Eurotrack: Braga All entries located in Braga (Portugal), newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/regions/braga 2026-11-10T06:00:00Z Eurotrack 🏚️ Footwear factory Asial in Vizela closes, 101 workers dismissed (Portugal) tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1a8dcb38:en 2026-11-10T06:00:00Z The Asial factory in Vizela has closed and the insolvency administrator has dismissed all 101 workers. Until 2020 more than 150 people worked at the same site for the footwear maker Alberto Sousa, whose restructuring procedure ended in November 2020; the report says both firms have the same owner. The article does not give the exact closure date, so the date is the publication day (Jornal de Negócios, 10 Nov 2026). — Source: https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/industria/detalhe/filipe-sousa-fecha-asial-e-deixa-101-desempregados-seis-anos-apos-encerrar-outra-com-150 🏭 NKT completes expansion of Esposende cable plant, 150 new jobs (Portugal) tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c18004f2:en 2026-10-20T06:00:00Z NKT marked the completion of the expansion of its Esposende cable plant (formerly SolidAl, acquired in June 2024) with a ceremony on 20 October 2026. The plant makes medium- and high-voltage cables; the expansion brought in more than 150 new employees, and the new capacity will be ramped up gradually over the coming months. The €50m investment figure comes from the company release, which does not date the first announcement of the expansion, so the inauguration is used as the date (NKT, release via Cision, 21 Oct 2026). — Source: https://news.cision.com/dk/nkt/r/nkt-indvier-udvidet-kabelfabrik-i-portugal,c4412446 🏭 Baseyard to invest over €20m in defence site in Braga (Portugal) tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dbcf9481:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z Baseyard, a company founded by Latvian entrepreneur Olegs Jakovlevs, plans to build an industrial site for defence and dual-use technology in Braga, initially focusing on unmanned systems, electronics, communications, AI and detection systems. Operations are due to start in Q4 2026 with around 30 staff, growing to about 200 jobs by 2029; total investment is expected to exceed €20m, funded privately as well as through grants and support schemes (ECO, 25 Sep 2026). — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/09/25/nova-unidade-de-20-milhoes-quer-criar-polo-industrial-de-defesa-em-braga-e-vai-criar-200-empregos/