The association Sevilla City One, Metropolis of the South of Europe, and the Salteras City Council have today signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at establishing a strategic collaboration to drive metropolitan Seville toward a model of sustainable, innovative urban growth aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European mission of climate-neutral cities by 2030.
The agreement will enable both entities to join forces to promote transformative initiatives, attract investment, and strengthen the positioning of Seville and its metropolitan area as a strategic hub for innovation, sustainability, and high value-added economic development. In this context, Salteras, strategically located in Seville’s metropolitan ring, is the largest municipality by surface area closest to the capital. Its proximity gives it a key role in metropolitan development, as part of the Territorial Planning Plan of the Seville Urban Agglomeration (POTAUS).
The Mayor of Salteras, José Antonio Alfaro, stated that “Salteras is positioning itself as a strategic enclave for territorial development in the metropolitan area, combining the promotion of productive activities with the preservation of natural resources and landscape heritage.” He added that “its proximity to Sevilla TechPark—unique in Spain for integrating science, university, and business—makes it a key area for the expansion of the capital’s innovation ecosystem.”
Salteras has a solid local productive environment, supported by key industrial areas such as Malpensa Industrial Park, Los Llanos, Jardín de Alá, Argentum, and Itálica Salteras Industrial Park. With more than one hundred established companies and a diversified range of activities, these industrial estates serve as auxiliary industry for strategic sectors such as metalworking, aerospace, and mining, among others. Salteras also hosts part of the Cobre Las Cruces S.A. hydrometallurgical mining complex, one of the world’s leading mining references.
Alfaro highlighted that “its expansion potential makes Salteras an attractive focus for the establishment of new companies and investments, thus boosting the municipality’s economic development and competitiveness.”
Salteras, a Model of Sustainability and Innovation
Salteras hosts multiple renewable energy projects, notably the Salteras Photovoltaic Park, promoted by Chint Solar, with a capacity of 130 MWp and expected to be operational in the first half of 2026, as well as a future biogas plant being developed by AGR Biogás, which will use agro-industrial waste. These projects, in addition to generating clean energy, aim to protect the local natural environment and contribute to the region’s energy transition.
Salteras is also promoting new urban developments, with several residential expansion areas that will involve the construction of more than 250 homes over an approximate five-year horizon, consolidating sustainable and well-planned growth. One of the main projects is Las Melgarejas Neighborhood, one of the areas with the greatest development potential in Andalusia.
Joint actions contemplated under the agreement include the organization of specialized conferences, the design and implementation of communication plans, coordinated participation in international forums, and involvement in other initiatives developed by the Sevilla City One Association.
Paloma Angulo Pozuelo, Managing Director of Sevilla City One, stated that “this alliance will allow us to showcase and enhance the value of the Seville metropolis—the fourth largest metropolis in Spain—as a major attractive hub for investment and business activity, especially in strategic sectors such as aerospace, mining, and technology.”
This agreement marks a new milestone in the development of Sevilla City One, which is embarking on its Strategic Plan 2025–2035 with the aim of defining the major transformation challenges facing the Seville metropolis over the next decade.
