Repsol's ALBA project at its Sines, Portugal petrochemical base is nearing commissioning, with a 300,000 t/y LLDPE unit and a 300,000 t/y PP unit. The €820 million project has obtained an operating license and is scheduled to start up around end of 2026.

TAG Medical inaugurated a new industrial unit at Avepark in Guimarães, Portugal, with an investment of over €12 million and the creation of up to 100 jobs. The facility will produce advanced medical and surgical instruments for international clients.

Coloplast has inaugurated a new factory in Felgueiras, Portugal, its largest industrial unit worldwide. The investment is about €100 million, the facility spans 50,000 sq. meters, and is expected to employ over 800 workers as operations expand.

Seven cArtù, a joint venture of the José Neves group and Italy's Grifal, announced a €4 million investment in a production unit in Guimarães, Portugal, for its cArtù corrugated board. The investment funds greener production lines and is partly supported by the Portugal 2030 program.

WEG plans a new electric motor factory in Santo Tirso, Portugal, investing EUR 23.5 million to build 22,600 sq m. The plant is due to start operations in Q1 2024 and create about 100 jobs, and it will absorb production from WEG's Maia site.

BorgWarner broke ground on a 17,000 m² plant in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, investing €100 million to produce electric motors, inverters and battery management systems, with production starting in Q3 2022 and about 300 jobs.

WEG's new production facility in Santo Tirso, Portugal is operating after an investment of more than €30 million. The plant is its second in Portugal.