Aragón Exterior

• Information and analysis, made to fit the needs of each company, on the target markets, the viability of projects, possible distribution channels, and the technical requirements and standards applicable in each scenario.
• Help searching for and pre-selection of contacts according to the needs of each company (commercial agents, representatives, distributors, partners, suppliers, clients, etc.).
• Organization of visits individually designed with working schedules and local accompaniment, with interpretation services when required during the visit to the country.
• Assistance setting up sales operations and/or production abroad: Consultancy on legal questions, possible methods for setting up and incentives for direct investment, search and selection of possible land and/or installations, and support for procedural matters and bureaucracy in the destination country.
• Contact with the local authorities, institutions and international organizations abroad.

Company: Rigual, S.A.
Project: Commercial entry in Rumania

Rigual S.A. has over 50 years experience manufacturing agricultural machinery, tanks for transporting fuel, industrial cleaning tanks and drains, tanks for the transport of slurries, irrigation and sluicing, and collection of used oil. It is currently going through a process of internationalization in Eastern European markets.


“During our international expansion process, through the Project backed by Aragón Exterior, we have managed to meet our strategic objective of initiating the sale of our products in Rumania, a highly-developed agricultural market with major opportunities in our area”.

Juan Ramón Sánchez
Director General of Rigual, S.A.

Company: ASTRA Iluminación
Project: Information and Commercial Agenda in Germany


ASTRA Iluminación has acquired a great deal of experience in the technical lighting sector since 1998. It is specialized in regulation systems (worthy of special mention is the registered patent ControlLuz) and hospital lighting. It currently exports 40% of production and has a presence in more than 15 countries.

"The commercial mission undertaken in Germany was backed by Aragón Exterior. Its team drew up the commercial agenda in Germany we were looking for, and what is more, provided something a lot more important; access to the country’s specific legislation for our products. This enabled us to offer any distributor a product differentiated from the rest and which faithfully met the technical requirements of its market ".

Francisco Rodríguez
Managing Director

Company: PHYTOESP
Project: Information and Prospecting in China

Phytoesp, Pharmaceutical laboratory, manufacture and sale of homeopathic specialties, food supplements, dietary products and bio-cosmetics, founded in 1987 with capital exclusively from Aragón.

“AREX has been fundamental to the development of our international expansion plan in Asia. They provide economic backing for the contracting of a consultancy company specialized in this market so we can understand the legal and sanitary situation of our products in their different forms to make sure we begin our foray into the Asian market in the right way”

Ana Isabel Chico
Manager