Companies and industry representatives in the Balearic Islands have begun taking part in a series of sector working groups designed to establish priorities for the Balearic Islands Industry Plan 2027-2031. The food and beverage sector and the graphic arts and publishing sector are opening the programme, which will continue until Friday, 9 October.

The Director General for Industry and Industrial Estates, Alfons Gómez, is chairing the meetings. A total of eleven working groups will be held over five days, organised around the value chains identified within the Balearic Islands industrial sector.

Each session begins with an assessment of the corresponding industry and will be used to jointly define objectives, measures and projects for inclusion in the future Industry Master Plan.

Alejandro Sáenz de San Pedro, Regional Minister for Business, the Self-Employed and Energy, said the aim is to build the Plan together with companies and on the basis of their needs. He said the working groups should establish measures that help Balearic industry grow, become more competitive and generate quality employment.

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Eleven sector working groups will help shape the Balearic Islands Industry Plan for 2027-2031

The overall objective is to promote reindustrialisation and make further progress towards economic diversification in the Balearic Islands.

On Monday, 5 October, meetings will focus on footwear, leather and fashion; jewellery, costume jewellery and specialised manufacturing; and wood, furniture and habitat.

Tuesday’s sessions will cover construction materials and natural stone; metalworking and processed metal products; and construction and building. On Thursday, attention will turn to the circular economy and waste recovery, as well as the water cycle and energy.

The programme will conclude on Friday, 9 October, with the working group on the nautical and maritime industry.

The proposals developed during the sessions will be reviewed on 20 October at an institutional working group involving the Government’s directorates-general responsible for areas covered by the Plan, including training, employment, the circular economy and innovation.

This stage will conclude on 21 October with an in-person session to share the findings from the sector working groups.

The Regional Ministry for Business, the Self-Employed and Energy is also continuing to work with the consultancy responsible for drafting the Plan, with the commitment to present an initial draft to the sector in November.