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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.


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 law�High-standard education�Wide availability�Partnerships 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 educatedworkforce. Portugal ranks on Top within theEU countries in number of PhDs per 1,000inhabitants.

40% of students in tertiary education areenrolled in engineering, sciences and health.The increase rate in the last 3 years is about30%.

Portuguese are known for commitment towork which places us below the EU averageregarding working days lost per year.

Language skills: English, French and Spanishare the most spoken languages. English isuniversally taught from 1st grade.


Competitive Costs

Portugal is still cost competitive according to international recognizedsources. There was a decrease of -1,2% in hourly labour costs in 2012Q1 (Euro 27 rose by +2,0%).

In terms of real estate – industrial space - and within 53 countries/citiesworldwide, Portugal/Lisbon is the 8th less expensive location.

Portugal also has one of the lowest monthly minimum wage in Europe(485€).

11,412,4

Electricity(Prices for industries in

€/100kWh – Eurostat 2012 S1)

3,44,0

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

Eurostat 2012 S1)

87100

Cost of Living(HFC 2011 - Eurostat)

+1,5

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

Eurostat 2012 Q1)

-1,2


1,5

Technological Infrastructures


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.

0,380,72

Telecom PricesEuro/10 min callEurostat 2010

FULLY DIGITALIZED

Office Space available

Portugal offers a dynamic real estate market. High qualityspace, well designed and energy efficiency oriented hasboomed and rent prices are competitive comparing the otherEuropean countries.


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

Industrial space123,5

52,279,2

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

Office space915

290439

Portugal is ahead ofcountries such as Franceand Spain in terms ocost. The figures areshown for Lisbon. If weconsidered Porto area,prices can lower 25%.

Business friendly environment


MULTI-CULTURAL

Portugal is very open to foreign cultures:the availability of international schools,the safety record and quality of lifeattract expatriates.

As a result Portugal is ranked #2 in theMigrant Integration Policy Index 2011.

“Portugal is unique in attracting younggraduates and executives.” CarlosBrazão, 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 lessthan 1-hour

They chose us


Our decision is a result of the recognition of the hospitality andthe commitment of the Portuguese Government, of the multilingual skills of thelocal population as well as its professionalism and ability, and proven successin innovation areas.”

Chris Dedicoat, Senior Vice-President for Europe, Cisco

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One of our main strategic lines was always to shortendistances with the academic world and to bet in strong innovation,investigation and development in Portugal thus taking advantage of thePortuguese engineer’s excellence .

João Picoto, Chairman of Nokia Siemens NetworksPortugal

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SERVICESMANUFACTURING

Portuguese Engineering & Tooling Industry

Source: INE - Statistics of Portugal

Engineering & Tooling IndustryBrief Overview

Key Figures

Nº Companies (2011) 700Turnover (2010) 616.1Exports (2011-Millions €) 378.8World ‘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 €) 512.1Weight 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

420

363

326 37

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73 68 77 83 105

347

295

248 29

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400

600

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Exports Imports Balance


Moulds for plastic

injection or compression

83%

Other moulds for

plastics5% Moulds for

glass3%

Moulds for metal5%

Moulding patterns

3%

Other moulds for

plastics1%

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 /AICEP

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


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 require ments through various solutions and long-term relationshi ps.Selectiveness. We direct our activity towards projects and markets that make a better contribution to company competitivene ss and the sustainability of the Portuguese economy.Excellence. We seek to exceed expectations by means of a rigoro us approach, effectiveness, enthusiasm and a willingne ss to innovate.


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