SPAIN´S POSITIONING Leadership Key Factors 2 SPAIN's POSITIONING 3 SPAIN´S POSITIONING Leadership Key Factors

SPAIN´S POSITIONING Leadership Key Factors 2 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 3 SPAIN´S POSITIONING Leadership Key Factors

2 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 3 4 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 5 INDEX

Introduction...... 6

The Spanish language...... 10

Business leadership ...... 14

Technologies for producing and managing energy...... 14 Infrastructure sector...... 21 Railway and high-speed infrastructures...... 25 Aerospace technology...... 27 Naval technology...... 30 Automotive sector...... 30 Financial and insurance sector...... 31 Information and communication technologies...... 32 Other services...... 33 Health technologies...... 34 Environmental technologies...... 37 Other industrial sectors...... 40 Distribution and fashion industry...... 42 Habitat sector...... 42 Publishing industry...... 43 Post-graduate education and professional training...... 43 Agriculture sector...... 44 Tourism and gastronomy...... 46 Sports...... 47

4 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 5 INTRODUCTION

Spain is the fourth economy in the Eurozo- Spain is one of the world's economies with ne, the fifth in the European Union and the the fewest restrictions on Foreign Direct In- world´s thirteenth largest economy by GDP. vestment (FDI). According to OECD's 2012 FDI Restrictiveness Index, it is the sixth most It is the eleventh largest investor in the world, open country to Foreign Investment. Also the with a Foreign Direct Investment stock annual report by the consulting firm Ernst & abroad of 640,312 million dollars (UNCTAD, Young places Spain among the world's twen- WIR, 2012) which represents 3% of global in- ty least protectionist countries. vestment, and the world´s second largest investor in Latin America, only after the United Spain is one of Europe's largest markets, with States. 47 million consumers, who add to the more than 57.9 million tourists who visit the coun- Furthermore, Spain has one of the world's try each year. Its relevant geostrategic posi- largest infrastructure networks placed among tion for access to markets of great potential the world´s top ten countries with the best increases the Spanish economy's appeal as quality in this field, according to the “Global an investment destination: an EU member, a Competitiveness Report 2012-2013” (World bridge between Africa and Europe, and key Economic Forum). It has the world's second to reinforcing relations with Latin America largest high-speed railway network (trailing through its economic, cultural and language only China), of around 2,900 km in length, links, with access to 1.3 billion consumers. the most extensive in Europe, as well as the most modern and technologically advanced All this explains why Spain is the world´s nin- train fleet in Europe. It also has the top Euro- th economy in terms of Foreign Direct Inves- pean motorway and highway network. Spain tment inflow (634,532 million dollars, accor- is also Europe's third leading country by pas- ding to the most recent report by UNCTAD, senger air traffic and fourth in maritime go- World Investment Report, July 2012, stock ods transport, with three of its ports among data). In fact over 8,600 foreign companies Europe's top 10 (Cargo Systems). are established in Spain, resulting in emplo-

6 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 7 yment for more than 1.2 million people and great cities (New York, Mexico, Panama, Mia- a turnover of just above 400 billion Euros a mi, Rome etc.); a Spanish company distribu- year (Spanish Statistical Office, September tes electricity to 120 million people in Spain, 2012). the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil; and a third of the world's air traffic, Spain is the seventh largest exporter of com- including 100% of German air space and re- mercial services in the world, with a 3.04% cently 60% of the Chinese skies, is managed global share, and the fourth in the EU, as through systems developed and implemen- well as being seventeenth in the world for ted by a Spanish firm. exporting goods. Since 1999, Spain has been a leading European country for increase in Spain's industrial fabric is highly diversified: exports, well above Italy, France and the Uni- ted Kingdom. Since that year, Spain's share The largest corporation in the world's texti- in international trade has fallen only by two le sector, with over 6,000 shops spread over tenths of a percentage point, from 1.9% to the five continents, is Spanish. So are the 1.7%, the smallest reduction in the major EU world's top company in renewable energies, economies. This contrasts with the losses ex- the world's largest cooperative group and the perienced by other countries as a result of the world's leading firms in olive oil and rice pro- entry into the market of the emerging coun- duction. tries. If we consider the infrastructure sector, Spa- In the past twenty years, Spanish companies nish companies head the world ranking for have embarked on a concerted internationa- transport infrastructure management, opera- lisation process. At present, 62.4% of the tur- ting almost 40% of the most important con- nover of the IBEX 35 companies is generated cessions in the world (272 transport infras- abroad and in some cases attains higher per- tructures), with the leading three companies centages, close even to 100%. in the world and six of the top ten being Spa- nish. The most important infrastructure pro- Spanish companies are among the world's ject in the Arab world is being undertaken by leaders in sectors of high added value and a Spanish consortium and many engineering major growth potential such as infrastructure works, such as the expansion of the Panama management, the electricity sector, renewa- Canal, one of the largest international civil ble energies, logistics, oil refining, high-speed engineering works, is being carried out by railways, the financial sector, security, auto- consortia led by Spanish companies. motive sector, biotechnology, environmental technologies, water treatment, aerospace, Spain is also present in such important sec- naval technology, information and commu- tors as health, in which one of its companies nication technologies, health technology, e- is the world leader in the production of plas- health and electronic administration. Spain is ma-derived medicines, considered strategic also a global benchmark in the field of the so- in countries like the United States. Moreover, cial economy. Moreover, Spanish companies the world's number one cancer research cen- are also world leaders in mature sectors, like tre in terms of publications of high scientific fashion, agrifood and tourism. quality and their impact and ninth in bio- medical research is also Spanish (SCImago According to OECD figures, major Spanish 2011). companies are among the most productive internationally. They have demonstrated that Two of the world's major financial institu- they are ready to compete at the highest level, tions are Spanish, as is the top European te- as is reflected by the fact that Spanish firms lecommunications company in terms of reve- are now established and provide different nue volume. Likewise, two of the world's top services in a wide variety of sectors world- ten business schools are Spanish. wide: Creativity, organisational capacity, endea- A Spanish company runs Europe's busiest vour and dedication are values which have airport, Heathrow; Spanish societies build enabled Spanish companies to occupy the and run many subway lines in the world's above leadership positions.

6 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 7 Nevertheless, it is not only in the business field that Spain holds an important position in the world. Spain is also a caring country, demonstrated by it boasting the world's highest rate of organ donors over the past twenty one years, through its active development cooperation and humanitarian work and through the work of its Armed Forces in major projects relating to international security and stability.

Spain also possesses a rich historical and cultural heritage. It has the second most World Heritage sites (UNESCO) and some cultural and creative industries of the highest order, together with a language which displays extraordinary international presence and constant growth. Around 500 million people speak Spanish in the world making it the second most widely-spoken native language, behind only Mandarin Chinese and ahead of English. It is also the second language of international communication.

Spain is also a world power in tourism. It is the second leading country in the world for tourist revenue, behind only the United Sta- tes, Europe's most visited country and the fourth in the world. It is also recognised globally for its quality of life.

The following pages provide a more detailed analysis of the positions occupied by Spain and its companies in the diverse sectors of economic activity. It does not include every sector or mention every company with a prominent position, but it does represent a very significant sample which will be completed in forthcoming editions.

8 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 9 8 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 9 THE SPANISH LANGUAGE

The Spanish language is one of the country's 4 It is the second language of international principal assets. It grows daily in every di- communication, after English. mension: as a native language, as an acquired language, as a language of universal culture, 5 It is also the world's second most stu- as a language of international communication died foreign language. Over nineteen million and as a language of transcontinental econo- people study Spanish as a foreign language in mic exchange. Its image is associated with eighty three countries where it is not an offi- the dissemination of an international culture cial language, together with the twenty one of quality. where it is. The United States has the greatest number, with over six million and a 60% 1 Spanish is the world's second most wi- growth estimated over the coming years. dely-spoken native or mother tongue, behind only Mandarin Chinese and ahead of English 6 Spanish is the third most used language on (3rd), Hindi (4th) and Arabic (5th). Fore- the internet (7.8% of total users) behind only casts indicate that Spanish will maintain its English (26.8%) and Chinese (24.2%). Howe- position as the world's second most widely ver, if we consider that Chinese is a language spoken native language. which, in general, is only spoken by natives, Spanish is the second language of internet 2 More than 495 million people speak Spa- communication behind English. nish in the world (7% of the global population), either as a mother tongue (native com- 7 It is the language which has experienced mand), a second language (limited command) the greatest growth in internet use (807.4% in or because they study it as a foreign language. the past decade compared with 301.4% recorded by English), above all as a consequence 3 By 2030, there will be 535 million Spanish of the incorporation of Latin American users speakers (7.5% of the global population) and onto the Web. 550 million by 2050.

10 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 11 The Prince of 8 Spanish is the official language in twenty  The United States is the world's second Asturias Foundation one countries on three continents: Europe country in terms of its Spanish-speaking po- has convened since (Spain), America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chi- pulation, behind only Mexico. 1981 the Prince of le, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Asturias Awards, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, ▸ By 2050, the United States will surpass annually presented by Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Do- Mexico as the world's largest Spanish-spea- H.R.H. The Prince of minican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela) king country, with 132.8 million Hispanics Asturias. Nowadays, and Africa (Equatorial Guinea), and also in (30% of its population). more that thirty Puerto Rico. It is also spoken in a further years later, they are fifty countries without it being the official ▸ Two thirds of American university stu- considered one of the language. dents study Spanish as a foreign language. most internationally Moreover for university students, Spain is the renowned awards. 9 Spanish is one of the six official langua- second most popular destination country for ges of the United Nations. The other five are completing their studies, only after the Uni- English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic ted Kingdom. and Russian. ▸ Spanish is a curriculum subject in 90% of  The United States is the leading non- primary and secondary schools. Spanish speaking country with the largest Spanish-speaking population. Spanish is the ▸ The Cervantes Institute has just been ope- second most widely-spoken language after ned at Harvard University, the oldest North English, with over fifty million speakers. American university which is ranked the The Spanish language is spoken in 12% of world's best. the country's homes. With over 900,000 students, it is also the foreign language which is  In the next three or four generations, 10% most studied. of the global population will communicate in Spanish.

10 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 11  Spanish also occupies leading places in so-  Spaniards have won seven Nobel Prizes, cial media. On Twitter, it is the second most five in Literature and two in Medicine. used language after English. On Facebook, the number of users is eight hundred million.  The Prince of Asturias Prizes and Cervan- tes Prizes enjoy great international prestige.  The “GDP of Spanish” in the world would be 4.5 billions (millions of millions) dollars: It is estimated that 15% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a State is linked to its language. The number of speakers, their purcha- sing power and the international nature of a language are the three key factors which establish the economic power of one language compared to another.

 A common language is a multiplying factor for trade between those countries which share it. The sharing of Spanish between twenty one countries increases bilateral trade by 195%.

 The Cervantes Institute is present in eighty six cities in forty three countries from the five continents as well as on the internet through the Cervantes Virtual Centre. It shows an annual growth of 8% in the number of registrations of Spanish students. The Royal Spanish Academy and the Association of Spanish Language Academies, comprising twenty two institutions in three continents, also perform a key role in the defence, unity and integrity of the Spanish language.

 There are a total of 2,180 Spanish departments in the universities of one hundred and sixteen countries, excluding Spain. The five countries with the most Spanish departments are: the United States (1,054), Brazil (95), the United Kingdom (75), Ger- many (64) and Italy (62). The total number of Hispanists is 10,329 in one hundred and four countries, excluding Spain. The five countries with the most Hispanists are the United States (5,498), Germany (463), France (421), Japan (375) and the United Kingdom (317).

 The world's only historical archive to have been declared of World Heritage by UNESCO is a Spanish archive, the General Archive of the Indies. Spain possesses one of the most important documentary heritages in the Western world. The Simancas Archive was the world's first purpose-built archive, the architect being Juan de Herrera in the time of Philip II (1572).

12 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 13 12 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 13 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

TECHNOLOGIES FOR thermal power capacity (1,950 MW, at De- cember 2012), with power plants using the PRODUCING AND four available technologies: tower, parabo- MANAGING ENERGY lic- trough, fresnel and discs on a commercial scale. Spanish companies carry out 73% of the projects in the world.

