Exports of Portuguese textiles and clothing is on target to hit €6Bn by the end of 2022. This compared to €5.4Bn (which was a record in itself) that was achieved at the end of 2022. “We are [...]

Airbus Atlantic will this week inaugurate new group premises in Santo Tirso near Porto where it produces components for the Airbus A320 and A350. The new factory will cover a 20,000m2 site when [...]

The commercial LGV manufacturer Stellantis Mangulade of Viseu is to produce the fourth model of the Fiat Doblò. From October, the Viseu-based automotive company will produce four makes: Fiat, [...]

A multinational Swiss company that produces coffee in capsules has opened a factory in Azambuja. Mocoffee already employs 20 and plans to take on more employees to meet client orders. The company [...]

Some companies in Portugal’s textile sector have decided to close their operations for a few days because the energy cost overheads of remaining in operation has outstripped the cost of closure. [...]

A Portuguese shoe fashion designer has warned that the prices of shoes are set to skyrocket by up to 30% because of rising production costs. Luís Onofre, president of the Portuguese Association [...]

Despite the pandemic, 2021 was a good year for Portuguese export sales of wood and furniture which achieved €2.587Bn in sales, surpassing the historic €1.6Bn achieved in 2019. The President of [...]

Autoeuropa is to beef up production of its SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) the Volkswagen Sharan but will reduce its production of T.Roc model. According to ECO online, the increase in production is [...]

A fall in production has led the Volkswagen car plant Autoeuropa to press ahead with a redundancy plan. In the plan, the car manufacturer is proposing a compensation package of 1.5 salaries for [...]

Portuguese footwear exports soar in April as the industry continues its path of recovery and is already on positive ground. In April, exports grew by 121% when compared to the same month of the [...]