News
Catalonia Trade & Investment

The contract for manufacturing these 201 Coradia Stream high-capacity trains amounts to 1.8 billion euro, including the supply of spare parts and maintenance for 56 of the trains for 15 years.

This year, the German pharmaceutical company is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its IT hub in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), which has 300 employees and expects to grow by 10% this year, serving more than 50,000 users worldwide.

The company chose Catalonia for its first distribution platform outside Germany, a 10,000 m² fully automated warehouse.

This recognition confirms Catalonia's innovative tourism model, where the gastronomic revolution goes beyond restaurants, showcasing the region's unique local products.

Barcelona is the company's chosen location for its ninth office worldwide, joining Sydney, London, Bangalore, Bangkok, Berlin, Dallas, Galway, and Manila.

This new plant with innovative ODC technology produces chlorine efficiently and sustainably, a clear example of Covestro's fully circular strategy.

The company's strategic plan contemplates hiring 100 new engineers, opening a new factory in the United States, and intensifying its R&D activities by creating new laboratories at its production plant in Montmeló to turn it into one of Europe's leading centers.

From this new office, the US company will support customers not only in the Iberian Peninsula but throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa so that they can manufacture in a more agile and sustainable way.

According to ICCA, the Catalan capital also ranks 4th globally in the list of best cities based on the number of congresses hosted, behind only Vienna, Lisbon, and Paris.