A. RENEWABLE ENERGIES ▸ It is the sixth leading primary energy producer in the European Union of biomass.

Spain is a world leader in this field. It has an ▸ It is the EU's third leading country in insta- industrial network with companies which lled hydroelectric power (13,226 MW). are prominent in the international arena, established worldwide and heavy investors ▸ The world´s leading company in renewa- in R&D&I. This has given them a competi- ble energies is Spanish. It is also one of the tive advantage compared with the rest of the world's five leading electricity companies. world: ▸ The company with the world's largest ins- ▸ Spain is Europe's leading generator of wind talled photovoltaic capacity is Spanish. power and the fourth worldwide in terms of installed capacity (approximately 22,800 ▸ The world's leading companies in the ther- MW at the end of 2012). moelectric sector are also Spanish.

▸ It has the third largest capacity in photo- ▸ The world's fourth wind turbine manufac- voltaic solar power in Europe and the fourth turer, by market share in 2011, is Spanish. in the world, level with the USA. Detailed analysis of energy types is as follows: ▸ It has the world's largest installed solar

14 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 15 Groton Wind Farm, Wind Power worldwide and the second biggest player in New Hampshire the USA. (USA) managed by Spain is the European leader in wind power the Spanish firm generation and the fourth in installed power ▸ It is one of the leading operators in the Iberdrola, the world's (22,800 MW at the end of 2012) in the world. United Kingdom following its acquisition of leading producer of It also has a thriving industrial fabric, with a Scottish Power. It has one of Europe's largest wind power. presence throughout the world, especially in onshore wind farms in Whitelee, Scotland, the USA, China, Latin America, India, South with a capacity of over 500 MW, sufficient to Korea, Australia, North Africa and the rest of provide electricity to 300,000 homes the EU. ▸ It is Brazil's top electricity company in 1 The world's leading producer of renewa- terms of number of customers, through its ble energies, principally wind energy, with subsidiaries Neoenergia and Elektro. an installed capacity of over 6,000 MW in Spain and over 14,000 MW in the world at ▸ It is the leading private energy generator the end of March 2013, is a Spanish com- in Mexico, with 5,000 MW capacity, and the pany, IBERDROLA, which is present both country's second electricity producer. in onshore and offshore farms. It is one of the world's five largest electricity compa- ▸ It is at the forefront in Offshore Wind nies, with activities in forty countries in Farms technologies, having built and deve- four continents and distributing electricity loped some of the world's largest farms: East to 120 million people. IBERDROLA invests Anglia (7,200 MW) and West of Duddon 145 million Euros a year in R&D&I, making Sands (389 MW) in the UK, Saint Brieuc (500 it Europe's second largest private investor of MW) in France and Wikinger (400 MW) in this type. Germany.

▸ It is the leading producer of wind power 2 The world's fourth manufacturer of wind

14 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 15 turbines in terms of market share is also a CADENAS and BARLOVENTO, are also pro- Solar-thermal plant Spanish company, GAMESA. It is one of the minent in this sector. Special mention should SOLANA in Arizo- world's technological leaders in wind turbi- be made of technology centres like CENER, na (USA), under ne design, installation and maintenance with IRCE or the IREC, which participate in key construction, by the 30,000 MW installed in thirty countries. It R&D&I projects for improving the competiti- Spanish company is also a global benchmark in the wind farm veness of wind power technology at a global ABENGOA, will be promotion, building and sales market. level. Technological advances are continuous the world's largest and some of the leading manufacturers like solar power plant. 3 The world's sixth company in wind power GAMESA and ACCIONA have developed It will store 6 hours installation is ACCIONA, which is also Spa- new competitive prototypes which are also of thermal energy, nish. It is present in the entire value chain of adapted to the offshore environment. which enables energy wind power, from wind turbine design and production in cloudy manufacture to the development, building, periods and after exploitation, operation and maintenance of Photovoltaic Solar Power sunset and will avoid farms. It is the world's second leading com- the emission into pany in terms of number of countries with Spain is Europe's third most important coun- the atmosphere of assets. try in terms of installed capacity and the 475,000 tons of CO2 fourth in the world, level with the US. Spa- a year. ▸ It is the leading wind power producer in nish companies embrace all the activities Mexico and it runs Latin America's largest related to the industry, covering the entire complex with this technology. silicon production chain and all the electronic processes for producing polysilicon, in- 4 Other companies, such as TECNALIA, gots, wafers, cells and modules. In the field NAVANTIA, INGETEAM, GESTAMP of concentrated solar energy, Spain is the WIND, ORMAZÁBAL, IDESA, VICINAY world's leading country in terms of installed

16 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 17 Spain is capacity of commercial systems, with a very ▸ The world's first commercial plants using Europe's strong associated industry at a global level. parabolic-trough collector technology are leading In 2011, Spain had the largest market share in Spanish, including those of SOLANA (Arizo- generator of the world, with 65% of the total, followed by na) and MOJAVE (California) in the United the USA and Australia. There are approxima- States. SOLANA will be the world's largest wind power tely thirty centres (universities, private and solar plant. It will store six hours of thermal and the fourth public centres) which are devoted to R&D in energy, which enables energy production in worldwide photovoltaic energy. cloudy periods and after sunset and will avoid in terms of the emission into the atmosphere of 475,000 1 The leading company in photovoltaic ins- tons of CO2 a year. installed talled capacity is Spanish, ISOLUX CORSÁN, capacity. It which is present in thirty countries. ▸ The world's two largest solar towers in Ca- has the third lifornia, the Palen Solar Electric Generating largest capacity ▸ It has built the largest installation in Euro- System platform, which will provide enough in photovoltaic pe, specifically in Italy. power to meet the demand of 200,000 homes and avoid the emission of seventeen million solar power ▸ Beyond Europe, its powerful presence may tons of CO2 during its life cycle, will be built in Europe and be noted in India, where it launched its se- by ABENGOA in consortium with America's the fourth in cond large photovoltaic plant. Bright Source Energy. the world. 2 One of the world's largest photovoltaic so- ▸ The largest plant in the Middle East, Spain has the lar plants is built and operated in Portugal by Shams-1 (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) world's largest a Spanish company, ACCIONA. It is currently which uses parabolic-trough technology, was installed solar planning to build one in South Africa which also built by ABENGOA for a consortium thermal power will double the previous one in size. comprising the UAE's Masdar, France's To- tal and ABENGOA itself, which will also be capacity. 3 The world's top manufacturer of the Si- responsible for its management and mainte- licon metal is also a Spanish company, FE- nance. RROATLÁNTICA, a 100% subsidiary of the VILLAR MIR GROUP. ▸ The first two solar thermal plants in South Africa, one with parabolic trough collector technology and the other with tower techno- Solar -Thermal Power logy are also being built by ABENGOA.

Spain has the world's largest installed capa- 2 ACS-COBRA is the world's third company city (1,950 MW), with power plants using the in solar thermal power. four available technologies: tower, parabolic- trough, fresnel and disc on a commercial scale. 3 ACCIONA is the fifth largest company in the world in the solar thermal sector. It is a The world's top companies in the solar ther- global pioneer, with the launching in 2007 of mal sector are Spanish. Heavy investment in what was the world's largest solar thermal R&D&I has led to the development of cutting- plant in the Nevada desert (USA), Nevada So- edge technology in the world. Spanish firms lar One. currently participate in 64% of the world's solar thermal projects under construction. 4 SENER has constructed the world's first commercial scale power plant to apply cen- 1 The Spanish company ABENGOA is the tral tower receiver and molten salt heat sto- world's top company in the solar thermal sec- rage technology in a central tower configura- tor, with the following key achievements: tion with a heliostat field.

▸ The world's first concentrating solar power ▸ The Gemasolar Plant, run by TORRESOL plant (CSP) using tower technology on a ENERGY, has a fifteen hour storage capacity, commercial scale was built in 2006 by ABEN- which enables it to continue producing elec- GOA, which is also the owner of the world's tricity without sunshine, either at night or largest commercial tower in operation, the when it is cloudy. Therefore, at certain times PS20. of the year, the plant is capable of generating

16 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 17 electricity uninterruptedly for up to 24 hours. Other important companies are BIO-OILS Storage allows a clean source like solar power and ACCIONA. to become manageable.

▸ It is also a global leader in the sector of Biomass concentrated solar power (CSP), both for the development of cutting-edge technology 1 Spain is the sixth leading primary energy and for the number of projects in the pipe- producer in the European Union and posses- line. ses technological and industrial experience in most of the subsectors within this field, ▸ 21% of the world's solar thermal plants em- from obtaining resources to producing fuels, ploy SENER technology and 20% of the MW technologies and applications, both thermal produced in the world comes from power and electric. plants which apply technology developed by SENER. Hydroelectric Power 5 ABANTIA and COMSA have designed and built the world's first hybrid biomass- Spain is third leading country in the Euro- thermosolar power plant on a commercial pean Union in terms of installed hydroelec- scale, the Borges Solar Thermal Plant. This tricity capacity (13,226 MW). will enable continuous 24/7 electricity generation. 1 IBERDROLA is one of the world's top hydroelectricity generators, with over 10,000 6 The world's most prestigious publicly-led MW of installed capacity in Spain, Brazil, the CSP Research Centre, the ALMERIA SOLAR United Kingdom and the United States. PLATFORM, is Spanish.

7 The world's most important private con- Network Management centrating solar research centre, the ABEN- GOA SOLUCAR PLATFORM in Seville, is 1 The globally pioneering centre for op- also Spanish. timising the way renewable energies are integrated into the grid, especially wind power, 8 Many Spanish companies also form part the CECRE (Control Centre of Renewable of the industrial fabric of the solar thermal Energies), was created by a Spanish com- market through the manufacture of key company, RED ELÉCTRICA ESPAÑOLA. Spain ponents, like RIOGLASS SOLAR, the manu- has become the first country worldwide to facturer of mirrors for solar thermal plants. It have a control centre for all their wind farms occupies a key position in the world's mirror of over 10 MW. market. The CECRE connects all the wind farms with capacity in excess of 10 MW and can Biofuels monitor wind power generation in real time and integrate the maximum amount of this 1 One of the world's largest producers of power without any risk to the electricity bioethanol and the only company with a pre- system. It sends timely instructions to wind Spain is the sence in the sector's three leading markets generators to reduce their output or discon- sixth leading (US, EU and Brazil), is a Spanish company, nect when the stipulated safety threshold primary energy ABENGOA BIOENERGÍA. The level of re- has been exceeded, while also calculating sources devoted by the company to techno- loss margins in the event of disconnection producer in logical innovation is particularly significant, due to power dips. the European having made it a technological leader in fields Union and the like cellulosic bioethanol production. 2 IBERDROLA runs over a million kilo- third in terms metres of power lines in the United Kingdom, of installed 2 One of Europe's top biodiesel producers Spain, the United States and Brazil. From is INFINITA RENOVABLES, with installed the Renewable Energies Operation Centres hydroelectricity capacity of almost a million tonnes a year. (CORE) located in Toledo (Spain), Portland capacity.

18 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 19 A Spanish (USA) and Glasgow (United Kingdom), the sitions in the installation and maintenance corporation company monitors and operates all its world's of high-voltage electricity transmission and is one of wind farms, with a total of 14,000 MW. distribution lines. ISOLUX-CORSÁN is one the world's of the world's leading operators, with over 3 ACCIONA has the world's largest con- 10,000 kilometres of lines constructed and five largest trol centre for renewable energy facilities, in the installation phase in the United States, electricity from which it manages over 9,000 MW pro- Latin America and Africa. COBRA, ELEC- companies in duced by wind farms, hydroelectric power NOR and SENER are also prominent in the the world. The plants, photovoltaic and solar thermal plants sector. and biomass plants, spread across the five first and largest continents. 6 Latin America's leading and largest inte- integrated grated natural gas and electricity firm is also natural gas Spanish, GAS NATURAL FENOSA. It opera- and electricity B. ELECTRICITY AND GAS tes in over twenty five countries, has an insta- firm in Latin lled capacity of 15,500 MW worldwide and is the leading gas distribution operator in Latin America is also 1 IBERDROLA is one of the world's five America. Spanish. largest electricity companies. ▸ It is the only integrated gas and electricity 2 ENDESA controls the largest private company in Mexico and the leading natural electricity group in Latin America through gas distributor. Enersis, supplying electricity in five of Latin America's six largest metropolitan areas: Bo- ▸ It is building a hydroelectric plant in Costa gota, Lima, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Rica which will make it the country's largest Santiago. private electricity producer.

▸ It is the leading electricity operator in ▸ It is one of the world's leading liquefied na- Peru, Colombia, Chile and Argentina, and tural gas (LNG) companies and a benchmark one of the largest electricity companies in operator in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Brazil. basins.

