/ INTERVIEW Is any Spanish builder producing in other countries? Do you know about any project in this direction? “We firmly believe the worldwide demand for manufacturing technologies will generate opportunities for our companies in both the short- and medium- terms” We estimate that there are about 30 production facilities operating abroad and a number of companies are looking at projects in this regard. In all cases the aim is to complement the main activity carried out at home and, more specifically, looking to meet the peculiarities of local demand. China and India are our preferred locations, although we have produc- tion plants in Germany, United Kingdom, USA and Romania. 16 / Considering the economic situation over the last few years, is there really a future for Spanish machine-tool builders? We firmly believe there is. Worldwide demand for manufacturing technologies will continue to grow and capacities that can only be sustained with a minimum generate opportunities for our companies in both the short- critical mass. We need to attract the most skilled people, be and medium-terms. But they will be increasingly further radically innovative, be close to our customers and their away and will be more technologically complex and problems, and have the production and financial resources demanding. This is why we say that we need to increase the necessary for all these activities. These are big challenges, size of our companies. To compete in areas of technology, but we have the ability to tackle them. I think our track such complex sectors and markets, we have to develop record clearly shows this. /