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$ 4.8 billion between January 2016 and March 2019 is the amount of industrial investment identified in the "world barometer" of the French firm Trendeo. More than 12,000 projects unevenly distributed around the world.
Nearly half of the industrial investments of more than $ 30 million were announced in Asia against 17% for Europe and nearly 7% in Africa. A quarter of investments are made in the Americas. Most of the money is collected by the North.
David Cousquer, manager of Trendeo , explains why Latin America attracted only 5% of these projects.
" Big money investments are high-capacity investments in sectors such as automobiles, electronic components or energy production. And none of these three big sectors is very present in South America and Central America. In Mexico, it's a little different, there is a lot of car investment. "
The 2019 barometer is also particularly interested in the automotive sector. Most investments are still devoted to traditional vehicles, but electric or hybrid vehicles are not left out. If they represent 17% of projects, they concentrate 40% of the amounts invested. With again geographical disparities.
" On the electric vehicle, it is clear that it is Asia that pulls the movement. It is ahead of America and Europe, "said David Cousquer.
Some regions in China and India are among the top performers in terms of investments dedicated to so-called future factories, evaluated according to six criteria, including digitization and energy efficiency. These projects are concentrated mainly in countries with high GDP.