▸ It is a benchmark in electric car develop- 7 The world's largest research centre de- ment, leading the development of one of the voted to fusion power will be built by a Spa- largest launch pads for electric mobility in nish company, FERROVIAL, in consortium Malaga's Smart City in conjunction with Mit- with the VINCI Group and RAZEL-BEC. subishi and Hitachi. 8 The world's first installed offshore gas 3 The largest international electrical terminal, the Liquefied Natural Gas storage transmission and distribution contractor for caisson for the Adriatic Coast, which also the sixth consecutive year, according to the holds the European record for the largest sli- Engineering News Record (ENR) ranking, ding surface, was built by a Spanish company, “International Contractors”, is a Spanish ACCIONA. company, ABEINSA ABENGOA. It is building the largest direct-current transmission 9 One of China's most important liquefied line in Brazil, which in turn is one of the natural gas terminals was also built by a Spa- world's largest. nish company, TÉCNICAS REUNIDAS.

4 The world's top cogeneration company  Europe's leading regasification plant is is also a Spanish firm, ABEINSA ABENGOA, owned by a Spanish company, ENAGAS, the according to the ENR ranking “International company with the most facilities of this type Contractors”. It is also the leading solar ener- in Europe. gy contractor and is placed in the world's top five in operations and maintenance activities  The construction of the MEDGAZ gas (O&M). pipeline, one of the world's two deepest marine gas pipelines with the greatest dia- 5 Other Spanish firms occupy leading po- meter, is run by a Spanish company, CEPSA.

18 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 19 It connects Algeria and Spain and reaches a is present in thirty countries and strategica- Oil platform in deep depth of 2,000 metres in the Mediterranean. lly located in the world's most hydrocarbon- waters operated by prolific zones. Repsol, one of the world´s top ten priva- C. OIL ▸ It is the oil and gas company which in the te oil companies. past five years has carried out five of the world's most important hydrocarbon disco- 1 Europe's leading company for enginee- veries and the largest hydrocarbon field in ring and turnkey refinery construction, the Brazil. third in the Middle East and the sixth in the world, is Spanish, TECNICAS REUNIDAS, ▸ It is the leading company in the Peruvian in spite of the country not being a crude oil refining market. producer. ▸ It is one of the leading suppliers of avia- ▸ It is one of the leading contractors in the oil tion fuels to commercial airlines worldwi- and gas sector of the Gulf oil industry. de.

2 Europe's largest refinery, in Turkey, is ▸ It owns Europe's most modern diesel fac- being built by a Spanish firm, TÉCNICAS tory, located in Cartagena, Spain. REUNIDAS, as is Russia's largest hydrocrac- ker in the Volgograd Refinery, for Lukoil, one ▸ Repsol's Kaleidoscope R&D project, which of the world's leading oil companies. entirely uses the company's own technology to process seismic images and is environmen- 3 The Spanish company REPSOL is one of tally friendly, has been chosen as one of the the world's top ten private oil companies. It world's five most innovative projects by the

20 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 21 Spanish firms American Institute of Electrical and Electro- 3 37% of the world's largest transport are world leaders nic Engineers. concessions, mainly airports, ports and mo- in transport torways, are run by Spanish companies (272 infrastructure 4 A Spanish company, CEPSA, is world infrastructures) according to the latest classi- leader in the production of LAB, a raw mate- fication by Public Works Financing. management in rial for detergents, and has licensed techno- terms of number logy for the manufacturing process, which 4 The world's leading operator in the mo- of concessions it markets jointly with UOP. It is the leader torway concessions sector is a Spanish com- related to together with its partner Petrobras in Latin pany, ABERTIS. It runs over 7,500 kilometres America. of motorways in the world. It is a clear leader roads, railways, in Latin America, especially in Brazil, where airports or ports it operates 3,227 Km. of motorways, and in and they run Chile, where it is the absolute leader. near 40% of the INFRASTRUCTURE world's leading SECTOR 5 The largest administrator of transport infrastructure in terms of investment (72 bi- concessions. The llion dollars), is a Spanish company, FERRO- three largest The thrust and advanced technology of its VIAL, according to the 2012 ranking by Pu- companies companies make Spain an absolute leader blic Works Financing. worldwide in in this sector, with companies acting across the world after gaining undisputed prestige 6 Spanish companies are also leaders in the sector are in building and managing roads, railways, toll motorways and parking systems. They Spanish. airports, ports etc. Spanish construction and participate in the subway systems of many engineering companies are world leaders in cities, including London, Toronto, New York, the sector and participate in the world's most Washington, New Delhi, Mexico, Santiago, important projects: Panama, Algiers and Rome.

7 Two of the four privatizations of assets A. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES made by the USA, at a value of 6.9 billion dollars, are operated by a Spanish company, FERROVIAL: the Indiana Toll Road (3.85 1 The world's top three companies in billion dollars over 75 years) and the Chi- transport infrastructure management in cago Skyway (1,830 million dollars over 99 terms of the number of concessions rela- years). ted to roads, railways, airports or ports under construction or in operation at October 8 In the largest infrastructure project in 2012, are Spanish, according to the ranking Europe, the Crossrail programme, FERRO- by Public Works Financing, the sector's lea- VIAL will build two tunnels, access shafts ding journal in the world: ACS, FCC and and caverns and the new Farringdon under- ABERTIS respectively. ground station in London, in consortium with BAM Nuttall and BK. It will be one of 2 Six of the world's top ten companies the United Kingdom's busiest stations. in transport infrastructure management in terms of the number of concessions rela- 9 The leading private infrastructure ope- ting to roads, railways, airports or ports un- rator in Latin America in terms of its inves- der construction or in operation at October tment, number of assets under concession 2012, are Spanish, according to the ranking and kilometres is a Spanish company, OHL. by Public Works Financing. As well as the aforementioned ACS, FCC and ABERTIS,  Two of the world's largest assets, the FERROVIAL is seventh, OHL eighth and SA- Canadian 407 ETR motorway in Toronto and CYR ninth. Other Spanish companies are also Heathrow Airport in London, Europe's bu- ranked highly, such as ACCIONA, ISOLUX siest (69.4 million passengers), are run by a CORSÁN, ITINERE and SENER. A quarter Spanish company, FERROVIAL. of the forty companies listed in the ranking are Spanish.  ISOLUX CORSAN runs over 1,500 Km. of motorways and more than 500 Km. in

20 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 21 electrical transmission lines in India where ges 100% of German air space as well as 60% Terminal T2A at Hea- it is one of the sector's most important com- of Chinese skies. throw Airport, the panies. first of a new greener 3 INDRA is also one of the leaders of the generation in Europe  AENA is the world's leading airport orga- Single European Sky project, managed by Eu- which will enable nisation in terms of passengers, with 194 mi- rocontrol. CO2 to be reduced by llion passengers registered in 2012, followed 40% compared to the some way behind by Port Authority (US) with 4 Four of the United Kingdom's most im- previous building is almost 50% less. In terms of volume of air portant airports: Heathrow, Glasgow, Aber- being constructed by traffic, Spain is second in Europe, behind the deen and Southampton, which serve around a Spanish company, United Kingdom, according to the Airports more than eighty two million passengers and FERROVIAL. Council International (ACI). two hundred and four airlines, are run by a Spanish company, FERROVIAL.

B. TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 5 The world's largest motorway to incorporate the first totally electronic and free- flow toll system, which enables the manage- 1 3,000 air traffic management facilities ment of extremely high traffic volumes, is the in over 140 countries use technology of a Spa- 407-ETR in Toronto. Built and operated by a nish company, INDRA, which makes Spain Spanish company, FERROVIAL, it is the lar- the world leader in air traffic management gest private motorway investment. systems. Among these countries are China, Australia, India or Germany. 6 The Bicentenary Elevated Viaduct in Mexico which incorporates Latin America's 2 INDRA's Spanish technology also mana- most advanced electronic toll system that

22 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 23 3,000 air traffic enables the management of over 1,400 vehi- vised by the Spanish company AECOM- management cles per lane in an hour, much higher than INOCSA. traditional systems, is built and operated by facilities in over a Spanish company, OHL, with another Spa- 5 One of the three most important carto- 140 countries, nish firm, INDRA, having developed the elec- graphic engineering firms operating in Cen- including 100% tronic toll system. tral America belongs to the Spanish company of German air INYPSA GROUP. 7 INDRA develops the world's most in- space as well novative ticketing management and control 6 The supervision and monitoring of the as 60% of systems for subways, railways, tunnels and work on the Patnitop tunnel in the Kashmir Chinese skies, motorways. region, which will be India's longest tunnel, use technology is being carried out by the Spanish company of a Spanish 8 The management, security and deve- EUROESTUDIOS. lopment of the public transport networks of company, over one hundred of the world's cities are 7 The Spanish company EUROESTU- INDRA, which carried out by a Spanish company, INDRA. DIOS provides advice and technical support makes Spain With references in countries like China, In- to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the world leader dia, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Mexico Turkey's first high-speed project, which links etc., it is one of the world's leading compa- the country's two major cities, Ankara and in air traffic nies in the development and implementa- Istanbul. management tion of smart technology for sustainable mo- systems. bility in cities. 8 TYPSA heads the consortium to develop the largest EU-funded project for the rehabi- litation and signalling of the Irmak-Karabük- C. ENGINEERING: PLANNING AND Zonguldak railway line in Turkey. PROJECT 9 ACCIONA has supervised the expansion and improvement of the Cairo-Alexandria Spanish civil engineering companies oc- motorway, Africa's most emblematic corri- cupy leading positions in the world. They dor. It has also helped to design and provide have recognised international prestige, technical assistance for the second composi- which is displayed by their major pionee- te bridge over the Danube (Vidin-Calafat), an ring work in the world and high level of infrastructure which is key to the European know-how. Spanish firms participate in the structuring process. design, supervision and monitoring of leading projects:  Spanish engineering companies, which are recognised internationally for their 1 A Spanish company, TYPSA, is parti- know-how and technology, are engaged in cipating in the construction of the world's many other important engineering projects third largest hydroelectric plant, Belo Monte worldwide. These include the design of Sao in Brazil, with an installed capacity of 11,233 Paulo (Brazil) international airport, aimed at MW. the hosting of the 2014 Football World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, the drinking 2 Engineering work for the building of the water provision plan in Riyadh (Saudi Ara- desalination plant with the largest capacity bia), the studies for Abu Dhabi's new subway in Europe and the third in the world, the Val- network, the development of the plan for delentisco Des out by a Spanish company, the improvement, construction, supervision INYPSA. and maintenance of Abu Dhabi's infrastructure network and the study of a rail corridor 3 The world's largest wastewater which will link the city of Denver (Colorado, treatment plant, Atotonilco, Mexico, has been USA) with the tourism and ski centres of the designed by TYPSA. Rocky Mountains.

4 One of the largest infrastructure inves- tments in Ecuador, the works for the access roads to Quito's new airport, were super-

22 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 23 D. CIVIL WORKS CONSTRUCTION

1 The expansion of the Panama Canal, one of the largest international civil engineering works is being carried out by a consortium led by a Spanish company, SACYR. In this project, another Spanish company, INDRA, has become a relevant technological partner in charge of the implementation of an access control and security integration system, a vessel detection system, the entire communications technology, fire detection and extin- guishing systems, evacuation and an environmental sensor system for the third set of locks of the Panama Canal.

2 Two Spanish companies, FCC and AC- CIONA, are participating in the construction of what will be the world's third largest port, the one with the greatest capacity in the whole of the American continent and the largest current port project, the Açu superport in Brazil.

 The largest western construction company, which specialises in infrastructure development at a global level, is a Spanish company, ACS.

4 Terminal T2A of Heathrow Airport, the first of a new greener generation in Europe which will enable CO2 to be reduced by 40% compared to the previous building, will be constructed by a Spanish company, FERRO- VIAL.

5 The world's leading company in hospital construction is a Spanish company, OHL, which is building two of the world's most technologically advanced hospitals, the Univer- sity of Montreal Hospital Centre and the SI- DRA Medical and Research Centre in Qatar.

