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Engineering & Tooling Industry

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Portugal

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Portuguese Engineering

& Tooling Industry

PORTUGAL IS A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Why choose

Portugal?

Strategic location

Portugal is the European nearest country to the U.S.

3-hour distance between Brazil and Russia.

Same time as UK and Ireland.

Why choose

Portugal?

Portugal 10,6

Iberian Market 51

European Market 494

Portuguese Speaking countries 220

Attractive Consumer Market

Million Inhabitants

Great and privilege economic relations

between Portugal and Brazil, Angola and

Mozambique.

Daily flights to major European cities.

Qualified Workforce

Flexible labour lawHigh-standard educationWide availabilityPartnerships with world-class US institutions

71,7%

42% At least 1 language

23% At least 2 languages

6% At least 3 languages

43,6

Working Days Lost

(per 1.000 employees – EIRO, 2005-

2009)

11,3

Portugal has a highly skilled and educated

workforce. Portugal ranks on Top within the

EU countries in number of PhDs per 1,000

inhabitants.

40% of students in tertiary education are

enrolled in engineering, sciences and health.

The increase rate in the last 3 years is about

30%.

Portuguese are known for commitment to

work which places us below the EU average

regarding working days lost per year.

Language skills: English, French and Spanish

are the most spoken languages. English is

universally taught from 1st grade.

Why choose

Portugal?

Competitive Costs

Portugal is still cost competitive according to international recognized

sources. There was a decrease of -1,2% in hourly labour costs in 2012

Q1 (Euro 27 rose by +2,0%).

In terms of real estate – industrial space - and within 53 countries/cities

worldwide, Portugal/Lisbon is the 8th less expensive location.

Portugal also has one of the lowest monthly minimum wage in Europe

(485€).

11,4 12,4

Electricity (Prices for industries in

€/100kWh – Eurostat 2012

S1)

3,4 4,0

Natural Gas (Prices for industries, in €/GJ –

Eurostat 2012 S1)

87 100

Cost of Living (HFC 2011 - Eurostat)

+1,5

Labour Cost Index (Year-on-year rate of change –

Eurostat 2012 Q1)

-1,2

Why choose

Portugal?

1,5

Technological Infrastructures

Why choose

Portugal?

Telecommunications have been

a major priority in Portugal. The

country has now 95% coverage

of broadband infrastructures.

The net increase in the

broadband penetration growth for

Portugal is above the OECD

average (Dec 2010).

The percentage of fiber connections in total

broadband is already 6% for Portugal,

ahead of countries such as Netherlands,

Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Poland,

Austria Germany or Belgium.

The Internet is also well developed.

Portugal is a United Nations case study in

terms of e-Government and its availability

of public services on-line.

0,38 0,72

Telecom Prices Euro/10 min call

Eurostat 2010

FULLY DIGITALIZED

Office Space available

Portugal offers a dynamic real estate market. High quality

space, well designed and energy efficiency oriented has

boomed and rent prices are competitive comparing the other

European countries.

Why choose

Portugal?

Occupancy cost, in €/sqm/year, C&W2011

Industrial space

123,5

52,2 79,2

Occupancy cost, in €/sqm/year, C&W2013

Office space

915

290 439

Portugal is ahead of

countries such as France

and Spain in terms o

cost. The figures are

shown for Lisbon. If we

considered Porto area,

prices can lower 25%.

Business friendly environment

Why choose

Portugal?

MULTI-CULTURAL

Portugal is very open to foreign cultures:

the availability of international schools,

the safety record and quality of life

attract expatriates.

As a result Portugal is ranked #2 in the

Migrant Integration Policy Index 2011.

“Portugal is unique in attracting young

graduates and executives.” Carlos

Brazão, Cisco Portugal

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS

• Major public services are on-line;

• Portugal is considered by the United

Nations, a case study in e-

Government;

• Average time to set up a firm is less

than 1-hour

They chose us

Why choose

Portugal?

Our decision is a result of the recognition of the hospitality and

the commitment of the Portuguese Government, of the multilingual skills of the

local population as well as its professionalism and ability, and proven success

in innovation areas.”

Chris Dedicoat, Senior Vice-President for Europe, Cisco

“

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One of our main strategic lines was always to shorten

distances with the academic world and to bet in strong innovation,

investigation and development in Portugal thus taking advantage of the

Portuguese engineer’s excellence.

