This company belongs to the multinational Glencore Xstrata International, a world leader in zinc production. Asturiana de Zinc is the largest electrolytic zinc plant in the world (productive capacity of 510,000 tonnes each year, 47.4 % from the Glencore group) and one of the most efficient on a world scale thanks to the development of its own technology.

Leading company in the manufacture through the sintering of components and systems for automotive gearboxes.
PMG, a leader in technology, created an R&D Centre in Asturias and its clients include virtually all the major automobile manufacturers.

The TK Elevator Group is present in Asturias through the companies TK Escalator Norte, a world leading company in the manufacture of stairs, moving walkways and accelerating walkways, TK Airport Solutions, specialised in the production of walkways for airports, as well as the Gijón Innovation Center, a worldwide company innovation centre.
In Asturias, the scale prototype of the pioneering MULTI project has been developed and presented worldwide: the world’s first ropeless elevator.

The world’s leading steel producer, ArcelorMittal owns the only steel plant in Spain in Asturias where the integrated steel production process is carried out. ArcelorMittal produces 5 million tons of steel in Asturias. Every year it produces around a quarter of the steel manufactured in Spain. In Asturias, the company has a recognized R&D&I Centre. Gregory Ludkovsky, Deputy Chairman of ArcelorMittal: “Asturias is undoubtedly in a position to host the best R&D technological activities thanks to its intellectual capacity and professional ethics.”