Maria Angeles Tunisia, explained that "Barberet & Blanc is an example of innovative company that employs about 300 people a year, of which 95% are lumbrerenses".
The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Maria Angeles Tunisia, the Minister of Water, Agriculture and Environment, Adela Martinez-Cacho, and the president of the Autonomous Community, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, this morning visited the lumbrerense multinational Barberet & Blanc, which leads over 60 years supplying the 5 continents with carnations.
The president of the Community, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, said today that the commitment to research and innovation has made Murcian companies production and export of flowers "more competitive and have gained presence in international markets, which also results in the creation of jobs. "
For its part, the mayor, Maria Angeles Tunisia, explained that "Barberet & Blanc is an example of innovative company that employs about 300 people a year, of which 95% are lumbrerenses".
In addition, the Mayor stressed that "through the business of Barberet & Blanc, Puerto Lumbreras has become one of the leading European producers and exporters of carnation, so that the City Council committed to offering more and more courses and training programs related to this sector. "
Thus, the mayor and the president of the Comunidadhan visited the laboratory including business facilities in the city, where all the floricultural varieties that produce the company are analyzed.
Barberet & Blanc operates in over 60 countries with more than 160 varieties.
Globally represent a quarter of the market.
In Spain and Portugal is around 65-70%.
In 2016 they planned a production of 90 million plants.
70% of its production is for export.
Their main destinations are Japan, Europe, South America and Africa.
Member of the Dutch multinational group Dümmen Orange, Barberet & Blanc is the undisputed leader in the floriculture sector.
All markets are unique varieties.
The varieties are introduced in the market need a long period to consolidate, about 5 or 6 years to establish themselves and to 3 to 5 is recognized.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras