The transport equipment sector, not including the automative industry, accounts for 9% of the industrial gross value added of the Basque Country. In the Basque Country, raw materials represent 59% of the costs of this sector which include the rail, maritime and aeronautics sectors.
The ecodesign of lighter and sustanaible materials, extending the life of products and components, along with maximising the use of infrastructures and means of transport are trends that the industry is anticipating.