The group of companies that form AEVE and its productive diversity is characterised by its link to industrial activity, particularly to energy production. Within those the activity that generates most of employment and Gross Value Added (GVA) is that of refining and coking, due to the large relevance of Repsol Petroleo within AEVE.
The 21 companies jointly contributed to the Spanish economy during the year 2013 with a significant added value of just over 978€ million and created 11,795 full-time jobs.
The capital intensive nature of the economic activities developed by AEVE becomes evident when we observe that 1,618 direct jobs in Escombreras Valley generated 7,578 indirect jobs in the whole Spanish territory, as a consequence of the high added value generated by AEVE and especially due to a remarkable drag effect on the whole of the Spanish economy.
In 2019, the direct contribution of the twenty-three AEVE companies to gross domestic product, in terms of added value, exceeded 360 million euros and directly employed 1,594 workers
The outcome generated by AEVE during 2013 on products and service suppliers increased up to more than €452M and generated 7,579 full time jobs.
The economic effect related to the consumption of AEVE's direct and indirect employees, generated more than €158M as well as 2,598 full-time jobs in 2013.
The activity of some of AEVE's associates is directly related to the Escombrearas basin, benefiting from the facilities offered by the Port of Cartagena. AEVE's remarkable contribution to the economy of the Port of Cartagena nearly represents two-thirds of the total amount of taxed paid to the Cartagena's Port Authority.
In addition to maritime traffic, raw materials stowage for production processes and goods derived from them, represent another relevant factor for AEVE, being land transport one of the most common shipment means.
AEVE's important economical activity not only generates wealth and employment, but it also contributes to the public revenue at local, regional and national level.