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Tees Valley investment strategy identifies international growth markets

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A new 2026–2031 strategy prioritises markets including Europe, North America and the Middle East, with attention on manufacturing, energy and life sciences.

By The Tees · 17 October 2026

Archive view across the Teesside industrial landscape with steelworks in the background Image: Teesside steelworks (2017), Juliewatsonphotography / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Archive illustration.Image source CC BY-SA 4.0

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Tees Valley leaders have approved a new covering 2026 to 2031.

The plan prioritises potential investors in Europe, the Middle East, the USA and Canada, drawing on the region’s strengths in advanced manufacturing, chemicals, clean energy, life sciences and .

Countries highlighted include Germany, France, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. The strategy is intended to guide investment promotion and build on the region’s local growth plans. Investment targets are ambitions, rather than confirmed new jobs or developments.

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