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Industrias Alegre
01.07.2017 // Read More
In April 2016, INDUSTRIAS ALEGRE POLAND Sp. z o.o. received a permit for conducting business activity at Wrocław-Kobierzyce sub-zone of Tarnobrzeg Special Economic Zone EURO-PARK WISŁOSAN. The Spanish investor has declared expenditures of over PLN 80 m and creating 130 jobs. The plant, located close to Wrocław, is dedicated to the manufacture of interior hart trims for Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus. Production trial run was la ...
Nidec is open while Japanese investment are growing
02.06.2017 // Read More
Japanese producer of car parts, Nidec has just opened a production site in the Niepołomice Investment Zone. PAIH has supported the implementation of the project. Under the €40m-worth investment, 30 new jobs have been created. The opening ceremony of the site that was hosted by the owner of the company, Mr Shigenobu Nagamori, gathered local authorities and representatives of the Japanese embassy in Poland. Nidec is an exa ...
Poland is the fifth best European FDI destination
26.05.2017 // Read More
With 5,845 new projects in Europe in 2016 (up 15%), foreign direct investment hit a new record and created 259,673 jobs (up 19%): that’s twice as many as were being created in the wake of the financial crisis - reports EY in its “Attractiveness Survey. Europe”. In 2016, EY experts explain, international investors launched more projects in Europe than ever before. The United Kingdom remained Europe’s champion. However, Germany, wi ...
New Kongsberg Automotive factory near Włoclawek
19.05.2017 // Read More
A manufacturer of components and accessories for the automotive industry, Kongsberg Automotive, has decided to set up the next factory in Poland. The new investment will be built in Brześć Kujawski. The estimated value of the project is PLN 150m. In Poland, the company has been operating for 16 years. The first Kongsberg plant was established in Pruszków, while the new factory will be located in Brześć Kujawski, close to ...
The 4th Automotive CEE Day
14.02.2017 // Read More
The fourth edition of purchasing meeting Automotive CEE Day will take place on 23-24 March 2017 in Opole (Poland). The objective of the meeting is to establish first contact between car manufacturers’ purchasing departments, tier 1 suppliers and potential suppliers. Such companies as FCA Purchasing, Volkswagen Poznań, MAN Bus, Polaris Poland, Coroplast, DY Auto, Eldisy Poland, GEDIA Poland, KIRCHHOFF, Kongsberg Automotive, ...
Two reinvestments of Valeo
09.01.2017 // Read More
At the end of 2016, the Management Board of the Kraków Technology Park issued business permits to Valeo Autosystemy to run two reinvestments that will be conducted in Skawina and Chrzanów. The Valeo Group plans to invest PLN 420m. In Chrzanów, the company will spend PLN 101,7m to create 100 new jobs, to expand the factory and to build a warehouse. Valeo is also planning to buy a new production line to manufacture car lighti ...
Lufthansa and GE to invest in Poland
06.12.2016 // Read More
Lufthansa Technik and GE have chosen Poland as the location for their new aircraft engine service centre. Valued at around EUR 250 mln, the investment will create 500 jobs in the Legnica Special Economic Zone in Środa Śląska, in south-western Poland. The location of the new investment was announced on Monday, during a joint press conference by GE and Lufthansa, in the presence of Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s deputy Prime ...
New Whirlpool’s R&D Centre in Wrocław
18.11.2016 // Read More
Whirlpool Corporation is planning to open a Global R&D Centre in Wrocław. The project has been supported by PAIiIZ. Technologies that will be developed there will be implemented by the company globally. Opening the Whirlpool R&D Centre is a great opportunity for home appliance experts from the Dolny Śląsk Region that are looking for new career challenges. Currently, the Whirlpool R&D office in Wrocław employs 240 people. Under the new inve ...
First Mabuchi plan in Europe
11.11.2016 // Read More
The Japan's Mabuchi Motor auto component announced the establishment of its plant in Kraków Technology Park, Małopolska region. The factory will produce window washer pumps, power window lifters and seat belt pretensioners. This will be the first European plant of Mabuchi. The project was serviced by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ) and Kraków Technology Park (KPT). Mabuchi Motor will invest PLN ...
Bombardier to produce body shells for high speed trains in Poland
03.11.2016 // Read More
Bombardier Transportation Poland, specialising in solutions for rail and aviation transport, invested PLN 250 million (EUR 50 million) in a new manufacturing facility in Wrocław, Poland. The plant will produce high speed train body shells and trailer bogies for Deutsche Bahn railways. The investment will create 100 new jobs and increase total employment to 800 jobs. The project was run by the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency. Wr ...