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9 good reasons to invest in West Pomerania

9 good reasons to invest in West Pomerania. General information. General information. 1,7 million inhabitants 23 thousand squared kilometers 2 regional centers : Szczecin ( capital city ) and Koszalin 185 km of coastline temperate oceanic climate

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9 good reasons to invest in West Pomerania

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  1. 9 good reasons to investin West Pomerania

  2. General information

  3. General information • 1,7 millioninhabitants • 23 thousandsquaredkilometers • 2 regionalcenters: Szczecin (capitalcity) and Koszalin • 185 km of coastline • temperateoceanicclimate • 1380 companies with foreigncapital • accessed with EU since 2004 • MultinationalCorpsNortheast in Szczecin

  4. 1. Location

  5. 1. Location • in the heart of Europe • close to Western Europe • close to Scandinavia • by the Baltic Sea • along the shortestroutelinking Westernand Eastern Europe (E-28) • along the shortestroutelinkingNordiccountriesand Central and Southern Europe (E-65, E-59)

  6. 2. Access

  7. 2. Access • allmeans of transport • directconnection to the Europeanmotorway network • motorwayconnection to Warsaw in 2014 • seaports in Szczecin and Świnoujście • ferry terminal in Świnoujście(connections to Sweden and Denmark) • internationalairport in Goleniów • intercontinentalairport in Berlin (1,5 hoursdrive)

  8. 3. Regional specializations

  9. 3. Regional specializations • bioeconomy (wood-furnituresector, agri-food sector, renewableenergy, greenchemistry, materials science, packaging) • maritime & logistics(maritimeeconomy, off-shore, multimodaltransportation, logisticcenters) • metal-machineindustry(precision metalwork, shipbuilding & repair, large-dimensionconstructions, mechanics, automatics, automotive) • services of the future(ICT, KPO, R&D,creativeindustries, technical services) • tourism & health(classic & medicaltourism)

  10. 4. Human capital

  11. 4. Human capital • 22 universities • 67,5 thsstudents, 18,7 ths. graduates • good English and German skills • laboursupply: ca. 105 ths. • hard-working: 1937 hoursannually • lowaveragelabourcosts: 811 EUR monthly (averagemonthlygrosswage in enterprisesector)

  12. 5. Investment areas

  13. 5. Investment areas • dozen of industrial park allover the region • ca. 1200 hectaresof fully-developedindustrialareas… • …incl. over 800 ha with Special Economic Zone status • 110 ths. squaredmetersof modern officespace • …and another 20 ths. underconstruction

  14. Major investors bioeconomy

  15. Major investors maritime & logistics

  16. Major investors metal-machine industry

  17. Major investors services of the future

  18. 6. Incentives

  19. 6. Incentives • Special EconomicZones(over 800 ha in 17 subzones) • maximum public aid: 40% of investment expenditures (50% for medium companies, 60% for small companies) • localpropertytaxexemptionsup to 7 years • EU funds(central and regionallevels) • support by the Investors’ Assistance Center

  20. 7. Opinions

  21. 7. Opinions • Tremendouspotential in terms of specialistsand proximity to logistichubs, such as major seaports.Ulrich Dohle - Tognum AG (Stargard Szczeciński)15th March 2012 • Why is the plant being founded in Szczecin?All feasibility studies showed that it was the best location.Christoph Wellendorf - BilfingerCristOffshore14th June 2012

  22. 7. Opinions • First of all, we would like to stress a welcoming attitude from the municipality we have approached and also the infrastructure: from the landing stations along the Baltic coast to the main roads down into Europe. Furthermore, the accessibility of skilled staff was very important.Klaus Nielsen – Espersen (Koszalin)4th July 2013

  23. 8. Recreation

  24. 8. Recreation • Baltic Sea, Szczecin Lagoon and 3000 lakesmakegreatconditions for sailing, wind- and kitesurfing • beautifulsandbeaches • WestpomeranianSailingRoute(33 marinas) • 3 golfcourses • 35% land covered by forests • SPA & wellness • healthresorts

  25. 9. Investors’ Assistance Center • one-stop-shop, 24/7 • official, regional, certified partner of Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency • cooperation with Ministry of Economy, Polish embassies,foreignembassies in Poland, chambers of commerce, specialeconomiczones • providinginformation • organizingvisits to West Pomerania • matchmaking (localauthorities, business partners) • English, German, Spanish, Italian

  26. 40-42 Piłsudskiego street 70-421 Szczecin, Poland +48 91 44 67 105, +48 512 006 662coi@wzp.pl, www.iac.wzp.pl

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