2013 Engineering & Tooling Industry
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
Source: INE - Statistics of Portugal
Engineering & Tooling Industry
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
42
0
36
3
32
6
37
9
51
2
73
68
77
83
10
5
34
7
29
5
24
8
29
5
40
7
0
200
400
600
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Mill
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s
Exports Imports Balance
Engineering & Tooling Industry
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
Engineering & Tooling Industry
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
Engineering & Tooling Industry
Source: INE, CEFAMOL
15 Main exporters in 2011
15 Main
Portuguese
exporters
Other
players
Engineering & Tooling Industry
Source: CEFAMOL - Engineering & Tooling from Portugal
Our strength lies in integrating processes …
Engineering & Tooling Industry
•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
Engineering & Tooling Industry
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
Engineering & Tooling Industry
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
Engineering & Tooling Industry
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.
aicep Portugal Global
About Us
aicep Portugal Global: how can we help
you?
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Pre- Investment
2
Incentives
Negotiation
3
Settling In
4
After Care
Promoting a direct negotiation
with companies, through which a
tailored approach to incentives
may be applied in order to define
a global package that fully
satisfies the investor's needs
Single point of contact
in all phases: pre-
investment, incentives
negotiation, settling in
and after care
Government
business entity,
flexible, free of
charges and
streamlined services
Dynamic
approach
focused on the
client or investor