This month's issue of Portugalglobal Magazine is dedicated to the metalworking sector. Metalworking represents 32 per cent of Portugal’s total exports and employs over 200,000 people. The sector, comprising approximately 15,000 companies, generates export revenues exceeding 25 billion euros. Its success is driven by factors such as the quality and diversity of goods produced and its adaptability to global trends like lightweight materials, digitalisation, and automation.
This issue features an interview with Manuel Oliveira, Secretary General of CEFAMOL - Associação Nacional da Indústria de Moldes (National Association of the Mould Industry), who believes that proximity to customers and experience in different markets and sectors are some of the main competitive advantages of Portuguese companies. You can also read the testimonies of Mafalda Gramaxo, director-general of AIMMAP and Paulo Salvador Barradas, chairman of the board of ANEME.
The success stories you can read about in this magazine include Amtrol-Alfa, Iberomoldes, INEGI, Motofil, Palbit and Grupo Petrotec.
The market in focus is Morocco. An hour’s flight from Portugal, Morocco is a key market for Portuguese companies. Today, it is Africa’s most competitive country in terms of industrialisation, which includes sectors as diverse as infrastructure, renewable energy and agriculture. Political stability and sectorial development plans brought results, making Morocco a leading producer of automobiles in Africa and the continent’s second largest producer of pharmaceuticals. The country is now preparing to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, an event that will have a significant impact on the construction and infrastructure sectors.
Read the full magazine here.
