The Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) has expressed its appreciation for the people who have acted as stakeholders in the 2023 corporate transformation through institutions, associations and companies. Together, we share the exciting journey towards innovation and sustainability in this business area.

Our Purpose

Jaume Collboni
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I want to highlight Consorci's ability to anticipate the latest economic trends, essential for ensuring opportunities and progress for the new generations.

Jaume Collboni,
Mayor of Barcelona and President of the CZFB Board
Pere Navarro
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The Zona Franca is a primary connector between environments that previously did not converge, grounding practical projects and blending technologies. We are the factory of new 4.0 opportunities, keeping pace with the rapid technological changes worldwide.

Pere Navarro,
Special Government Delegate to the CZFB

In the Zona Franca, we work to make things happen

Anticipating the future since 1916

More than a century as an active agent energizing the economy, talent, and innovation. We rely on this evolutionary experience to leap into Industry 4.0.

We build alliances for progress

We have a solid network of public and private agents, establishing alliances with the main social entities of our environment.

We contribute to the projection of Barcelona

We want the international economic agents to discover the global strategic value of our metropolitan region.

Sustainability is our strategy

The 2030 Agenda structures our activities strategically by guiding the social, environmental, and economic goal we must achieve.

We stand for job equity

We are committed to promoting gender equality and equal opportunities in the workplace; hence, our efforts to make women more visible in the industrial environment.

We foster talent

Promoting training and cultivating talent are essential to the competitiveness of our companies and our society. Opening up to new sectors, training for change, incubating emerging companies, and making them visible at events are all key aspects of this.

The Consorci de la Zona Franca is an indispensable partner in Barcelona's urban and financial strategy and a prominent public service tool for the country as a whole. Its contribution has been and is fundamental to facing the economic challenges of Barcelona as the undisputed digital capital of Spain and the digital epicenter of Southern Europe.

Throughout its 107 years of history, the Consorci has been a benchmark for economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It has strengthened the Barcelona model thanks to its ability to weave public-private alliances, reach agreements, and cooperate with other administrations.

On the one hand, it is an engine of innovation, with the creation of startup incubators in the fields of logistics 4.0 and 3D printing, the transformation of Industry 4.0, and the connection of all sectors that are part of the new economy. On the other hand, it plays a prominent role as a meeting point for industries such as logistics and as a promoter of new congresses and international events like BNEW. Not to forget the management it carries out of the extensive industrial territory of the Zona Franca or its role in facilitating the agreement for the reindustrialization of the Nissan plots.

Furthermore, the Consorci anticipates the latest economic trends, which is essential to ensure opportunities and progress for the new generations. It has become the most prepared entity to manage new technological centers, such as DFactory Barcelona, an ambitious project that is an international reference.

Numerous examples demonstrate the social commitment of the Zona Franca, whether through initiatives to achieve a more equal society, acting as a sandbox for new mobility, or as a testing area to promote new energy mixes, advanced manufacturing, and circular economy, allowing us to progress towards a more decarbonized economy.

The Consorci has numerous future projects underway, among which the development of the second phase of DFactory Barcelona stands out, which will revolutionize the productive profile of our city, attracting international companies from Industry 4.0, with the expectation of creating 5,000 jobs, mostly in technology, committed to sustainable production and environmental respect.

There is no doubt about the critical role played by the Consorci de la Zona Franca in generating shared progress and new opportunities for young people, entrepreneurs, and companies, previously unthinkable and now essential.

Thanks to all those who are making this possible.

Jaume Collboni,
Mayor of Barcelona and President of the CZFB Board