List of companies of Portugal
Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe. To the west and south it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and north by Spain. The Portugal–Spain border is 1,214 kilometres (754 miles) long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union.
Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and a high living standard.[1][2][3] It is the 5th most peaceful country in the world,[4] maintaining a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government.[5][6][7][8][9] It has the 18th highest Social Progress in the world, putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France, Spain and Italy.[10] A founding member of NATO and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, it is also a member of numerous other international organizations, including the United Nations, the European Union, the eurozone, and the OECD.
For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Portugal".
Notable firms
This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Active firms
State-owned firms
Defunct firms
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
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Altri | Basic materials | Basic resources | paper | ||
Ambar – Ideas on Paper S.A. | Industrials | General industries | office supplies | ||
Banco Comercial Português | Financials | Banks | bank | ||
Bascol | Industrials | Construction & materials | construction | ||
Bial | Health care | Pharmaceuticals | pharma | ||
Biotecnol | Health care | Biotechnology | biotech | ||
Caixa Geral de Depósitos | Financials | Banks | bank | ||
Carris | Industrials | Industrial transportation | transportation | ||
Central de Cervejas | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | brewery | ||
Chipidea | Technology | Semiconductors | defunct semiconductor | ||
Ciberbit | Technology | Software | software | ||
Cimpor | Industrials | Construction & materials | cement | ||
Cofina | Consumer services | Media | media | ||
Continente | part of Sonae | ||||
Corticeira Amorim | Basic materials | Basic resources | cork | ||
Critical Software | Technology | Software | software | ||
CTT Correios de Portugal, S.A. (CTT) | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Postal services | ||
Delta Cafés | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | coffee | ||
EFACEC | Industrials | Electronic equipment | electronics | ||
Energias de Portugal (EDP) | Utilities | Electricity | electrical | ||
Fabrica Nacional de Municoes de Armas Ligeiras | Industrials | Defense | arms | ||
Galp Energia | Utilities | Gas distribution | natural gas distribution | ||
Glintt | Conglomerates | - | conglomerate | ||
Grupo José de Mello | Conglomerates | - | conglomerate | ||
Iberomoldes | Industrials | General industries | engineering | ||
Impresa | Consumer services | Media | media | ||
Jerónimo Martins | Consumer services | Retail | retail | ||
Lactogal | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | food | ||
Logoplaste | Industrials | General industries | plastic | ||
Martifer | Industrials | Construction & materials | construction | ||
Media Capital | Consumer services | Media | media | ||
Medinfar | Health care | Pharmaceuticals | pharma | ||
Meo | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | |||
MobYD | Consumer services | Media | publishing | ||
Modelo | part of Sonae | ||||
Montepio Geral | Financials | Banks | bank | ||
Mota-Engil | Industrials | General industries | engineering and infrastructure | ||
Move Interactive | Technology | Software | software | ||
NOS | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | telecom | ||
Novabase | Technology | Software | information technology | ||
Novo Banco | Financials | Banks | bank | ||
Pingo Doce | Consumer services | Retail | Supermarket chain | ||
Porto Editora | Consumer services | Media | publisher | ||
Portucel Soporcel | Basic materials | Basic resources | paper | ||
Portugal Telecom | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | telecommunications | ||
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal | Consumer services | Media | media | ||
Ramirez | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | fish | ||
Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) | Utilities | Electricity | electrical | ||
Renova | Basic materials | Basic resources | paper | ||
SAPO | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | |||
Semapa | Industrials | Construction & materials | cement, paper | ||
Simoldes | Industrials | General industries | manufacturing | ||
Soares da Costa | Industrials | Construction & materials | construction | ||
SIC | Consumer services | Media | |||
Sonae Indústria | part of Sonae | ||||
Sonae SGPS | Conglomerates | - | conglomerate | ||
Sonaecom | part of Sonae | ||||
Nutrinveste | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | agribusiness | ||
Sumol + Compal | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | food and beverage, merger of Sumolis and Compal | ||
Tabaqueira | Consumer goods | Tobacco | cigarettes | ||
TAP Portugal | Consumer services | Travel & leisure | airline | ||
TVI | Consumer services | Media | |||
TIMWE | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | mobile solutions and services | ||
Tranquilidade | Financials | Insurance | insurance | ||
Tupam Editores | Health care | health | |||
UMM | Industrials | General industries | metal works | ||
Unicer | Consumer goods | Food & beverage | brewery | ||
Uniplaces | Technology | Software | student accommodation platform, travel, real estate | ||
Visabeira | Conglomerates | - | conglomerate | ||
Vista Alegre | Consumer goods | Leisure goods | porcelain | ||
- Vineyards in the Douro Valley.
- Headquarters of the Caixa Geral de Depósitos bank.
See also
References
- ↑ 2014 Global Report. (Europe 2014)
- ↑ Deloitte Social Progress 2015
- ↑ Numbeo QOLR
- ↑ "Vision of Humanity". Institute for Economics and Peace. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "Constituição da República Portuguesa – D.R.E. (Constitution of the Portuguese Republic)" (in Portuguese). Diário da República Electrónico. 2 April 1976. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Morais, Carlos Blanco de (2011). A Constituição Revista — Parte III Constituição da República Portuguesa: Semipresidencialismo "on probation?" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisboa, Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. pp. 65–71. ISBN 978-989-8424-28-0. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Araújo, António; Morais, Carlos Blanco de; Cunha, Luís Campos e; Costa, José Manuel M. Cardoso da; Lobo, Marina Costa; Duarte, David; Duarte, Tiago; Freire, André; Garoupa, Nuno; Gonçalves, Maria Eduarda; Lomba, Pedro; Magalhães, Pedro; Brito, Miguel Nogueira de; Barros, Pedro Pita; Sousa, Luís de; Tavares, José A.; Vasconcelos Vilaça, Guilherme; Veiga, Francisco José; Andrade, José Carlos Vieira de (2011). Garoupa, Nuno; Magalhães, Pedro; Maduro, Miguel Poiares; Tavares, José A., eds. A Constituição Revista (PDF) (in Portuguese). Lisboa, Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. p. 143. ISBN 978-989-8424-28-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Veser, Ernst (1997). Semi-Presidentialism-Duverger's Concept — A New Political System Model (PDF) (in English and Chinese). Department of Education, School of Education, University of Cologne. pp. 39–60. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ Shugart, Matthew Søberg (December 2005). "Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive And Mixed Authority Patterns" (PDF). Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave Macmillan Journals. 3 (3): 323–351. doi:10.1057/palgrave.fp.8200087. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ↑ The Social Progress Imperative. "Social Progress Index". socialprogressimperative.org. Retrieved 14 September 2015.