Navacel Process Industries has registered and published its collective bargaining agreement

The Territorial Representation for Labor and Social Security of Bizkaia has registered, stored, and published the 2026-2027 collective agreement of Navacel Process Industries, S.A. The agreement was published in issue number 159 of the Boletín Oficial de Bizkaia on August 21, 2026, with the official reference BOB-2026a159-(III-132).

The agreement was signed on April 15, 2026, by the company and employee representatives, and the resolution was signed by Verónica Fernández Fernández, the Territorial Representative of Bizkaia, in Bilbao on August 3, 2026. The registration was carried out in the Registry of Collective Agreements located in the Territorial Department of Bizkaia, in accordance with Article 90.2 of the Statute and Decree 323/2024.

Fixed and Variable Salary Increase

The agreement establishes a fixed and consolidatable salary increase for 2026: the CPI of the Basque Country, i.e., 2.90%, applicable from January 1, 2026. For 2027, the CPI of the Basque Country or a fixed 2.5% will be applied, whichever is higher.

Additionally, a variable and non-consolidatable increase based on EBITDA is established for two years:

• In 2026: if EBITDA is over 4.68 million euros, +0.15%; if over 5.14 million euros, +0.35%.
• In 2027: if EBITDA is over 6.21 million euros, +0.15%; if over 6.80 million euros, +0.35%.

The variable increase will be paid once the account audit for the corresponding fiscal year is completed, successively in the first half of 2027 and 2028.

Working Day and Working Conditions

The working day will be that established by the Provincial Agreement for Metal in Bizkaia, and meanwhile, a working period of 1,708 hours is established for split shifts and 1,688 hours for continuous shifts. For production needs, the working period may vary by a maximum of 100 hours per year, and the weekly limit will be 50 hours.

The agreement includes specific rules regarding working time flexibility, as well as the regulation of overtime, following the criteria of the Basque Agreement on Employment of January 15, 1999. Overtime will, in general, be compensated with rest periods and will only be paid in cash in exceptional cases.

Other Improvements

The agreement also includes several improvements for employees, among others:

• Seniority five-year increments calculated at 5% of 2001 salaries for 2026 and 5% of 2007 salaries for 2027.
• Night and shift bonuses, according to each category, and a bonus for height and confined spaces (9.45 euros/day or 1.21 euros/hour).
• Diets and mileage, with a monthly compensation of 72.80 euros for those commuting between Trápaga and Erandio.
• Work clothing and protective equipment annually, and civil liability insurance.

The agreement has the Provincial Agreement for Metal in Bizkaia as its supplementary regime and creates a Joint Commission for the supervision of its interpretation and fulfillment. The agreement will be automatically denounced on October 31, 2027, and ultra-activity will be maintained until another replacement agreement is signed.

This collective agreement is of particular importance for the metalworking employees of Navacel Process Industries, S.A., as it combines a fixed salary increase with a variable one based on company results, and guarantees the stability of working conditions until 2027.

Source: Official Gazette of Bizkaia, number 159, August 21, 2026, section III, pp. 1-18 (official reference: BOB-2026a159-(III-132)).