Cotec Portugal is distinguished by the innovative capacity of companies in the region – Leiria Region
The Business Association for Innovation (Cotec Portugal) distinguished 52 companies in the district of Leiria with the “Statute Inovadora Cotec 2022”, for their “high standards of financial and operational stability with potential for technological innovation”.
The district ranks fifth among the most awarded, behind Porto (161), Lisbon (132), Aveiro (111) and Braga (89). The 109 remaining companies, among the 654 that received other statutes, are distributed by regions of the country.
The municipality of Leiria the district, with 17 companies that received the leadership leadership seal, ahead of Marinha Grande (13) and Porto Mós (6). In the following positions are Pombal (5), Batalha (5), Óbidos (3), Alcobaça (2) and Ansião (1). Altogether, they employ 3,117 workers and represent a turnover of 376.5 million euros.
According to Cotec Portugal, “the high economic dynamism of the Innovators translates into an average business growth of 20%, achieved through internationalization and exports, which represents an average of 41% of turnover”.
The association 830 applications for the statute and the distinguished companies employ 80,194 workers, more than half received between the ages of 11 and 30 years. In 2020, they totaled a turnover of 10 billion euros and exported 4.1 billion euros.
Innovative’22
Artebel
ASF tools
bakemix
Barros and Moreira
bioadvance
bockmuehl
cabopol
Cadsolid
carfi
Deartis
Dikamar
Dist2
Fast DRT
Egeo Solvents
Atlantic Erophius
Erofio Molds
Libris Space
Faria and Morouço
frumold
HRV Process Equipment
icebel
Metalworking IMV
in Centea
Intermold
Isicom Tec
Digital Window
Jomazé
Manuela
ivory
matceramics
Optilink
PCTS Smart Spaces
Plasdan
PMM molds
PRF Gas
respefil
Ribermold
Rosaries 4
simplistic
Sirplast
Sival Plasters
Industrial Crushing Society
Sofitec
key
Tecmic
technicality
technochant
teracad
Vera Navis
glass mold
WeAdd
Yudo