MONDRAGON positively evaluated the results of 2018. Among all the cooperatives of the Corporation, the level of employment for the previous year was achieved: 81,837 employees, 1.2% more than the previous year, and especially industrial co-operatives, with an increase of 1,702 jobs over the previous year.

 

The cooperatives that make up MONDRAGON Corporation had sales of 11,581 million euros, up 2.7% on the previous year. Once again, the investment figure stands out, reaching 420 million euros in the previous year as a whole. In the last five years, MONDRAGON cooperative investment figures totaled 1,989 million euros.

 

These magnitudes, and the behavior of the first quarter of this year, have evolved side by side, show a moderate optimism, despite the high international uncertainty.

 

After presenting results in the fields of Distribution, Financial and Knowledge, we now know the Balance of the Industrial Area. MONDRAGON's industrial cooperatives employed 38,722 employees (1,702 more than the previous year), and 2018 ended with a total turnover of 5,922 million euros (+ 6.8%); The results were 230 million euros, similar to those of the previous year, despite the negative evolution of certain activities due to the international deceleration.

 

The field of employment of the industrial sector over the last five years (2013-2018) has been remarkable: it has generated more than 8,000 jobs, of which 57% are in our area.

As a result of the internationalization commitment, sales in foreign markets account for 68% of the industrial area. MONDRAGON has 141 productive subsidiaries abroad, employing over 14,400 people.

 

Additionally, the positive performance of the domestic industrial market is reflected in sales; In fact, sales increased to 1,881 million euros, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year.

 

MONDRAGON has advocated for innovation In the area of ​​Knowledge, it is clear that 175 million euros were invested in the year in R & D, which is 3.0% compared to total industrial sales. Likewise, the Corporation contributed 2,018 people to full-time employment, R & D. This section includes 15 technology centers and R & D units. In addition, sales of new products and services totaled 656 million euros, which represents 11% of the total sales figure.

 

MONDRAGON is the number of patents families in force, which is one of the most important data: 496 families, with a large number of figures compared to the BAC. In addition, cooperatives have presented more than 120 proposals in various European R & D programs. Accepted and financed by the European Commission, more than 50 projects of MONDRAGON Corporation are currently underway. In addition, in 2018, Eureka Clusters of Smart Manufacturing Advanced, which MONDRAGON and AFM are leading in promoting R & D projects (based on cooperation, international and close to the market), has approved 20 projects with a total budget of 39.2 million euros and 104 of 10 countries with the participation of institutions.