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The event attracted nearly 500 attendees, including government agencies, companies, and business associations, to share experiences, sign agreements, and strengthen ties.

The North American metallurgical company will create 20 new jobs in Catalonia by relocating its building components production from Sweden.

The industrial investment by the Korean company would involve constructing and operating up to three plants for producing copper sheets (elecfoil) and creating at least 600 direct jobs.

The Belgian company has created 25 jobs and increased capacity at its 2,450-square-meter facility, from where it designs, tests, and produces automation equipment for automotive electronic components, such as battery power systems.

According to the Startup Heatmap Europe 2023, the Catalan capital has been ranked for the sixth consecutive year only behind Berlin and ahead of Amsterdam, Paris, and Lisbon.

The Dutch company is transforming the Barcelona site, which already employs 566 people, into AkzoNobel's main European production center for automotive coatings.

The project is expected to create over 400 direct and 100 indirect jobs.

With this new project, Kronospan's total investment in Catalonia would amount to more than 600 million euros, creating 250 direct jobs and more than 1,500 indirect jobs.

The British multinational has chosen its Spanish subsidiary headquarters in Viladecans (Barcelona) to install its third legal center after opening two offices in Bangalore (India) and Mexico City.