Portugal will attract 100+ companies to HANNOVER MESSE 2022

Thanks to its economic ties with Germany and its position as an attractive place for German business and investment, Portugal is a partner country. HONOR MESSES 2022. Under the motto “Portugal makes sense”, Portuguese companies will present products and solutions for digital transformation, energy transfer and reliable supply chains and demonstrate to German companies why it makes sense to minimize risks by using resources, outsourcing, innovation and investment in Porto.

The Portuguese contingent has a strong presence on the ground, with a central pavilion and three themed pavilions dedicated to the spare parts and solutions sectors, energy solutions and digital ecosystems. In each area there are dozens of companies from Portugal with the most advanced technologies and processes. The decision-makers at the fair, especially German SMEs, will discover various opportunities to collaborate with innovative Portuguese companies and invest in Portuguese industry.

Portugal is a global player in Engineered Parts & Solutions, covering sectors such as mechanical engineering, metal, mobility and automotive, aeronautics and space. With 15,277 companies and 198,698 employees in 2020, this sector of Portuguese industry exported goods and services worth more than 17.8 billion euros to more than 200 countries. Large international companies find in Portugal a skilled and experienced workforce, as well as a highly competitive technological and engineering experience that allows them to manufacture and assemble metal, plastic and rubber parts with high precision.

In energy solutions, Portugal ranks ninth in the global contribution to the planet and climate in the Good Country Index and is taking decisive steps to reduce energy consumption, use resources more efficiently, achieve more sustainable mobility, achieve greater security of supply, and diversify renewable energy. Portugal aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

In the field of digital ecosystems, Portugal has one of the brightest business ecosystems in Europe, as well as one of the most open politicians for international investment. Portugal is a center of high technology and innovation in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous vehicles. Portugal is not only a market open to innovation, but also the best gateway for ICT companies in Portuguese-speaking countries.

The Participation of the Portuguese y HONOR MESSES 2022 organized by AICEP – Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency in partnership with AIMMAP – Association of the Metalworking Industry of Portugal and the Portuguese-German Chamber of Commerce.