6 The world's longest tunnel, 57 Km in length, in St. Gotthard (Switzerland), is being 9 The building of Miami's largest mo- The expansion of built by a Spanish company, FCC. torway junction, the largest public work of the Panama Canal, the Florida Transport Department, is being one of the largest 7 One of the world's ten largest concrete undertaken by a Spanish company, OHL. international civil cable-stayed bridges, the Wroclaw Bridge in engineering works, is Poland, was built by a Spanish company, AC-  One of Canada's biggest motorways, the being carried out by CIONA. A-30, which is vital to Quebec's communica- a consortium led by tions, was built by two Spanish companies, a Spanish company, 8 One of the world's longest steel cable- ACCIONA and ACS. SACYR. stayed bridges, the Ting-Kau in Hong Kong, was also built by ACCIONA.  The fourth largest international contrac-

24 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 25 Spain has the tor in Latin America and the Caribbean, ac- RAILWAY AND world's second cording to the ranking by Engineering News HIGH-SPEED longest high- Record, is a Spanish company, ABEINSA- speed network, ABENGOA. INFRASTRUCTURES with around  Europe's largest surface area of reser- 2,900 km. of voir water and one of the largest water reser- Spain is an undisputed global benchmark in high-speed line ves in the continent was built by a Spanish this field, a world technological power. The in service, as company, ACCIONA. Spanish railway sector is visible on the five continents. Spain has the world's second well as the most  The largest earth pressure tunnel boring longest high-speed network and the longest modern and machine to have been built in the world up in Europe, with around 2,900 km. of high- technologically to the present times, the 17.5-metre diameter speed line in service. It possesses the most advanced train Bertha, was designed by a Spanish company, modern and technologically advanced train fleet in Europe. ACS. This diameter allows traffic to move fleet. Many countries have visited Spain to both ways. It enables the 2,700 metre-long learn about the Spanish high-speed model SR-99 tunnel to be constructed in Seattle and and the consolidation of consortia among thereby remove the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Spanish companies for developing high- ACS will also be the world's first company speed trains have brought it great success. to use tunnel boring machines in the construction of the New York suburban transport 1 The Spanish HIGH-SPEED RAIL NET- network. WORK has won worldwide recognition and prestige. Spain is an undisputed leader in de-  The largest Bulgarian construction pro- sign and high-speed rail projects, in informa- ject, the Vidin-Calafat Bridge over the River tion and signalling systems, in infrastructure Danube which will link Romania and Bulga- construction and maintenance and traffic ria and has the capacity to accommodate road management. Spanish companies are a ben- and rail traffic, was built by a Spanish com- chmark in the construction and management pany, FCC. of railway infrastructure, participating in the most outstanding projects in over 90 coun-  The world's largest floating dock, the tries from five continents. Monaco Dock, for enlarging the port of La Condamine, was built by a Spanish company, ▸ The most important infrastructure pro- FCC. ject in the Arab world in recent decades due to its significance and visibility, as well  A Spanish company, FERROVIAL, is as its cost, will be carried out by the Sau- one of the leading construction companies di-Spanish consortium, Al Shoula Group, of freeways in Texas. At present, it is buil- which comprises twelve Spanish compa- ding various stretches of the North Tarrant nies (RENFE, ADIF, INECO, TALGO, OHL, Express and LBJ Express freeways, and has COPASA, COBRA, CONSULTRANS, IMA- been awarded other relevant contracts in the THIA, ABENGOA, DIMETRONIC and State, the SH 121 and the US 183. The Webber INDRA). The consortium was awarded the firm, the leader in Texas road construction, MECCA–MEDINA HIGH-SPEED project was acquired by FERROVIAL in 2005. It has for a sum of around 7 billion Euros. This also won important contracts for freeway project involves the construction, exploi- construction and maintenance in Virginia tation and maintenance of both line and and Canada. trains over a twelve year period. The line will be 450 Km. long and will serve over 160,000 pilgrims a day.

▸ The HIGH-SPEED LINE BETWEEN ANKARA AND ISTANBUL is another of the three largest international railway works awarded in 2011. Built by a Spanish company, OHL, it will improve the connection of railway lines of the European side with those

24 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 25 of the Asian side and will enable high-speed dation and refinement work and will boast Mecca-Medina High- trains to travel between both continents. The the most up-to-date R&D&I in the field of Speed train depiction Spanish company CAF will supply the trains. railway transport. by Spanish firm The Marmaray project (Turkey), which im- TALGO. proves the connection between the railway 4 The Da Vinci system, developed by IN- lines on the European side with those of the DRA and the intellectual property of ADIF, Asian side in Istanbul, is being carried out by is the platform of reference in the world of OHL. railway traffic management. It operates the entire Spanish high-speed network and net- ▸ The OBSKAJA-SALECHARD-NADYM works of different characteristics, and will be (Polar Urals, Russia) railway line is one of the the management technology to be incorpora- sector's most important projects in recent ted in the high-speed line linking Mecca and years in the world and the largest construc- Medina. tion project awarded to OHL 5 TALGO is a main manufacturer of high- 2 The Spanish company CAF (CONS- speed trains in Spain and recognised world- TRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERRO- wide for its capacity for technological inno- CARRILES S.A.) is one of the world's ten vation. Standing out for its Very High-Speed, most important firms in this field. It designs, High Speed, Intercity and Long Distance manufactures, maintains and supplies equi- technology, it is one of the five manufactu- pment and components for railway systems rers with the most high-speed trains in ope- throughout the world using cutting-edge te- ration today. It has an industrial presence in chnology. It has production plants in France, the USA, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan and Mexico, Brazil and the USA, projects in over Uzbekistan. It is the company responsible twenty five countries in the five continents for the design and manufacture of the high- and has been awarded contracts all over the speed trains for the Mecca-Medina project, world. together with long-distance trains for the Russian Federation's Railways. 3 The ERTMS (European Railway Tra- ffic Management System) is a European 6 The most important rail concession in project in which the Spanish company the whole of America, System 1 of the Subur- ADIF will lead the project that is being ban Railway in Mexico, was implemented by launched, the Testing and Experimenta- a consortium headed by the Spanish com- tion Ring in Málaga, that will be the most pany CAF. This involves the construction, modern in the world due to its integration operation and commercial management of of the certification, standardisation, vali- the suburban railway for thirty years. The

26 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 27 The most Spanish companies ADIF, INECO, OHL, IN- ▸ The Production Plant for Propulsion in important DRA and INABENSA have also participated Trapaga, Vizcaya, considered to be in the lea- infrastructure in this project. ding group of Bombardier Transportation's project in the plants in the world, is the second best plant 7 The experience of Spanish infrastructu- and the first in Quality and Continuous Im- Arab world in re companies has enabled them to undertake provement (according to the BOS Audit). It is recent decades, subway and light rail projects in a multitude one of the world's most advanced Technology the Mecca- of cities worldwide: the subways of Washing- Centres and heads the orders for Spain, Por- Medina high ton, Hong Kong, Rome, Brussels, New Delhi, tugal, Italy and Latin America. Sao Paulo (CAF), the Miami Subway (OHL), speed line, the Panama Subway (ACCIONA, FCC, ISO- ▸ Bombardier Services in Spain has also will be carried LUX), the New York Subway (ACS), the Lon- been selected as a world centre for the deve- out by the don Underground (FERROVIAL), subways lopment and production of a measurement Saudi-Spanish of Santiago de Chile, Lisbon and Porto (SA- system for electrical energy consumption by consortium, Al CYR) etc. The Spanish company INDRA is a railway vehicles. leading company in solutions for access con- Shoula Group, trol and travel ticket vending systems throug- ▸ Thales Spain is a World Centre of Excellen- which comprises hout the world. ce for Rail Signalling, Space and Security for twelve Spanish Energy Production and Distribution Centres. companies. 8 CAF participates in the world's most complicated urban transport routes lines, in subways and light railways abroad, with outstanding technological results such as the AEROSPACE ACR System for Light Railway which enable TECHNOLOGY high levels of energy efficiency, as well as dri- verless subway systems. 1 The Spanish aeronautics industry is the 9 INABENSA (ABENGOA) is an inter- fifth in Europe in terms of turnover and in- national benchmark in activities relating to vests heavily in R&D&I through EADS. overhead power cables, substations, communications and auxiliary systems (lighting 2 It is the seventh most important satellite and ventilation) as well as the design, supply, manufacturer in the world. assembly and maintenance of electrification facilities in rail projects. 3 A Spanish company, GMV, is the world's leading independent supplier of Ground  CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE: the high Control Systems for Satellite Telecommuni- level of development of Spain's railway and cations Operators and the third leading Eu- high-speed industry is reflected in the deci- ropean company by volume of participation sions by foreign multinational companies to in Galileo, the international leader in telema- establish their global production centres and tic systems for public transport. centres of excellence in the country. ▸ It is in the Top 50 of the Space Manufactu- ▸ Canada's Bombardier Transportation is ring and Services List created by the Ameri- the only global manufacturer of trains and can journal Space News, a world benchmark planes, and invests strongly in R&D&I. At in the aerospace sector, for the third straight the cutting edge of aeronautical and rail te- year. chnology, it has chosen Spain to establish its new Centre of Excellence in Railway ▸ It has participated in the recent launch of Signalling Engineering in San Sebastián de VEGA VV-02, the European fleet's smallest los Reyes (Madrid), with an approximate rocket. investment of three million Euros. Projects are developed here for Spain, Portugal and 4 The Spanish satellite telecommunica- Latin America, as well as other special pro- tions operator, HISPASAT (in which ABER- jects worldwide. TIS has the majority shareholding), is the eight in the world and the fourth in Latin America, where it is the leader in distribution

26 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 27 of content in Spanish and Portuguese. With and 4,2% respectively- as majority sharehol- two orbital positions, at 30º West and 61º ders. It is one of the two global leaders in the West, it has sent ten satellites into orbit with Aerospace and Defence sectors, the other coverage in Europe, the American continent being BOEING. and North Africa and it provides all types of advanced communications services. The EADS Divisions include:

▸ It was the first operator to provide Ka band ▸ AIRBUS is a world leader in commercial to Latin America. passenger transport planes.

▸ It was also the first to provide an internet ▸ AIRBUS MILITARY, a business run by access service on high-speed trains in various Spain, is the world's second largest manu- European countries. facturer of military transport planes in-flight and mission refuelling. It is the only foreign 5 A Spanish company, SENER, leads the supplier in the contract for the replacement European Space Agency programme develo- of aeronautical equipment belonging to the ping efficient satellite formation flight tech- US Coast Guard. nology. ▸ EUROCOPTER is a global leader for civil 6 Spain is a European leader in space and parapublic helicopters. It has produced a programmes. In the exploration of Mars third of the world's helicopter fleet. by Curiosity to determine the habitability of the planet, one of its ten instruments is ▸ ASTRIUM, the Space Division, is a Euro- Spanish, the Rover Environmental Monito- pean leader in space programmes. It occupies ring Station (REMS). In addition, part of the third place in the world among the suppliers communications from the planet surface to of civil and military space systems. the Earth is operated with Spanish technology, through a High-Performance Antenna  AIRBUS SPAIN is a global leader in developed by EADS CASA in collaboration structures in composites. It was the first com- with SENER. pany to use carbon fibre for the fuselage sec- tions of commercial planes of over 100 seats. 7 INDRA is a benchmark company in Eu- rope in technology for the ground segment in ▸ The new AIRBUS A350XWB plane uses space systems. Some of its products, such as 53% carbon fibre, a technology which lessens satellite communications systems, are global its weight and therefore saves 25% in fuel. leaders. This technology is led by the Spanish industry. The high level 8 Half of commercial planes in the world incorporate Spanish technology.  CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE: the of the Spanish high level of the Spanish aerospace sector is aerospace 9 A Spanish company, DANOBAT GROUP, reflected in the commitment major foreign sector is part of the MONDRAGON GROUP, is a world multinationals have shown to Spain in the reflected in the leader in the supply of high-technology equi- field of R&D. Both AIRBUS and BOEING pment for the rectification of blades for air- have established important R&D centres in commitment craft turbines. It now works with nearly all Spain. major foreign the commercial airlines. multinationals ▸ BOEING has established in Madrid its first have shown  Spain is currently one of the few coun- R&D centre outside the USA, Boeing Re- tries in the world with a complete cycle ca- search and Technology Europe. to Spain in pacity for planes: design, manufacture, final the field of assembly and integration together with cer- ▸ The AIRBUS Advanced Composites Centre R&D, where tification, maintenance and modernisation. in Illescas (Toledo), specialised in large cur- they have ved panels of carbon fibre reinforced plastic, established  EADS is a European transnational com- is one of the world's three Centres of Exce- pany in which the Governments of Germany, llence for carbon fibre. important R&D France and Spain participate -22,5%, 22,5% centres.

