Investors’ Assistance Center

2. Investors’ Assistance Center www.iac.wzp.pl

3. Investors’ Assistance Center General information www.iac.wzp.pl

4. Investors’ Assistance Center 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 215 ths. companies registered, incl. 4,5 ths. with foreign capital accessed with EU since 2004 Multinational Corps Northeast in Szczecin www.iac.wzp.pl

5. Investors’ Assistance Center Location www.iac.wzp.pl

6. Investors’ Assistance Center Location • • • • • • in the heart of Europe close to Western Europe close to Scandinavia by the Baltic Sea along the shortest route linking Westernand Eastern Europe (E-28) along the shortest route linking Nordic countriesand central and Southern Europe (E-65, E-59) www.iac.wzp.pl

7. Investors’ Assistance Center Access www.iac.wzp.pl

8. Investors’ Assistance Center 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) www.iac.wzp.pl

9. Investors’ Assistance Center Access www.iac.wzp.pl

10. Investors’ Assistance Center Regional specializations www.iac.wzp.pl

11. Investors’ Assistance Center Regional specializations • • • • • bioeconomy (renewableenergy, wood-furniture, agri-food, greenchemistry, materials science & packaging) logistics (maritimeeconomy, multimodaltransportation, logisticscenters) metal & others (precision metalwork, shipbuilding & repair, large-dimensionconstructions, mechanics, automatics, automotive) knowledgeintensive services (KPO, IT/ICT, R&D, technical services) medicaltourism (wellness & SPA, healthresorts) www.iac.wzp.pl

12. Investors’ Assistance Center Human capital www.iac.wzp.pl

13. Investors’ Assistance Center Human capital • • • • • • 22 universities 67,5 ths. students, 18,7 ths. graduates good English and German skills unemployment rate: 16,7% (102,51 ths.) hard-working: 1 937 hours annually low average labour costs: 811 EUR monthly(average monthly gross wage in enterprise sector) www.iac.wzp.pl

14. Investors’ Assistance Center Investment areas www.iac.wzp.pl

15. Investors’ Assistance Center Investment areas • • • • • • dozen of industrial parks all over the region ca. 1000 ha of fully-developed investment areas… …incl. 682 ha with Special Economic Zone status 30 ths. squared meters of modern office space in Szczecin… …and another dozens of ths. under construction foreign investors already doing 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) UniCredit (Italy, Szczecin) www.iac.wzp.pl

16. Investors’ Assistance Center Why is West Pomerania often called „Little Denmark”? www.iac.wzp.pl

17. Investors’ Assistance Center Investment areas www.iac.wzp.pl

18. Investors’ Assistance Center Incentives www.iac.wzp.pl

19. Investors’ Assistance Center Incentives • • • • • • Special Economic Zones (682 ha in 15 subzones) maximum public aid: 40% of investment expenditures(50% for medium companies, 60% for small companies) local property tax exemptions up to 7 years EU funds (central and regional levels) support by Investors’ Assistance Center „The Hunger” www.iac.wzp.pl

20. Investors’ Assistance Center Opinions www.iac.wzp.pl

21. Investors’ Assistance Center Opinions • • • • „tremendous potential that is availablein terms of specialists and the proximityto logistics hubs, such as major seaports” – Ulrich Dohle, Tognum AG, 15.03.2012 „proximity to our European clients, the port, the motorway, adequate logistic solutions and road investment plans, academiccenters, excellentcooperation with localgovernment” – HarriOjala, Cargotec, 29.04.2009 „authorities have been both agile and accommodating in responding to our business development needs,the site provides an excellent platform for future expansions,here in Goleniów we have found the quality people that are an absolute precondition for success”– Roland Sunden, LM Wind Power, 03.03.2009 „goodsupport in the host country”-Takashi Urano, Bridgestone, 31.07.2006 www.iac.wzp.pl

22. Investors’ Assistance Center Recreation www.iac.wzp.pl

23. Investors’ Assistance Center Recreation • • • • • • • Baltic Sea, Szczecin Lagoon and 3 000 lakes(great conditions for sailing, wind- and kitesurfing) beautiful sand beaches Westpomeranian Sailing Route (over 18 marinas) 3 golf courses 35% of land covered by forests SPA & wellness health resorts www.iac.wzp.pl

24. Investors’ Assistance Center Recreation www.iac.wzp.pl

25. Investors’ Assistance Center About us www.iac.wzp.pl

26. Investors’ Assistance Center About us • • • • • • • one-stop-shop, 24/7 official, regional, certified partner of Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency providing information organising visits to West Pomerania matchmaking (local authorities, business partners) English, German, Spanish, Italian contact: 70-421 Szczecin, Piłsudskiego 40-42 street tel. +48 91 44 67 105, mobile +48 512 006 662coi@wzp.pl www.iac.wzp.pl

27. Investors’ Assistance Center www.iac.wzp.pl

28. Investors’ Assistance Center Paweł Bartoszewski +48 91 44 67 178+48 512 006 662pbartoszewski@wzp.pl Szczecin, 3rd December 2012