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POLAND Why not?

POLAND Why not?. Herning , 4 September 2013. General information. General information. 1,7 million inhabitants 23 thousand squared kilometers 2 regional centers : Szczecin ( capital city ) and Koszalin w ell known for 185 km of coastline 1380 companies with foreign capital

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POLAND Why not?

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  1. POLAND Why not? Herning, 4 September 2013

  2. General information

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

  4. Location

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

  6. Access

  7. Access • all means of transport • direct connection to the European motorway network • motorway connection to Warsaw in 2014 • seaports in Szczecin and Świnoujście • ferry terminal in Świnoujście(connections to Sweden and Denmark) • international airport in Goleniów • intercontinental airport in Berlin (1,5 hours drive)

  8. Regionalspecializations & clusters

  9. Regionalspecializations • bioeconomy (wood-furniture sector, agri-food sector, renewable energy, green chemistry, materials science, packaging) • maritime & logistics (maritime economy, off-shore, multimodal transportation, logistic centers) • metal-machine industry (precision metalwork, shipbuilding & repair, large-dimension constructions, mechanics, automatics, automotive) • services of the future (ICT, KPO, R&D,creative industries, technical services) • tourism & health (classic & medical tourism)

  10. Clusters • WestpomeranianChemical Cluster „Green Chemistry” • WestpomeranianMaritime Cluster • Maritime Cluster of West Pomerania • Metal Cluster „Metalika” • Transport Technologies Cluster (initiative) • ICT West Pomerania Cluster

  11. Human capital

  12. Human capital • 22 universities • 67,5 thsstudents, 18,7 ths. graduates • good English and German skills • laboursupply: ca. 120 ths. • hard-working: 1937 hoursannually • lowaveragelabourcosts: 811 EUR monthly (averagemonthlygrosswage in enterprisesector)

  13. Investment areas & investors

  14. Investment areas • dozen of industrialparksallover the region • ca. 1200 hectares of fully-developedindustrialareas… • …incl. over 800 ha with Special Economic Zone status • 50ths. squaredmeters of modern officespace in Szczecin • …and anotherdozens of ths. underconstruction • foreign investorsalreadydoing business:Bridgestone (Japan, Stargard) Cargotec (Finland, Stargard)Carlsberg (Denmark, Szczecin) Crown Packaging (UK, Goleniów)Faymonville (Belgium, Goleniów) Homanit (Germany, Karlino)Kronospan (Austria, Szczecinek) LM Wind Power (Denmark, Goleniów)Metro (Germany, Szczecin) Netto (Denmark, Motaniec)Royal Greenland (Denmark, Koszalin) Swedwood (Sweden, Goleniów)Tieto (Finland, Szczecin)

  15. Investors

  16. Incentives

  17. Incentives • Special EconomicZones(over 800 ha in 18 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

  18. Opinions

  19. Recreation

  20. Opinions • „tremendouspotential in terms of specialists and proximity to logistichubs, such as major seaports”Ulrich Dohle - Tognum AG, 15th March 2012 • „proximity to ourEuropeanclients, the port, the motorway, adequatelogisticsolutions and road investment plans, academiccenters, excellentcooperation with localauthorities”HarriOjala – Cargotec, 29th April 2009

  21. Recreation • Baltic Sea, Szczecin Lagoon and 3000 lakesmakegreatconditions for sailing, wind- and kitesurfing • WestpomeranianSailingRoute (33 marinas) • beautifulsandybeaches • 3 golf courses • manySPA & wellnesscenters • plenty of healthresorts

  22. Investors’ Assistance Center • one-stop-shop, 24/7 • official, regional, certified partner of PolishInformation and Foreign Investment Agency • providinginformationand organizingvisits to West Pomerania • matchmaking(investors, localauthorities, business partners) • English, German, Spanish, Italian • contact:70-421 Szczecin, 40-42 Piłsudskiego Streetphone: +48 91 44 67 105, mobile: +48 512 006 662e-mail: iac@wzp.pl

  23. Dominika Bednarek Investors’ Assistance Center +48 91 44 67 177 dbednarek@wzp.pl Hi 13 stand – J7120 Herning, 4 September 2013

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