Portugal’s metallurgy and metalworking sector got off to a good start this year with exports in January up 13.7% to €1.8Bn. According to AIMMAP (Metal Portugal) which represents the sector, the [...]

In 2022, Portugal’s footwear and leather goods cluster exported €2.347Bn, a new all-time high. When compared to the prior year, exports grew by 22,2%. All segments of the sector registered [...]

Orthopaedic footwear company ‘Neskid 4Allfeet’ and its founder Joost Pijnenburg was chosen as the entrepreneur to be highlighted at this year’s Day of the Entrepreneur. Held on November 18, [...]

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 [...]