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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: [email protected]
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Dominika Bednarek
Investors’ Assistance Center+48 91 44 67 177 [email protected] 13 stand – J7120Herning, 4 September 2013
