Spanish
companies
have a lot at stake in the battle that is taking place between Russia and Ukraine.
It is not only a threat to those that have
a presence
in both countries -such as Inditex, Meliá or Amadeus-, but it also puts in check
the business of nearly 15,000 firms that maintain commercial relations
with those two countries, according to
ICEX.
These are companies - small, medium and large - that
import or export from Russia and Ukraine
and whose activity involves trading with the two countries.
Specifically, according to foreign trade data from the Ministry of Industry, there are a total of
5,432 companies that exchange products with Ukraine
for a value of 3,091.78 million euros;
most of them export (3,777) although the total volume of imports is much higher than that of exports (2,410 million compared to 681).
With
Russia
, the exchanges are more voluminous, of 8,246.89 million euros.
In 2021, a total of
4,981 companies exported products
worth 2,213.6 million euros;
while 4,599 companies from the country of Vladimir Putin bought 6,033.26 million euros from Spanish companies.
Companies
exporting to Ukraine
are mainly from the
automotive
sector ;
of
machines
and mechanical devices;
fish, crustaceans and molluscs
;
chemical products;
ceramic products;
fruit and vegetable preserves;
or clothing.
Although there is also concern on the part of those that
import
, since it could cause shortages of
cereals
(42.2% of what we import to Ukraine);
fats
, animal or vegetable oil;
iron and steel
;
salt, plaster, stones, etc.
To
Russia
we export
machines and mechanical devices
, clothing, vehicles, canned food and plastics;
while we
buy fuels
, mineral oils, iron and steel,
chemical products,
aluminum, waste and fertilizers.
Marta Blanco
, president of
CEOE Internacional
, lamented this Thursday during her participation in a forum that "there are going to be direct effects and induced effects" derived from the conflict, and has called for "
coordination within the EU and outside,
with the US, United Kingdom and Japan when imposing sanctions".
He has also demanded that
the sanctions be clear and transparent
, so that they are not subject to any type of interpretation, because companies have to move in the markets and it is important that there be clarity in the sanctions and their effects.
He refers to the fact that firms must know the regulation as it changes and whether, for example ,
tariffs
are imposed or not, in order to adapt their business or know which market to target.
"
Stability is fundamental",
agreed
Elisa Carbonell,
general director of Internationalization of Companies at
ICEX,
who believes that "we will have to see the indirect impact and the sanctions that are agreed upon. From the Secretary of State for Trade we will accompany companies with information and through the office in Moscow trying to mitigate these impacts for companies," he promised.
The impact of the war, however, also affects the
30 Spanish companies
that are voluntarily registered with the Spanish Economic and Commercial Office in
Kiev
(Ukraine) and the more than
130 registered in Russia,
including renowned as Inditex, Acerinox, Amadeus, Tous, Fluidra or Meliá Hotels International.
In
Ukraine
they are together with
Inditex, Amadeus, Tous,
Lladró, Mayoral, Rocapiel or Teka Industrial;
while in
Russia
, in addition to the textile giant Amancio Ortega,
Acerinox, Cie Automotive, Fluidra,
Gestamp, Grupo Antolín, Grupo Corporativo Fuertes, Iberia, Indra, Tous, Lladró, Meliá Hotels International, Tendam or Viscofan have a presence.
But beyond the impact on those that have a presence and in those that operate, the business community views the conflict with concern, since it believes that it
will affect the entire country due to its dependence on foreign energy.
"
The sanctions imposed on Russia will end up being paid by the companies because they will raise our gas.
We are at a disadvantage there," lamented
Balbino Prieto
, president of Nova Internacional and honorary president of the
Exporters Club
.
Spain "has always had to play
Algeria and Morocco.
If now the gas supply with North Africa is reopened, we would be in a comfortable stage, but we have to follow all this with great attention," he pointed out.
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