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A boom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />

with a track of success<br />

stories<br />

Over the last decade, the <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tunisia</strong> has<br />

experienced a tremendous expansion. This is tell<strong>in</strong>g about<br />

the undeniable competitiveness facilitated by several assets.<br />

More than 4,500 employment positions<br />

55 totally export<strong>in</strong>g companies<br />

Exports worth 170 million <strong>Tunisia</strong>n d<strong>in</strong>ars, with forecasts<br />

of about 550 million <strong>Tunisia</strong>n d<strong>in</strong>ars by the year 2016.<br />

Several lead<strong>in</strong>g groups have chosen <strong>Tunisia</strong> to expand<br />

their bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> the <strong>aerospace</strong> and aircraft <strong>in</strong>dustries.<br />

<strong>Tunisia</strong>n exports account for two thirds of production and are <strong>in</strong>tended for one of the most competitive markets, namely the<br />

European Union. France is the first client of <strong>Tunisia</strong>.<br />

The activities of the <strong>Tunisia</strong>n <strong>aerospace</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry have high value added. They range from software and hardware eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to production of aircraft systems and high precision turn<strong>in</strong>g and mach<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Ma<strong>in</strong> exported products are:<br />

electrical sets<br />

electronic components<br />

<strong>aerospace</strong> equipment and systems<br />

wir<strong>in</strong>g harnesses: wir<strong>in</strong>g, assembly<br />

of electronic subsets…<br />

precision mechanical parts<br />

sheet metal parts<br />

technical plastic parts<br />

software<br />

surface treatment…<br />

<strong>Tunisia</strong>n d<strong>in</strong>ar 1 = Euro 0.527 = USD 0.698 (average 2010)

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