U.S. or Japan.

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We connect the world

Portugal positions itself as a fine destination to host Shared Services Centers. The country has a diversity of qualified, multilingual workforce and a cost competitive modern telecoms network, combined with cut-rate real estate readily available.

Portugal has a great location, installed expertise, advanced communication systems and low installation and running costs, namely, very competitive labor costs, when compared with other countries competing in this sector.

Widely known is the fact that Portugal has one of the best and more advanced communications and telephone systems in the world helping to turn the work flow in a SCC very fluid.

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Sophisticated Moulds

The Plastic Moulds industry in Portugal is highly developed and technological, playing a leading role in the international scene, with overseas customers accounting for 80 per cent of total sales.

The Portuguese moulding expertise is mostly used in the automotive industry. Almost all major carmakers, incorporate Portuguese moulds in their cars. Some cars incorporate more than 36 moulds manufactured in Portugal from bumpers to spoilers, instrument panels or glove compartments.

The Portuguese Plastic Mould Sector has, undoubtedly, a very high internacional reputation due to its technological innovation, quality, competitive prices and delivery time frames.

Our expertise goes beyond the automotive sector. Some products of daily use, like mobile phones or suitcases, are also made with Portuguese moulds.

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Unique wines and olive oil

Whenever you celebrate and do a toast, with a glass of wine in your hand, there is a strong possibility that you're toasting with a high quality Portuguese wine. Over the past 15 years, Portugal has become very competitive in producing world-class wines and is an award winning country in this field. Not surprisingly, day after day, there are Portuguese wines winning prestigious awards.

Our Olive Oil is also unique. It has unique smells and flavours that combine with soups, salads or even ice cream. We put innovation on head of concerns adding new flavours, aromas and even gold into this traditional product making it even more precious. But the DNA of our Olive Oil is its high quality and variety appreciated by consumers. Portuguese Olive Oil ranks among world's best olive oils.

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Renewing your energy

We manufacture wind towers. The World's most efficient wind tower is manufactured in Portugal and exported overseas. We manufacture "state of the art" photovoltaic solutions that are being installed in foreign markets. Portugal has the most automated solar panels factory and also one of the world's largest solar panels factory.

We are also developing innovative ways of getting the best out of the sun. Two Portuguese Universities, along with some of the finest companies in the ceramic industry, are developing the "Solar Tiles Project".

Portugal's commitment is with green energies extends also to mobility. We are developing a full-electric bus and we have expertise in developing electric grids to charge electric vehicles.

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