NICKEL - CONSTRUCTION Nickel As New Caledonia's largest employer and main source of exports, nickel remains the benchmark economic sector. It accounts for about 7% of New Caledonian GDP and 20% of employment. To date, New Caledonia is ranked as 3rd world reserve and 6th producer of nickel. The mining sites and the 3 plants regularly call on subcontractors, and many services are necessary for the smooth running of the sector. Key figures 80 companies and 6,100 employees (1/4 of all employees in the private sector) 208,000 To extracted in 2019, 95,600 To of metallurgical products leaving plants 7% of GDP (43bn XPF / €360M direct added value - 137bn XPF / €1.1bn with indirect and induced effects) 95% of the territory's exports (by value): laterites, saprolites, ferronickel, nickel oxide, cobalt, etc. Main cost centres: energy, construction, transport, telecommunications Construction The building and public works (BTP) sector comprises more than 7,500 companies and accounts for 10% of New Caledonia’s GDP. Property-related tax incentives (tax exemptions, tax relief, reduced registration fees, etc.), infrastructure projects and major building sites are all assets for the sector, but the challenges of the future will focus on new ways of building and living and the renovation of existing housing stock (silver economy, eco-construction, connected housing, etc.). Key figures 22,000 jobs (1/3 of all employees in the private sector) Annual sales 100 bn XPF / €835M 3 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECTORS AND OPPORTUNITIES 33
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