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POLANDWhy not?Herning, 4 September

2013

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General information

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General information

• 1,7 million inhabitants• 23 thousand squared kilometers• 2 regional centers: Szczecin (capital city) and

Koszalin• well known for 185 km of coastline• 1380 companies with foreign capital• accessed with EU since 2004• Multinational Corps Northeast in Szczecin

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Location

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Location

• in the heart of Europe by the Baltic Sea• close to Western Europe and Scandinavia• along the shortest route linking Western

and Eastern Europe (E-28)• along the shortest route linking Nordic countries

and Central and Southern Europe (E-65, E-59)

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Access

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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)

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Regional specializations& clusters

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• 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)

Regional specializations

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• Westpomeranian Chemical Cluster „Green Chemistry”

• Westpomeranian Maritime Cluster• Maritime Cluster of West Pomerania• Metal Cluster „Metalika”• Transport Technologies Cluster (initiative)• ICT West Pomerania Cluster

Clusters

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Human capital

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• 22 universities• 67,5 ths students, 18,7 ths. graduates• good English and German skills• labour supply: ca. 120 ths. • hard-working: 1937 hours annually• low average labour costs: 811 EUR monthly

(average monthly gross wage in enterprise sector)

Human capital

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Investment areas & investors

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Investment areas• dozen of industrial parks all over the region• ca. 1200 hectares of fully-developed industrial

areas…• …incl. over 800 ha with Special Economic Zone

status• 50 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)

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Investors

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Incentives

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Incentives• Special Economic Zones (over 800 ha in 18

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 the Investors’ Assistance Center

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Opinions

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Recreation

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Opinions• „tremendous potential in terms of specialists and

proximity to logistic hubs, such as major seaports”Ulrich Dohle - Tognum AG, 15th March 2012

• „proximity to our European clients, the port, the motorway, adequate logistic solutions and road investment plans, academic centers, excellent cooperation with local authorities”Harri Ojala – Cargotec, 29th April 2009

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Recreation• Baltic Sea, Szczecin Lagoon and 3000 lakes

make great conditions for sailing, wind- and kitesurfing

• Westpomeranian Sailing Route (33 marinas)• beautiful sandy beaches• 3 golf courses• many SPA & wellness centers• plenty of health resorts

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Investors’ Assistance Center• one-stop-shop, 24/7• official, regional, certified partner of Polish

Information and Foreign Investment Agency• providing information and organizing visits to

West Pomerania• matchmaking (investors, local authorities,

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

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Dominika Bednarek

Investors’ Assistance Center+48 91 44 67 177 dbednarek@wzp.plHi 13 stand – J7120Herning, 4 September 2013