Porto plus the conurbation to which it belongs and has Porto municipality as its central core forming the nucleus of the conurbation, is a major industrial and financial center of both Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. As the most important city in the heavily industrialized northwest, many of the largest Portuguese corporations from diverse economic sectors, like Altri, Ambar, Amorim, Bial, BPI, Cerealis, CIN, Cofina, EFACEC, Frulact, Lactogal, Millennium bcp, Porto Editora, RAR, Sonae, Sonae Indústria, and Super Bock Group, are headquartered in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, most notably, in the core municipalities of Maia, Matosinhos, Porto, and Vila Nova de Gaia.
pOrto PLuS The coNurbaTiOn to whiCh It bElOngS aNd haS porto muniCipality AS ITs CenTrAl Core foRming tHe nucLeus of the conUrbAtion, is a MAjor inDuStrial And finAnCiAl centEr of bOtH PORtugaL And the ibeRiaN peninsUlA. as ThE mOst imPortaNt city in the HeAviLY indUStrialiZeD northwEst, MAny of tHe lARgest portuGUESe cORpoRAtiONs frOM diVerse economIC sectors, LIKe Altri, ambAr, aMoRim, bIaL, Bpi, cereAlis, CIN, cOfina, efAcec, frulaCt, Lactogal, miLLeNniUm bcP, porTO EditORa, rar, sonaE, Sonae InDÚSTRiA, and supEr bock GroUp, are hEAdQuarteRED in THE greATEr metroPOLitAn arEa Of porTO, mosT NotAbLY, iN the core MunicipAliTies of MaIA, matosinHoS, Porto, And vila novA De gaIa.