ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

Spanish manufacturers of professional cleaning products are increasingly looking to export markets in the light of difficult market conditions at home. According to data from the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Cleaning and Hygiene (ASFEL) exports increased by 13.33 per cent in the first six months of this year, and by 4.06 per cent in 2012.

Sales to Africa by Spanish producers rose by 22.77 per cent from January to June this year - in Morocco growth was 38.65 per cent. And as they seek business further and further afield sales to Saharan Africa increased by 24.22 per cent in the first half of 2013.

Significant export increases were seen in a number of non-EU countries such as South Africa (+64.2 per cent), Algeria (+31 per cent), Brazil (+40.4 per cent), China (+13.4 per cent), Morocco (+ 10.2 per cent) and the USA (+5.4 per cent). Total Spanish exports to other EU countries increased by 4.7 per cent in this period.

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