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04 Jul 2024
AQ Compute has started the construction of a new data center in Barcelona
Business Investments · Tech & Digital Transformation
The first phase of the project, called AQ-BCN1, is expected to be completed by 2025 and will provide 60 MW of computing power.
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01 Jul 2024
Pharmaceutical company Esteve invests €100 million to expand manufacturing operations in Catalonia
Business Investments · Life Sciences
The global pharma is building a new production unit to increase its capacity for active pharmaceutical ingredients. The expansion will create around 100 new jobs in addition to the existing workforce of 370 professionals.
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27 Jun 2024
60% of Catalan companies innovated in 2023, three points higher over the previous year
Catalan Economy · Tech & Digital Transformation
According to ACCIÓ-Catalonia Trade & Investment's Innovation Barometer, Next Generation funds have accelerated the innovative activity of Catalan companies in 2023.
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27 Jun 2024
Air China resumes non-stop flights between Barcelona and Shanghai
Business Investments
The airline will relaunch non-stop flights between Shanghai and the Catalan capital with three return flights a week.
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27 Jun 2024
Barcelona strengthens its status as an automotive hub with a new vehicle terminal at the Port of Barcelona
Automotive, Logistics & Smart Cities
This new terminal aims to respond to the growing traffic of new vehicles in Barcelona, especially electric vehicles, strengthen the logistics chains that pass through this port, and reinforce its role as an international distribution hub for the automotive sector.
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20 Jun 2024
AkzoNobel to invest €14 million and create over 70 new jobs in Catalonia
Business Investments · Chemistry & Sustainability
The Dutch company AkzoNobel will expand the production capacity of its factories in the Zona Franca and Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona).
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20 Jun 2024
IAG Group opens an Artificial Intelligence Lab in Barcelona housing 150 jobs
Business Investments · Tech & Digital Transformation
The lab will serve as a hub for collaboration and excellence, in addition to the Group's current Artificial Intelligence lab in London.
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19 Jun 2024
Galderma, Swiss dermatology multinational, opens headquarters in Barcelona and creates 150 jobs
Business Investments · Life Sciences
Galderma employs over 6,500 people worldwide, operates in more than 90 countries, and has production plants in Canada, Sweden, France, and Brazil.
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18 Jun 2024
Catalonia is home to over 300 EdTech companies, tripling pre-pandemic numbers
Catalan Economy
The EdTech sector in Barcelona-Catalonia currently generates nearly 900 million euros in annual business volume and more than 4,500 jobs.
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