28 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 29 Military radar by the ▸ Spain also hosts the Centre of Excellence ture techniques (ISAR), has been led by the Spanish technological for Horizontal Stabilisers of all the AIRBUS Spanish company INDRA as the latest deve- firm INDRA. aircraft in the world, specifically in Getafe, lopment in its established family of radars. Madrid. The aircraft of some of the world's most prestigious Armed Forces incorporate INDRA's  The Spanish company INDRA is one technology in their self-protection systems of the world's leading companies in flight si- (EF-200, A400M, C-295, Ch-53, Chinook, Ti- mulation, heading projects like Eurofighter ger). simulators and helicopter simulators for the manufacturers Eurocopter and Augusta  IBERIA is the first air carrier between Westland: Europe and Latin America. It forms part of the IAG Group, the third largest in Europe ▸ The first helicopter flight simulator certi- and the sixth in the world by turnover. The fied by the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority airport in Madrid is Latin America's first port in the world was developed by INDRA. of entry in Europe. Terminal 4 of Madrid- Barajas Airport, the distribution centre for ▸ INDRA also developed the first helicopter IBERIA flights, was chosen as the world's flight simulator certified in the United States third best terminal in the survey conducted by the country's Federal Aviation Administra- by Skytrax, the sector's most prestigious con- tion (FAA) to promote operational training sultancy. with night-vision goggles.

 The world's first passive high-resolution primary radar system, capable of offering images by applying inverse synthetic aper-

28 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 29 NAVAL AUTOMOTIVE The ALHD 'Canberra' built for the Austra- TECHNOLOGY SECTOR lian Royal Navy by NAVANTIA, during 1 A Spanish company, NAVANTIA, is one 1 Spain is the second largest manufac- its journey aboard of the world's five leading designers of mili- turer of commercial vehicles in Europe, Blue Marlin platform. tary vessels, present in more the twenty five ranking twelfth worldwide. Vehicles manu- countries, particularly Australia, Brazil, Tur- factured in Spain are exported to over one key, Saudi Arabia and Algeria, participating hundred and thirty countries. Spain has its in major international projects. Its designs own make, SEAT (Sociedad Española de Au- for frigates, destroyers and aircraft carriers, tomóviles de Turismo). which incorporate highly advanced technology with high added value, have won it ma- 2 It is the first largest industrial vehicle jor international contracts. One of the most manufacturer in Europe. significant current ones is for destroyers and carrier vessels, for the Royal Australian Navy. 3 Of the ten best selling models of cars in Europe, four are manufactured in Spain. 2 The Spanish company INDRA, a leader in advanced systems (radars, electronic 4 Spain is one of the few countries in the defence, communications), supplies some world that hosts the majority of the world- of the world's most prestigious Navies. Also wide multinationals in this sector, with se- engineering company SENER, thanks to its venteen production plants belonging to nine FORAN software, designs and manufactures industrial groups. This is due to its high level any type of vessel à la carte. of competitiveness in manufacturing as well as in the component industry.

5 The Spanish brand SEAT won the World

30 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 31 Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2008 FINANCIAL AND and 2009. INSURANCE SECTOR 6 The Spanish automotive component industry ranks sixth in the world and third in 1 Two of the world’s main financial enti- Europe: Spanish component companies are ties are Spanish: BANCO SANTANDER and in leading positions throughout the world and BBVA. Europe, thanks to heavy investment in R&D. 2 According to Euromoney Magazine, the ▸ GESTAMP is a world leader in design, de- Spanish Bank BANCO SANTANDER was velopment and manufacturing of systems Best Bank in the World and Best in the UK, and metalwork for the automotive sector Poland, Portugal, Mexico and Argentina. It (body components, chassis and mechanisms), is the largest bank in the Eurozone in terms which can account for over 70% of a vehicle. of market capitalisation; the international It has 94 production plants and twelve R&D bank with the greatest number of branches centres in more than nineteen countries. in the world, as well as the leading brand for commercial banking and the sixth most ▸ It is supplier to the top twelve automobile important financial brand in the world ac- makers in the world and five of the six top cording to The Banker. It is one of the most makers in Europe, with a total of twenty five efficient banks in the world. brand makers. 3 SANTANDER UK is the third largest ▸ It is world leader in hot stamping (techni- bank in the United Kingdom for deposits and que allowing for lighter and more resistant second for mortgages. It has twenty six mi- steel) with a market share of 30%. llion clients in the UK.

▸ It is world leader in opening systems and 4 BANCO SANTANDER is the largest mechanisms since the acquisition of the com- bank in Chile in banking assets and the lar- pany Edscha. It is currently working on passi- gest private bank in Argentina. In Brazil, it ve security systems for pedestrians. ranks third in private banking and is also the Spain ranks third largest financial group in Mexico in ▸ GRUPO ANTOLÍN is number one in the terms of turnover. It is also the third largest second in world in overhead systems. The company bank in Portugal and Poland. Europe and designs, develops and produces headliner, twelfth in doors, seats and lighting systems for nearly all 5 BANCO SANTANDER is Germany’s lea- the world as automobile manufacturers. der in consumer financing. manufacturer ▸ One of every four cars made in the world 6 The Spanish bank BBVA is Mexico’s of commercial includes ANTOLÍN products. largest financial institution with leading fran- vehicles. It chises in South America and a relevant pre- is also the ▸ ZANINI is number one in the world for sence in Turkey and China. first largest wheel trims. 7 BBVA is the best institution for SMEs industrial ▸ FICOSA is the world leader in rear-view in Venezuela and the best asset manager of vehicle mirrors for industrial vehicles. The company Mexico, according to The Banker / PWN. manufacturer designs, develops, produces and commerciali- in Europe. ses systems and components for industrial ve- ▸ It was awarded the United Nations “Social hicles and has factories and technical centres Investment Pioneer” in the category of Social The Spanish in nineteen countries and heavy investment in Business for its contribution to the develop- automotive R&D. ment of communities through its Fundación component Microfinanzas industry ranks sixth in the 8 Two Spanish banks dominate the La- tin American banking system: BANCO SAN- world and third TANDER and BBVA. in Europe.

30 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 31 9 The number one non-life insurance administrative assistance, legal assistance, The United group in Latin America and number two as training in ad hoc learning centres in twelve Nations granted global operator in the region is the Spanish countries and the highest level technologi- Spain the company MAPFRE. It is the sixth most im- cal support. National Public portant European non-life insurance group and is amongst the top twenty in car insuran- ▸ It is amongst the world’s top 100 compa- Service Award, ce in the United States. It is one of the largest nies that most promote R&D according to the the most groups in the world for reassurance and in- American consulting firm BOOZ. prestigious surance. international ▸ It is one of the twenty five best companies to work for, according to the second award for public edition of the world list Best Multinational administration, INFORMATION AND Workplaces 2012 created by the consultancy in recognition COMMUNICATION Great Place to Work. It ranks number thir- for the quality teen on the list, with technological firm, Sas of internet TECHNOLOGIES Institute, at the lead, seconded by Google. services the ▸ According to Fortune Magazine, it is the Spanish public Spanish companies are leaders in ICT, a best European operator (World’s Most Admi- administration sector which has experienced some of the red Companies, March 2012). provides to its greatest growth in Europe in the last decade. Spain is number five world-wide in turnover 2 Spain is the European leader in citizens. and a leader in several fields. smartphone usage: 63.2% of mobile phones in Spain are smartphones, ahead of the United Kingdom (62.3%), France (51.4%) and Ger- TELECOMMUNICATIONS many (48.4%).

1 The largest European company in re- E-GOVERNMENT AND ELECTRONIC venues and sixth in asset capitalisation is IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES Spanish: TELEFÓNICA. With a presence in twenty four countries and a client base of three hundred and sixteen million accesses in 1 The Spanish firm INDRA is the world 2012, it is the world's largest comprehensive leader in development and implantation of telecommunications company in number of electronic identification technologies and accesses outside its home market. The com- biometric solutions. The Spanish company pany has a strong presence in Europe and FÁBRICA NACIONAL DE MONEDA Y Latin America and holdings in China Unicom TIMBRE- REAL CASA DE LA MONEDA is and Telecom Italia, with whom it has a total leader in digital signature services and the of 871 million clients; in addition, it has colla- manufacturing of identification documents. borations with Bouygues, Telecom, Sunrise and Etisalat. ▸ Spain is one of the most advanced countries in the world in terms of IT usage for digital ▸ It is the reference operator on the Spanish identification. The Spanish national identity and Portuguese-speaking markets. card and electronic passport are two of the most ambitious and pioneering initiatives in ▸ It is the world provider of communica- the world, with the participation of the Spa- tion, information and entertainment solu- nish Mint, and behind them, INDRA and TE- tions. Moreover, it has a business unit devo- LEFÓNICA ted to capturing future growth in the digital domain, in areas such as financial services, 2 The United Nations granted Spain the e-health, M2M, cloud computing, Big Data, National Public Service Award, the most digital video and home entertainment, ad- prestigious international award for public ad- vertising and security. It provides technolo- ministration, in recognition for the quality of gical support to entrepreneurs through its internet services the Spanish public adminis- Wayra initiative, which includes financing, tration provides to its citizens.

32 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 33 3 INDRA is the leader in the electoral ser- in the world for number of users via mobile vices domain, with over three hundred and phone. With a unique and differentiating mo- fifty electoral processes managed and three del with regards to other social networking billion voters assisted in twenty countries, tools, it is the most private and secure com- including United Kingdom, Norway, France munications platform. and Peru. 6 Technology from the Spanish company BRAINSTORM, which provides 3D graphic ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY solutions in real time for all the television SOLUTIONS stations, is behind the largest Video Wall graphics in the world. It is in Nasdaq, con- nected in real time to the technology stock 1 Spanish firm AMADEUS is the lea- market in Times Square (New York). Com- ding company for advanced technology so- munications giants such as Reuters, CNBC lutions in the travel sector worldwide. It is and BBC use their software to develop their the leading distribution system worldwide visuals. in terms of air travel reservations transac- tions processed by travel agencies. Ama- 7 Spanish company AIA (Aplicaciones en deus leads in Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle Informática Avanzada) is one of the world East and Africa. leaders in artificial intelligence. Its computer services are contracted by US electric ▸ It is the world’s leading technological solu- companies to prevent blackouts and by glo- tions provider for airlines through its techno- bal financial institutions to detect money logical platform for passenger service mana- laundering. gement ALTEA (reservations, inventory, and flight departure management).

▸ It is the leading European company in OTHER SERVICES terms of investment in R&D in the travel and tourism sector according to the 2012 EU In- dustrial R&D Investment Scoreboard compiled by the European Commission. Amadeus A. SECURITY SERVICES invested 414 million Euros and has fifteen R&D centres throughout the world. 1 Spanish company PROSEGUR, one of 2 GRUPO ZED is the world’s leading the world’s leading private security multina- company in mobile content development and tionals, is number one in Latin America. It is distribution and has offices in seventy two a main player, as well, in Europe and growing countries. sharply in Asia.

3 The Spanish company SOFTONIC is the most important software download site in the world and number three in Europe in terms HEALTH of users. TECHNOLOGIES 4 PANDA SECURITY is one of the world’s ten leading software and computer protec- Spain has one of the best universal health tion companies. It is the world leader in cloud systems in the world, at the top in terms of data security. The antimalware laboratory management and administration, and pio- Pandalabs has developed a collective intelli- neer in the implantation and development gence system that has won many internatio- of advanced technology solutions such as nal awards. electronic prescriptions and digital medical records. Spain ranks fifth in exports of world 5 In social networks, TUENTI is the world health technology and is the fifth-ranked leader in terms of engagement time (average country in Europe for number of clinical time users spend at the site). It is also leader analysis.

32 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 33 The Spanish health management and e- products is Spanish, GRIFOLS: Laboratories of the health model is amongst the world’s cutting Spanish firm GRI- edge. INDRA, TELEFÓNICA, OESIA and ▸ It is number one world-wide in capacity to FOLS, one of the EVERIS are leading companies on both Eu- obtain plasma. world´s leading ma- ropean and International scales. nufacturers of biolo- ▸ It ranks third in the world for sales volume gical plasma-derived and is the number one company in Europe in pharmaceuticals. A.BIOTECHNOLOGY its sector. Regarding products, the proteins AND PHARMACEUTICALS intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), serum albumin, Factor VIII and alpha 1-antitrypsin are the biggest sellers. This is a sector with huge future growth potential and a high degree of R&D+I. Spain ▸ These proteins are essential for treating di- ranks first place in Europe and third world- fferent diseases and GRIFOLS is researching wide in agro biotechnology and fifth in bio- their application for treating other diseases chemistry and molecular biology. Spain is such as Alzheimer’s, based on the extraction also present in highly specialised and stra- of patient plasma and its replacement mainly tegic sectors, such as the manufacturing of with albumin. The firm is also present in essential plasma-derived drugs. It is the fifth biotechnology projects through the partici- country in the Euro zone in scientific pro- pation in companies such as PROGÉNIKA duction and the ninth world-wide. According BIOPHARMA, ARACLON BIOTECH and to the British Royal Society, 2,5% of scienti- NANOTHERAPIX. fic publications in this field are produced in Spain. ▸ It also develops clinical diagnostics systems and pharmaceuticals for hospital use. 1 One of the world’s leading companies in the production of biological plasma-derived 2 A Spanish company, PHARMAMAR,

34 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 35 from the ZELTIA group, is the world leader aspirin in its research centre in the Spanish in development of innovative drugs of ma- region of Asturias, with an important inves- rine origin for treating cancer, and uses a tment. comprehensive business model. It has a sales network throughout Europe with satellites in Spain, Italy, Germany and the United B. TRANSPLANTS States.

