- CEO
- Joaquin Fernandez de Pierola Marín
- Full Time Employees
- 10,780
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Engineering & Construction
- Address
- Campus Palmas Altas Seville Spain 41014
- IPO Date
- Sep 9, 2009
- Business
- Abengoa, S.A. Abengoa S.A. (ABGOF) operates as a Spanish multinational in liquidation, providing innovative technology solutions for sustainability across infrastructure, energy, and water sectors; its core offerings encompass engineering and construction services for power plants including concentrated solar power, bioethanol production from biomass and cereals such as wheat, barley, corn, and sorghum, desalination systems, industrial waste recycling through subsidiaries like Befesa until 2013, and information technology integration for energy, traffic control, and environmental systems via former units like Telvent and Sainco. The company maintains historical divisions in bioenergy as one of Europe's largest bioethanol producers with capacities exceeding 700 million liters, environmental services, industrial engineering for electrical, telecommunications, and renewable facilities like wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass plants, alongside concessions for infrastructure projects. Founded in 1941 by Javier Benjumea Puigcerver and José Manuel Abaurre Fernández-Pasalagua and headquartered in Seville, Spain, Abengoa historically conducted operations in over 80 countries with a focus on sustainable technologies exported globally, targeting utility, industrial, and governmental customers in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and beyond. In recent major developments, Abengoa declared insolvency in February 2021 following repeated bankruptcies and regulatory charges against its board, marking Spain's second-largest corporate collapse, with its main business unit entering proceedings in May 2022; Cox Energy finalized the acquisition of its assets in August 2023 after securing lender support including from Santander, Caixabank, and BBVA, amid prior U.S. Chapter 11 filing in March 2016 and unsuccessful attempts to sell subsidiaries for restructuring. The company's official website confirms its current liquidation status, limiting active operations while preserving investor information.