The Catalan government has allocated more than 60 million euros to aid for industry in 2025.
The bulk of the subsidies have been concentrated on new investments
The Catalan government has allocated more than €60 million to industrial aid in 2025, an investment that has benefited 491 industrial projects and mobilized €325.6 million in private capital, as reported this Monday by the Department of Business and Labor. At the presentation of the impact of industrial aid in Rubí (Vallès Occidental), the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, emphasized the importance of ensuring that industrial prosperity reaches all of society and celebrated the sector's history of stability and quality employment. For his part, the Minister of Business, Miquel Sàmper, reaffirmed the role of industry as a historical economic engine for Catalonia, specifying that the government now wants a better, "digitalized and internationalized" industry, but one that retains its "territorial focus." The bulk of the resources provided by the Government, €49 million, has been concentrated on aid for new industrial investments, benefiting 397 companies and expected to mobilize a total investment of €288.11 million, consolidating 26,845 jobs. Other aid has been directed towards financing guarantees (€8.4 million), reindustrialization programs (€2.8 million), interest rate subsidies (€600,000), and equity participation through Avalis SGR (€381,000). 85% are SMEs
The majority of beneficiaries (85%) are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and half belong to the three largest export sectors of the Catalan economy: metal and automotive manufacturing, the agri-food sector, and the chemical sector. Nearly 40% incorporate initiatives related to decarbonization or the circular economy.
By region, Barcelona receives the largest share of aid, with €20.2 million, followed by Central Catalonia, Penedès, and Girona. In addition, as part of the €60 million in aid, the department approved 12 projects with grants totaling €2.8 million, which will generate €4.2 million in private investment and create 350 jobs. The package is complemented by financial instruments from the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF), including interest rate subsidies of up to two percentage points for Industry 4.0 projects, with support of €600,000, and guarantees of up to 49% of financing, totaling €8.4 million, as well as support for 5A projects.