▸ It is the first company in the world to mar- Spain has been the world leader in organ do- ket an anti-tumour treatment derived from nations and transplants for twenty one con- the sea. secutive years.

▸ Yondelis is the first marine-based phar- 1 Spain has the highest organ donation maceutical product, already on the market, rate of any country in the world. The dona- approved by the EMEA. Another four pro- tions are done altruistically, with a rate of 35.3 ducts are between development stages I and donors per million inhabitants in 2011 (1,667 III. donors), nearly doubling that of the EU (18.1) and topping the United States by eight points. ▸ According to figures from the ASEBIO 2011 It accounts for 17% of European Union dona- report, it is the most active private company tions. in terms of intellectual property, with a large patent portfolio. 2 The Spanish transplants management model developed by the National Organi- 3 Other companies such as BIOKIT are zation of Transplants (ONT) is considered exceptionally pioneering companies in biote- internationally to be an example to emulate. chnology, relying heavily on R&D+i. It is an extremely innovative and efficient management system for the communication 4 CENTRES FOR EXCELLENCE: some and transfer of organs to the most appro- of the sector’s leading foreign pharmaceu- priate medical centre. The Spanish Model tical and biotech multinationals have set up comprises a set of measures taken in our their excellence centres and production and country to improve the management of or- distribution centres in Spain: gan donations. This model has been recorded extensively in scientific literature and ▸ LILLY has one of the most important and recommended by the WHO (World Health largest production plants and the most im- Organization). It is being implemented in portant private R&D centre in the world different parts of the world with similar re- located in Spain. It houses the Medical Che- sults as those obtained here. The ONT also mistry Research Centre and the European develops training events for professionals Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Labo- from different countries, especially those ratory. of Latin America, to implement the Spanish transplant model there and involve the enti- ▸ Other companies such as SERONO, GSK re Spanish health system. and PFIZER have established important research centres in Spain, investing a great deal 3 The WHO declared Spain to be the in them. headquarters of the Global Observatory and Database on Donation and Transplantation in ▸ CELGENE has recently established its first 2006 and in 2008 named the ONT as a WHO research centre outside the United States, Collaborating Centre. exclusively devoted to R&D+i in Seville, the Celgene Institute of Translational Research 4 In 2013 Spanish expert José Ramón Europe (CITRE). It serves as a bridge bet- Núñez was appointed head of the WHO ween Celgene R&D and the research commu- Transplants Division with Rafael Matesanz, nity throughout Europe. director of ONT, as chief advisor. These ap- pointments recognize the excellence of the ▸ The German laboratory BAYER decided Spanish transplants system that has promo- to concentrate its worldwide production of ted organ transplants throughout the world

34 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 35 in accordance to the ethical principles of the medical research centre in the world accor- Spain has been the Spanish transplant system. ding to SCImago figures. world leader in organ donations and trans- 5 The first simultaneous bilateral leg 3 The project for the most complete neu- plants for twenty one transplant in the world and the second trans- ral map for exploring the human brain called consecutive years. plant of two entire arms in the world were ca- BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Spain has the highest rried out by Spanish surgeon Pedro Cavadas. Innovative Neurotechnologies), will be hea- organ donation rate ded by Spanish neuroscientist Rafael Yuste, of any country in the coordinator of Columbia University’s Kavly world done altruis- C. MEDICAL RESEARCH Institute (New York). The aim is to combat tically. The Spanish diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, au- model developed by tism and epilepsy. The US will initially in- the National Organi- 1 Spain ranks third in assisted reproduc- vest 100 million dollars in the project. zation of Transplants tion technology: The Instituto Valenciano de (ONT) is considered Infertilidad (IVI) is the world leader, with 4 In ophthalmic optics, Spanish com- internationally to twenty three centres in seven countries, one pany INDO is in the top rank for progressi- be an example to of the most award-winning in the reproduc- ve correction lenses and equipment supplies emulate. tive field, with eight awards granted by the for optometrists and ophthalmologists. The American Society for Reproductive Medici- OFTALMOLOGÍA BARRAQUER Centre in ne. Barcelona and the INSTITUTO FERNÁN- DEZ-VEGA in Oviedo are leaders in the 2 The number one cancer research cen- ophthalmology sector. tre, in percentage of scientific publications and their impact, is Spanish: the CENTRO 5 Development of the first malaria vaccine NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES ON- has been headed by Spanish specialist Pedro COLÓGICAS (National Centre for Oncology Alonso (Centro de Investigación de Salud In- Research or CNIO); it ranks as the ninth bio- ternacional de Barcelona, CRESIB).

36 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 37 6 The first therapeutic and preventive va- A. WATER TREATMENT ccine for Alzheimer’s disease was presented by a Spanish team of researchers headed by Dr. Ramón Cacabelos. It has already proven Spain is a world leader in all stages of mana- to be efficient in genetically altered mice and gement of the comprehensive water cycle: will soon be tested in humans. 1 Spain is the leading producer of desali- 7 A group of Spanish scientists from the nated water in Europe and America. Hospital Clínico in Barcelona are in charge of the development of a therapeutic vaccine 2 In the reutilization of treated water, against HIV. Spain is number one in Europe and number two in the world for reused water, outstan- 8 Celia Sánchez Ramos won the United ding in terms of legal framework as well as in Nations award for Best Inventor in 2009 and technology. the Gold Medal of the International Exhibi- tion of Inventions in Geneva, for her cornea 3 Spain ranks number four in the world examination method. for desalination capacity (three million square meters per day). 9 Many other Spanish scientists, working in Spain and abroad are heading research 4 Spain leads the first European initiati- projects in the medical field: Spanish car- ve to coordinate the water sector, JPI Water, diologist Valentín Fuster, Director of the created to coordinate European R&D+I re- Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai Me- garding water. dical Center and the CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCU- 5 Spanish companies are at the head of LARES (CNIC), is a world-renowned ex- desalination infrastructures throughout the pert in his field. Psychiatrist and researcher world: ACCIONA, ABENGOA WATER, ACS, Luis Rojas Marcos is another internationa- AGUAS DE BARCELONA, CADAGUA (of lly recognised figure for his contributions FERROVIAL), AQUALIA (of FCC), OHL, to the field of psychiatry. He was director SACYT (of SACYR), TRAGSA. Seven of the of the Municipal Hospital Psychiatry Sys- twenty largest international desalination tem in New York from 1982 to 1992, head companies are Spanish. of the Mental Health, Alcoholism and Drug Spain is world Addition Services until 1995, where he was ▸ ACCIONA is the world leader in reverse os- leader in all appointed president of the Public Hospital mosis desalination technology The company stages of System in New York. This service encom- has built over seventy desalination plants and management passed the city’s sixteen public hospitals has installations in the United States, United and ambulance network and he remained in Kingdom, Italy, Peru, Cape Verde, Algeria and of the the post until 2002. María Blasco and Joan the United Arab Emirates. comprehensive Massagué are distinguished oncologists, ▸ ACCIONA is building the world’s largest water cycle. It amongst others. water treatment plant in Mexico, in addition is the leading to another ten water desalination, treatment producer of and purification projects in Latin America. desalinated ENVIRONMENTAL ▸ Two of the largest desalination plants in the water in Europe TECHNOLOGIES world are being built by ACCIONA in Austra- and America. lia and Saudi Arabia. Spain is also Spain ranks third in the world and first in the ▸ ACCIONA has also built the desalination Europe's European Union for number of ISO 14001 plant at Beckton in London. This is the first leader in the certificates for environmental management one to be installed in the UK and is noted for reutilization of systems. using renewable energies and for the reuse treated water of 85% of the energy consumed in the desalination process. It has received several and number two prizes. in the world.

36 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 37 ▸ The largest desalination plant in the United  Another Spanish company, TÉCNICAS States is at Tampa, Florida, and was built by REUNIDAS, built one of the largest desalina- ACCIONA. tion plants in Australia, and is also in charge of the enlargement project to double the ▸ AQUALIA (FCC) is the world’s third ran- plant’s production. king company for comprehensive water management, and the number one company in Latin America. B. INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT ▸ Two of the largest desalination plants in Africa are being built by a Spanish firm, AQUALIA (FCC) as well as one of the biggest 1 BEFESA is the first company in Europe desalination plants in Africa, in Egypt. to recycle steel and aluminium waste, with treatment plants in the United Kingdom, ▸ ABENGOA WATER built the first desalina- France, Germany, Sweden and Turkey, as well tion plant in India (Chennai) and is building as other countries. the first in Ghana. 2 FCC is the fifth company in the United 6 CADAGUA (FERROVIAL) has been Kingdom, in terms of revenues, for waste ma- the world’s leader in developing a sludge nagement and treatment. treatment plant by gasification. It was also the first company of its sector in Europe to receive the EMA certificate. C. SUSTAINABILITY

7 Spanish companies are within those countries having received the most Global Spain is firmly committed to improve envi- Water Intelligence Awards: The El Realito ronmental sustainability in all areas such as purification plant in Mexico, owned by FCC, renewable energies, full-cycle water mana- was awarded best financial operation; AC- gement, recycling and waste reutilization. CIONA was chosen in 2013, for the second time, as the world’s best water company. The 1 It is the fourth country in the world electrical power plant Fujairah 2 built and with more groups ranking first in the annual operated by the Spanish company VEOLIA, reports of countries leading in sustainabili- was awarded second best desalination plant ty according to the Sustainability Yearbook, in 2012; the third best water company in published by ROBECCOSAM and KPMG, 2012 was the Spanish company ABENGOA where 15% of the world’s best corporations and the fourth largest desalination company from fifty eight sectors are present, with a was Spain’s VALORIZA AGUA (SACYR); total of 2,000 companies evaluated. AMA- ACCIONA was also granted several awards DEUS (technology solutions), GAMESA on different occasions for best desalination (renewable energies), GAS NATURAL (gas company, to the most innovative plant (Bec- supply) IBERDROLA (electric) and REP- Spain is firmly kton) and to the best plants (Tampa, Adelai- SOL (oil and gas production) are leaders in committed da and Beckton). their respective sectors. Other Spanish companies rank second and third in their respec- to improve 8 Spanish companies are responsible for tive sectors: ACCIONA, AGBAR, ENAGAS, environmental many of the world’s most important water ENDESA, FERROVIAL, INDITEX, INDRA, sustainability treatment projects such as Mexico’s El Rea- MAPFRE, RED ELÉCTRICA and TELEFÓ- in all areas such lito and Acueducto II developed by FCC and NICA. ABENGOA’s El Zapotillo project in Jalisco. as renewable 2 IBERDROLA is the world’s leading energies, full- 9 The Atotonilco plant in Hidalgo, Mexi- company in the electric power sector, accor- cycle water co, is one of the world’s largest in treatment ding to the Dow Jones sustainability index; management, of waste water, and was built by Spanish com- it is the first utility company with nuclear recycling pany ACCIONA; it will service 10.5 million assets to be selected from the FTSE 4Good inhabitants. and second electric company in the world on and waste the Storebrand index. reutilization.