João Picoto, Chairman of Nokia Siemens Networks

Portugal

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SERVICES MANUFACTURING

Portuguese Engineering &

Tooling Industry

Source: INE - Statistics of Portugal


Brief Overview

Key Figures

Nº Companies (2011) 700

Turnover (2010) 616.1

Exports (2011-Millions €) 378.8

World ‘s Portugal share (2011)

Moulds 3.1%

Moulds for plastic and rubber 4.3%

Portuguese ranking as world supplier (2011) 10th

Ranking in main export market (DE) 6th

Exports (2012 – Millions €) 512.1

Weight in Portuguese exports (2012) 1.1%

PORTUGUESE ENGINEERING & TOOLING FOR… AERONAUTICS

Source: INE, February 2013

Trade: Sustainable positive balance…

Exports:

Average annual growth rate 2008-2012: 6,9%

Growth rate in 2012: 35,2%

The trade balance is largely positive with a

coverage ratio of around 486% in 2012.

PORTUGUESE ENGINEERING AND TOOLING FOR… AUTOMOTIVE

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32

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Exports Imports Balance


Moulds for plastic

injection or compression

83%

Other moulds for

plastics 5% Moulds for

glass 3%

Moulds for metal 5%

Moulding patterns

3%

Other moulds for

plastics 1%

Portuguese exports

per activity

Source: INE, values refer 2012, February 2013

Main Products

Moulds for the plastics industry

constitute, almost entirely, the sector’s

output and exports. According to

CEFAMOL, the National Association of

the Mould Industry, the automotive

industry is the primary customer,

absorbing 72% of production, followed

by household appliances (6%) and

packaging (5%).

PORTUGUESE ENGINEERING & TOOLING FOR…MEDICAL DEVICES


Main Markets

PORTUGUESE ENGINEERING & TOOLING FOR… ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Germany, Spain and France are the main

customers of Portuguese moulds

(responsible for 20.5%, 20.4% and 17.3%,

respectively, of total exports). In these

markets, shipments increase, respectively,

by 16.9%, 45.6% and 37.4% in 2012.

Shipments also swelled by double digits

to Brazil, Poland, UK, Russia, Switzerland,

Netherlands and Austria and increase

208% to Czech Republic and 535% to

Argentina.

Portuguese main

Customers

20.5%

20.4%

17.3%

Source: INE, values refer 2012, February 2013


Source: INE, CEFAMOL

15 Main exporters in 2011

15 Main

Portuguese

exporters

Other

players


Source: CEFAMOL - Engineering & Tooling from Portugal

Our strength lies in integrating processes …


•The concept and design of new

products

•Product engineering and development

•Prototyping

•Material selection

•Mould production

•Testing and manufacturing services

The Portuguese companies provide a fully integrated service:

… and partnership


The advantages that result from such partnership

include:

•Reduced time to market

•Reduced costs

•Innovative solutions

•Products designed for maximum manufacturing

efficiency

•Optimum material selection foe reliability, cost and

quality

•Trouble-free, cost efficient injection over long periods

•Supportive partnerships from product design to the end

of a manufacturing run

Manufacturers who have found partners in Portuguese companies, benefit daily from the

expertise and integrated services tooling firms provide

Source: CEFAMOL - Engineering & Tooling from Portugal

Pool-net Association is the entity

responsible for boosting the Cluster.

Ongoing projects include strategic

areas such as as: internationalization,

technology and expertise and

intervention in the intangible factors of

competitiveness.

The Portuguese Engineering & Tooling Cluster has the following main goals:

• To place Engineering & Tooling industry in TOP 5 at worldwide level;

• To assure at least a 2% production value growing by year (in Euro currency) on mouldmaking area.

• To assure high revenue levels for mouldmaking and high precision machining companies.

• To reach 30 new technological companies on Engineering & Tooling area.

• To reach high recognition levels of the brand “Engineering & Tooling from Portugal”, at national and

international level.

The cluster

More at: www.toolingportugal.com


http://www.toolingportugal.com/mouldscluster/EN

http://www.toolingportugal.com/mouldscluster/EN/governance

Main Bodies

Industry

Association

Technological

Center for the

Moulds

Industry

www.cefamol.pt

www.centimfe.pt

R&D

Organizations

INEGI

www.inegi.pt www.uninova.pt

UNINOVA

www.uminho.pt

University of Minho - Department of Polymer

Engineering


IPL - CDRsp – Center for Rapid

and Sustainable Product

Development

IST

www.ipleiria.pt

www.ist.utl.pt

• Department of Polymer

Engineering

• Department of Mechanical

www.toolingportugal.com

Entity responsible for boosting the

Portuguese Engineering & Tooling Cluster.

We are a Business Development Agency, focused on

the development of a competitive business

environment that contributes to the international

expansion of the Portuguese Economy.

Who are we?

Increasing the country’s competitiveness,

promoting large private investment and fostering

the internationalization of Portuguese companies. Mission

Values

Focus on clients. We serve our clients in accordance to their requirements

through various solutions and long-term relationships.

Selectiveness. We direct our activity towards projects and markets that

make a better contribution to company competitiveness and the

sustainability of the Portuguese economy.

Excellence. We seek to exceed expectations by means of a rigorous

approach, effectiveness, enthusiasm and a willingness to innovate.


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