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Mondragon Corporation collaborates with the largest Israeli defense manufacturer

  • Mondragon Corporation has five projects with Israeli institutions, according to El Salton Zelaieta. With this, Mondragon will earn around EUR 3 million.  
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The Ikerlan cooperative of the Mondragon Corporation has participated in the HERWIGNT aerospace project since 2023. Israel Aerospace Industries collaborates in this project. The IAI is not only the main Israeli defence manufacturer, but also the main export industry. Completion of the project is foreseen in December 2025. Thanks to the project with the Zionist company, Ikerlan will earn EUR 350,575.

Lortek of the Mondragon Corporation copoerita the FLASH-COMP program between Mondragon Information Systems (MSI) and IAI. This project revolves around the sustainable production of compounds. It started in 2022 and will end in 2026. Lortek will earn EUR 801,812 and EUR 338,100.

The companies Mondragon Ikerlan and Matz Erreka collaborate with Israeli Yoran Imaging Ltd in a waste reduction project in manufacturing, in the ZDZW initiative. This project will be extended until 2025. Ikerlan will earn EUR 1 million and Matz Erreka will reach EUR 213,840.

The Basque company Ideko of the corporation and the Israeli company Mellanox Technologies Ltd are collaborating in the EMPYEAN project in the data memory sector. This project began in February and will last until 2027. Ideko will be funded EUR 329,687 by European funds.

Finally, the Basque companies Neiker and Udapa participate with the company Technion in the PATAFEST initiative. Udapa is a cooperative promoted by Laboral Kutxa, a financial institution of Mondragon Corporation. This is an agricultural project, which is scheduled for completion by 2027. Neiker will earn EUR 555,791 with this project and Udapa EUR 147,543.


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