38 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 39 Desalination plant 3 The Beckton desalination plant in the top position in Europe in execution of sus- at Beckton (London) United Kingdom, built by ACCIONA, has tainable rural development projects and built by ACCIONA, been recognised as the most sustainable and also provides innovative solutions to secure is the first one to be innovative in the world by the prestigious the sustainable use of water, saving on great installed in the UK publication Global Water Intelligence. amounts of water. and is noted for using renewable energies 4 ENAGAS is the leader in the building and for the reuse of of a Green Data Centre, pioneer data proces- 85% of the energy sing plant in Europe. OTHER INDUSTRIAL consumed in the des- SECTORS alination process. It 5 GAS NATURAL FENOSA is recogni- has received several sed by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index prizes. (DJSI) as one of the most sustainable companies in the world in the utilities sector. A. MACHINE TOOLS

6 REPSOL is in first place for the second consecutive year in the energy sector Green The machine tool industry provides the most Ranking, which values the environmental important sectors of the economy with pro- practices of the top 500 companies on the ductive means, especially the automotive and stock market in the world; it is also leader components sector, aeronautical and aeros- in the Oil & Gas sector in the World and Eu- pace industry, railway and energy production ropean 2012 Dow Jones Sustainability Index industries, amongst others. (DJSI). It has also been acclaimed for the third time in the last five years for its carbon 1 Spain is the third largest manufacturer management and energy efficiency. and exporter of machine tools in the Euro- pean Union and ninth in the world. 7 The Spanish firm TRAGSA takes the

38 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 39 2 GRUPO DANOBAT, one of the COOPE- RATIVA MONDRAGÓN companies, is the world leader in the manufacturing of machine tools in the supply of high-tech equipment for rectification of turbine blades in aircraft and currently operates with practically all commercial aircraft companies.

3 FAGOR ARRASATE, also part of the GRUPO MONDRAGÓN, is the world leading manufacturer of forming machine tools in terms of product portfolio and one of the top three in terms of turnover.

4 NICOLÁS CORREA S.A. is one of the leading industrial groups in Europe both in size and in terms of innovation, in the con- cept, design and manufacture of milling machines. It is top of the European list for milling solutions that are adaptable to the most demanding environments, such as the manufacturing of matrices, large format moulds, monolithic aerospace elements and products for railway, energy and general me- chanics.

B. STEEL INDUSTRY

1 A Spanish company, ACERINOX, is the world leader in terms of capacity for stainless steel manufacturing; it is the only manufacturer worldwide that has four factories on four different continents, with permanent facilities in over thirty one countries.

▸ It is the first company both in production and sales in stainless steel in the United Sta- tes.

▸ It is currently building a one million-ton factory in Malaysia.

▸ It will supply stainless steel for the longest GLOBAL STEEL WIRE, MEGASA SIDE- Spain is the third bridge in China, the largest offshore project RÚRGICA, NERVACERO and SIDERÚRGI- largest manufactu- in the country’s industrial transport history, CA SEVILLANA have been the first in the rer and exporter of measuring 35.6 Km., which will unite the re- world to adopt a Corporate Social Responsi- machine tools in the gions of Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao. The bility strategy (CSR), by creating the MARCA European Union and type of steel chosen is designed exclusively SOSTENIBILIDAD SIDERÚRGICA (Sus- ninth in the world. for marine environment construction. tainable Steel Brand). These companies produced 16.31% of the total amount of steel for 2 Spanish steel producers for the cons- construction purposes in the EU. truction sector, ARCELORMITTAL GI- PUZKOA, COMPAÑÍA ESPAÑOLA DE LA- 3 The only facility in the world to produce MINACIÓN (CELSA), CELSA ATLANTIC, cutting-edge extra-long rails (75m) is in As-

40 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 41 turias, at the ARCELORMITTAL plant. This PERMARKETS, ORBEA, FAGOR and ORO- was made possible through the development NA. of very sophisticated technology in which many public and private companies and ins- ▸ It is the winner of the “Boldness in Busi- titutions participated. ness” awards in the category of “Drivers of change” by the Financial Times (FT) as an innovative company for its real business mo- C. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SECTOR del based on a cooperative system, on collective labour, solidarity and the involvement of people. 1 A Spanish company, MAXAM, is the second largest company in the world and the 2 ORONA (GRUPO MONDRAGÓN) is a first in Europe in the civil explosives sector leader in production capacity for complete for use in mining, infrastructures and qua- lift systems in Europe. One out of every ten rrying. new lifts in Europe is manufactured by ORO- NA. 2 EXPAL, the defence unit of MAXAM, is the global leader in demilitarization of obso- ▸ It is the first company worldwide in the lift lete munitions and clearing terrain after ar- industry, certified in Eco Design, under ISO med conflicts and is also one of the European 14006. leaders in conventional munitions. 3 The Spanish Mint (FÁBRICA NACIO- 3 MAXAM is also the world leader in NAL DE LA MONEDA Y TIMBRE) is one of sport hunting cartridges. the top four European exporting manufacturers of security paper, together with Ger- many, Italy and Switzerland. Spain produces D. ARTIFICIAL WRAPPING approximately 20% of the paper required by the eurosystem, with high-level technology.

1 Spanish company VISCOFAN is the world leader in artificial casings for the meat industry and the only world-wide supplier to develop technologies for all types of wrappings: cellulosic, collagen, fibre and plastic. Their products are sold in over 120 countries in the world, produced in their factories in eight different countries throughout the world. They continue to ex- pand with new collagen factories in China and Uruguay. This leading position is due to the high-level technology developed in their production centres.

▸ Over 60% of the cellulosic wrapping produced in the world and over 20 % of collagen wrap is produced by VISCOFAN.

E. OTHERS

1 GRUPO MONDRAGÓN is the largest industrial cooperative in the world. With a highly international profile, it encompasses one hundred and eleven small and mid-cap companies, notably DANOBAT, EROSKI SU-

40 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 41 DISTRIBUTION AND FASHION INDUSTRY

There have been great creative geniuses in Spain’s fashion history who have left their mark on the world, such as Mariano Fortuny and Cristóbal Balenciaga who, with their li- neal cuts and treatment of fabric and colour, have turned the world of haute couture on its head. Their influence is still present today and universally acclaimed by the greatest designers of their time. Spain also has remarkable designers currently working and triumphing on international catwalks.

1 The world’s largest fashion distribution group, with a unique product strategy that is subject of study in the best business schools, is Spanish, INDITEX. Its business model applied to fashion is the most patent example of success in the world in its sector. The group runs over 6,000 establishments in eighty seven countries throughout the world and continues global expansion.

2 PRONOVIAS is a Spanish company that ranks number one in the world’s bridal industry, with clients in ninety three countries and exclusive boutiques in thirty one.

3 Other Spanish companies and groups rank highly in the world, including MANGO, with 2,500 points of sale in one hundred and nine countries and strong standing, and GRU- PO CORTEFIEL, formed by four own-brand HABITAT SECTOR ZARA is the flagship chains and present in sixty five countries via of Spanish textile 1,900 points of sale. multinational Inditex, Several Spanish companies are leaders in di- world leader in fas- 4 The Spanish company JEANOLOGÍA fferent fields: hion distribution. In has put a spin on the jeans industry. With in- the picture, one of its novative methods, JEANOLOGÍA is market 1 Spanish company ROCA is the number most representative leader in laser technology. It is currently the one company in the world in sanitary fittings stores, in the Boc- owner of 85% of laser-based production in and bath fixture manufacturing, with presen- coni Palace of Rome the world in the Jeanswear industry, with ce on four continents in over one hundred (Italy). clients in forty five countries throughout the and thirty countries. world. 2 PORCELANOSA is the world leader in ▸ The company is also leader in technologies tile flooring and covering sector. It has over that strive for energy and water saving, che- four hundred shops throughout the world, mical elimination in the textile manufactu- both in own-brand shops and through outsi- ring process and death prevention on assem- de business concerns and local distributors. bly lines throughout the world.

42 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 43 Spain is the 3 The world leader in quartz surfaces is schools appear at the top of the categories only country in a Spanish company, SILESTONE, belonging covered: the world with to GRUPO COSENTINO, with distribution in two business over sixty countries. 1 Three Spanish business schools, IE, ESADE and IESE are in first, third and sixth schools, among position, respectively, according to the “Eu- the top five in ropean Business School Rankings 2012” by the world for PUBLISHING the Financial Times, falling into four pro- its Open and INDUSTRY gramme ranking categories: MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Management and Executive Customized Education programmes. Top Executive 1 Spain’s publishing industry ranks four- programmes. th in the world after the US, United Kingdom ▸ According to this ranking, Spain is the Eu- It has also the and Germany, with strong companies in the ropean country with most business schools only business sector situated amongst the top six in the (two) amongst the five best in Europe due to world. their MBA, Executive MBA, Master in Mana- school in gement and Executive Education program- the world 2 The sixth largest publishing group in the mes, together with France. that offers world and number one in Latin America, first training on in Spain and second largest publishing group 2 IESE Business School ranks as seventh in France is the Spanish company GRUPO best business school in the world for its full- four continents PLANETA which is also the world leader in time MBA programmes according to the (Europe, Asia, fascicule publications. Global MBA ranking 2013 by the Financial America and Times, which classifies the top 100 schools in Africa). 3 GRUPO SANTILLANA is the irrefutable the world. It should be noted that six of the leader in the educational publishing subsec- ten best programmes are at USA universities tor in non-university books in Latin America and three at European universities, one being with a large presence in the US. IESE.

4 GRUPO SM is the world leader in the 3 Two other Spanish business schools, IE publishing subsector of children and young Business School and ESADE Business School readers in Latin America. are amongst the twenty five best schools for their MBA programmes, according to the 5 GRUPO OCÉANO is the leader in the same ranking: IE is number eleven and ESA- subsector of Spanish language reference DE, number twenty-two. works in Latin America and the US. ▸ According to this ranking, Spain is the se- 6 Spain is the European Union country cond country in the world with more than with most titles translated into other langua- two business schools among the top 25 for ges (27%), followed by Germany. their MBA programmes, only behind the Uni- ted States.

4 IESE ranks second in the world at the POST-GRADUATE world’s top in the general ranking of schools EDUCATION AND that offer Executive Education Programmes, according to Executive Education Ranking PROFESSIONAL 2013 published by the Financial Times, which TRAINING averages the rankings of the open and customised programmes. IESE ranks second in the world for its open programmes (Executive Spain has some of the world’s best business Education-open) and third for its customised schools and is one of the preferred desti- programmes designed by companies (Execu- nations of international students for MBA tive Education-customised). In the general programmes (Master en Business Adminis- ranking, another two Spanish business schools tration). In the Financial Times rankings also have world leadership positions: ESADE of 2012 and 2013, three Spanish business is number four and IE number nineteen.

42 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 43 ▸ According to this same ranking, Spain is 9 In professional training, GRUPO MON- The Spanish the only country in the world with two bu- DRAGÓN has created a model for academic food sector is siness schools, IESE and ESADE, among the and business management linked to the de- noteworthy for five top in the world for its Open and Cus- mand for qualified personnel in companies its innovation tomized Top Executive programmes. IESE based on employability solutions and is also the only business administration pro- and is gramme to offer training in four continents ▸ It is amongst the top seven best professio- internationally (Europe, Asia, America and Africa). nal training operators in the world, chosen by renowned for its the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for managing capacity, R&D+I 5 Spanish business schools are also world 10 Colleges of Excellence, after a rigorous renowned for other masters programmes selection process with over forty candidates and high quality. according to the FT: IE is the second best world-wide. Spanish agrifood business school for its Master in Finance in companies the “pre-experience” modality, according to are present the Masters in Finance Pre-experience 2012 throughout the ranking by the Financial Times, and the sixth AGRICULTURE best school in the world and ESADE the se- SECTOR world in different venth for their Masters in Management, ac- sectors. cording to the Masters in Management 2012 ranking by the Financial Times. The food sector accounts for 7,77% of GDP, surpassed only by tourism (10,3%). It is no- 6 ESADE is the second best school in the teworthy for its innovation and is internatio- world for teamwork (MBA Rankings: Top nally renowned fot its capacity, development, Schools for Teamwork) and the fourth best R&D+I and quality. Spanish agrifood compa- in the world for diversity (MBA Rankings: nies are present throughout the world in di- Top Schools for Diversity); IESE is the sixth fferent sectors: best school in the world for ethics (MBA Rankings: Top Schools for Ethics); and IE 1 Spain is the world’s leading producer ranks ninth in the world in entrepreneurship and exporter of olive oil. (MBA Rankings: Top Schools for Entrepre- neurship) and the tenth best in the world for ▸ Spanish company DEOLEO is the irrefu- leadership (MBA Rankings: Top Schools for table world leader for olive oil, with approxi- Leadership), according to the Business Week mately 22% of the global share. rankings published in December 2012 and Ja- nuary 2013. 2 The largest oil distributor in the world is the Spanish company BORGES, leader in 7 Spain is the third European destina- over twenty five countries. tion (after UK and France) and eighth in the world (after US, UK, France, Canada, India, ▸ Other Spanish companies such as LA ES- Singapore and Hong Kong) amongst candi- PAÑOLA and CARBONELL have strong dates throughout the world seeking to take market presence. a master’s course, according to the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), 3 Spain is the world leader in production which holds the international exam that can- and sales of olives for consumption. didates throughout the world must take in order to be admitted to the best schools in the 4 Spain has the largest extension of vi- world, the Graduate Management Admission neyards in the world, and is the third largest Test (GMAT). producer and second largest world exporter of wine, only after Italy and ahead of Fran- 8 Spain is the number one host country ce. Companies such as MIGUEL TORRES, (16.2% of total) and issuing country (15.6% MARQUES DE CÁCERES, FÉLIX SOLÍS and of total) for ERASMUS students in the Eu- GONZALEZ BYASS are world-wide leaders. ropean Union. It is also the first host country (10% of the total) and second issuing coun- 5 FREIXENET is the world’s top company try (10.5% of total) for Erasmus teachers. in the sector of quality sparkling wines and is world leader in the cava sector.

44 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 45 Spain is the world´s 6 OSBORNE is world leader in Sherry;  Spain is the second largest producer in third largest producer also in the brandy sector, OSBORNE is at the the European Union, and fourth in the world, and second largest top in Germany, Puerto Rico, Italy and the for pork. exporter of wine, only Philippines and number two in Mexico and after Italy and ahead the USA.  Spain has the largest surface extension of France. of greenhouses in the Mediterranean area, 7 MIGUEL TORRES is the first brand followed by Italy, and is the world leader in in Europe for wine and the eleventh world- technology directed to the improvement of wide brand according to "The Power 100" these crops. ranking produced by the British company Intangible Business on the wine and spirits  Spanish company CALVO is one of the market. In 2012 it won the "World Wine five most important canned food companies Tourism Award" for its innovation in wine in the world with a large variety of products. tourism.  HYPERBARIC is the leading supply 8 Spain is the world’s number one expor- company in the world for high pressure pro- ter of fruits and vegetables, followed by the cessing devices for the food industry. It is part USA and the Netherlands. of the Nicolás Correa group.

9 The world’s number one rice and second  Spain is the top EU country in surface pasta producer is a Spanish company, EBRO area for organic food production. PULEVA.

 Spain is the world’s second largest producer of almonds, only after the US. BORGES is one of the five top producers in the world for walnuts.

44 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 45 TOURISM AND GASTRONOMY

1 Spain is Europe’s top ranking destination in tourist arrivals (Eurostat), the world’s number one holiday destination, the fourth most visited country in the world and the third-ranked destination for international meetings. Two Spanish cities, Barcelona and Madrid, appear in the Top 100 Cities Destination Ranking according to Euromo- nitor 2013.

2 It is the second-ranked country in tourism revenues, only bettered by the United States and ahead of France, Italy, China and Germany. Furthermore, Spain is the world leader in the Tourism Balance Ranking (revenues and costs from tourism).

3 It is the world’s second-placed brand name in the tourism sector, surpassed only by the United States, according to the annual classification compiled by Bloom Consul- ting.

4 Spain is the world’s fourth most competitive country in the field of tourism surpassed only by Switzerland, Germany and Austria, according to the Biannual Report on Tourism and Competitiveness compiled by The World Economic Forum (WEF). This report takes into account a wide range of va- riables, such as national legislation, environmental sustainability, security, infrastructures and cultural resources in one hundred and forty countries.

5 It is among the countries with the highest tourist satisfaction levels. A total of 82% of tourists who visit Spain return. 9 It is the European country with the se- The Sagrada Familia cond largest surface area dedicated to pro- (Church of the Holy 6 Spain is Europe’s leading retirement tected natural spaces, with fourteen National Family) in Barcelona destination. Parks, 126 Natural Parks and more than 2000 is one of the most km of Greenways (reconditioned railway li- important works of 7 It is the second country in the world in nes) for hiking. architect Gaudi. terms of UNESCO World Heritage Sites after Italy. Spain has forty-three World Heritage  The largest ecological reserve in Europe, Sites. THE DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, is located in Spain. It is also the European country with 8 It is the country with the second highest the second largest surface area devoted to number of protected natural spaces declared protected natural spaces. as Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO. With a total of forty two, it is second only to the Uni-  Spain has the largest number of Blue ted States. Flag Beaches in the northern hemisphere.

46 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 47 Spain is With a total of 511, Spain is at the head of the Development Report. Europe’s list of 33 countries that participate in this  Spain is the fifth-ranked country in Mi- top ranking programme. There are also 92 yacht marinas chelin Stars, behind France, Japan, Germany destination with blue flag status. and Italy, with some of the best chefs and restaurants in the world. The great Spanish che- in tourist  Spain has some of the finest museums in fs are pioneers of creative and avant-garde arrivals, the the world. The quality of its collections makes cuisine. They have opened renowned esta- world’s number THE PRADO MUSEUM one of the world’s blishments throughout the world. one holiday most outstanding art galleries. It annually re- ceives nearly three million visitors. ▸ Ferran Adrià has been judged to be the best destination, chef of the last decade. the fourth most visited  THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO, the rou- ▸ EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA (Girona) has country in the te taken by pilgrims from around the world been awarded the best restaurant on the 2013 world and the on their way to Santiago de Compostela, has list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants pro- been declared the First European Cultural duced by the British culinary magazine “Res- third-ranked Itinerary and a UNESCO World Heritage taurant”. Spain can now boast of having three destination for Site. restaurants among the top ten in the world international (El Celler de Can Roca, Mugaritz and Arzak) meetings. Two  Spain is the third-ranked country in the and five among the top fifty. world in hotel capacity. Spanish cities, ▸ Elena Arzak received the Veuve Clicquot Barcelona  Spain is the third-placed European cou- Worlds Best Female Chef award in 2012. and Madrid, ntry in volume of air passengers, behind the appear in the United Kingdom and Germany. Three Spa- The largest restaurant in the United nish airports, Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona and Kingdom, HISPANIA LONDON, is Spanish. Top 100 Cities Palma de Mallorca are among the top fifteen Destination busiest airports in Europe. The first of these, Spain is one of the few countries with a

Ranking. Madrid-Barajas, occupies fourth place in the culinary university, the Basque Culinary Cen- rankings. tre in San Sebastián, that includes a Research, Development and Innovation centre mana-  Five Spanish companies are among the ged by Spain’s most prestigious chefs and top thirty most important hotel groups in the holders of Michelin Stars. world: MELIÁ HOTELES is the leading holiday hotel chain in the world, located in thirty five countries, with more than 350 hotels. The Asia-Pacific region is their most recent SPORTS area of new activity. BARCELÓ, RIU, NH and FIESTA HOTELES also occupy important positions in the world rankings. Spain is recognised as a world power in sport.

 In 2010 UNESCO declared the Medi- 1 In football, the National Squad is the terranean diet, specific to our country, as In- first team in the world to have achieved tangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The a Triple Crown consisting of successi- health benefits of the Mediterranean diet and vely winning the European Championship its part in the prevention of chronic illnesses (2008), the World Cup (2010) and another are scientifically proven. European Championship (2012). The top Spanish players are renowned throughout  Spain is the European country with the the world: Iker Casillas, Andrés Iniesta, Ser- second highest number of heritage assets de- gio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, clared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hu- David Villa, Cesc Fábregas, Carles Puyol, manity by UNESCO with eleven assets. David Silva, Xavi Hernández, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Álvaro Ar-  Spain is among the twenty-five nations beloa, amongst others. with the highest quality of life in the world according to the 2013 United Nations Human ▸ Among the twenty three most outstanding

46 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 47 The Spanish squad is players selected by UEFA in the 2012 Euro- position on the Forbes classification with an the current winner of pean Championship, ten were Spanish. The estimated value of 2.6 billion USD. Barcelona the World Cup and participation of Spain’s biggest teams in do- F.C. has recorded the highest levels of growth European Champion- mestic and European football competitions among clubs analysed by Forbes. ship. attracts great interest from fans around the globe. A wide international public follows the 4 REAL MADRID C.F. and F.C. BARCE- Spanish football league closely. LONA are the two football clubs with the highest annual earnings in the world according ▸ Vicente del Bosque is the second interna- to the Football Money League report compi- tional football manager to achieve the “do- led by Deloitte. REAL MADRID C.F. heads uble”, consecutively winning the World Cup the ranking and for the first time passes the 5 (2010) and the European Football Cham- billion euro barrier. pionship (2012), after the German Helmut Schön (1972-1974). In 2012, Del Bosque re- ▸ F.C. BARCELONA and REAL MADRID ceived the FIFA Golden Ball award as best C.F.: With fifteen and twelve titles respecti- coach. vely, these two Spanish clubs occupy the first and third positions in the ranking of Euro- 2 REAL MADRID C.F.: According to the pean football titles achieved. Forbes classifications, Real Madrid is the highest valued football club in the world, with ▸ In continental football and basketball, an estimated value of 3.3 billion USD. For REAL MADRID C.F. holds more European the first time Real Madrid occupies the posi- championship titles than any other team, tion held by Manchester United since Forbes with nine Champions Leagues in football created this classification in 2004. As a result, (the leading number of wins) and eight Euro Manchester United has dropped to second Leagues in basketball. F.C.BARCELONA, place on the list. with four and two titles respectively, is also outstanding in handball with eight Euro- 3 F.C. BARCELONA occupies the third pean titles and in roller hockey with 19 Eu-

48 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 49 Spain is ropean trophies.  Spain runs a pioneering system for recognised as 5 Spain is the reigning men’s handball the promotion of innovation and competi- a world power world Champion. tiveness in the sporting industry through in sport. In INESPORT. The system comprises Spanish 6 Spain has also been the world champion companies that manufacture sports equi- football, the in basketball, waterpolo, futsal, roller hoc- pment and manage top ranking sports fa- national squad key, rhythmic gymnastics, karate, climbing, cilities world-wide. Thus, Samuel Sánchez is the first team triathlon, swimming, synchronized swim- won the Olympic gold on an ORBEA bicycle, in the world to ming and Olympic shooting, among others. Oiarzábal reached the summit of fourteen eight-thousand metre peaks using TERNUA have achieved 7 In tennis, the Spanish national squad has equipment. a Triple Crown won the Davis Cup on five occasions (2000, consisting of 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011). ▸ Spain has one of the world’s best producers successively of the high-tech artificial turf, FIELDTURF winning the 8 In tennis, Spaniard Rafael Nadal is the POLIGRAS is a world leader in sporting and only player in the world to have won the Ro- special flooring solutions and has been res- European land Garros eight times and is considered ponsible, among other projects for the fa- Championship the best clay court player ever. Carlos Moyá cilities in the Luzhniki Stadium, venue for (2008), the and Juan Carlos Ferrero have also occupied various Champions League football matches. World Cup the number one position in the world ranking. ▸ MONDO IBÉRICA is one of the world’s (2010) and top companies in the production of sports another 9 In motor racing, Fernando Alonso was surfaces and equipment and boasts its own European Formula One world champion in 2005 and R&D department. Championship 2006 and runner-up in 2010 and 2012. In ra- llying, Spanish driver Carlos Sainz was world ▸ FLUIDRA is the world's leading producer (2012). champion in 1990 and 1992, FIA World Rally of swimming pool equipment (owing to the cross champion in 2007 as well as winner of climate, Spain represents more than 50% of 2010 Dakar Rally. Europe’s swimming pool market) and MSL (in alliance with ATHOS) was responsible for  In Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Spain the electronic time keeping and packaging at has been world champion on 38 occasions the 2012 London Olympics. since Ángel Nieto won the first of his thirteen world titles in 1969. He remains the second most successful rider in history in terms of titles gained. Jorge Lorenzo is the current MotoGP world champion and Marc Márquez is champion in Moto2. In rallies, Marc Coma celebrated three outstanding victories in the Paris Dakar Rally (2006, 2009 and 2011) as did Nani Roma in 2004.

 Spain is a leading force in the world of cycling. The Spanish cyclist Miguel Indura- in has been the first cyclist to have won the Tour de France on five successive occasions (1991-1995) and Alberto Contador is the last of only five cyclists in the world to have won the three Great Tours: Tour de France, Giro de Italia and Vuelta a España. Spain has also succeeded in other disciplines: in golf (Ser- gio García and previously Seve Ballesteros and José Mª Olazábal), sailing (Iker Martí- nez, Xabi Fernández, Marina Alabau, Tamara Echegoyen), canoeing (David Cal), etc.

48 SPAIN'S POSITIONING 49 Depósito legal: M-18042-2013 NIPO: 501-13-019-3

July 2013

Gobierno de España Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación

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