INVESTMENTS

Did  you  know  that  Zachodniopomorskie  belongs to a group of regions with outstanding investment attractiveness? This is confirmed by the last edition of the ranking prepared by the Institute of Research on Market Economy. A number of factors have contributed to the success of Western Pomerania, such as localisation in the heart of Europe and excellent transport availability. Educated staff and over 800 hectares of vacant plots in special economic  zones.  Sławomir  Majman,  Chairman of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency notes that the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship is appreciated by investors mainly because of the direct access to the sea with well prepared port facilities.Investors from across the world found their place in our region. Every night, trucks transporting blades for wind turbines, manufactured by the Danish po-tentate, LM Wind Power Bla-des, leave the Goleniow Industrial Park. Swedwood, the Swedish cor-poration representing wood and furniture industry and associated with Ikea, has its headquarters in the very Goleniów. Sawmills and production plants owned by the corporation are scattered across the region and the country. A Danish producer of probably the best beer in the world has invested in the capital of the voivodeship. The Italian UniCredit, the Danish Coloplast and the German Metro prove that the city is attractive for investments in services. The second regional centre, the City of Koszalin, has become home for Royal Greenland Seafood, the largest fish processor in Europe, and the  Portuguese  Jeronimo  Martins  has  opened a logistics centre here. The Japanese Bridgestone produces tyres for trucks and buses in the Industrial Park of Latest Technologies in Stargard Szczeciński. Cargotec, the world leader in the production of cargo transportation and handling equipment and machinery, opened its modern plant right next to it. According to Harri Ojala, Vice Chairman of the Finnish  Cargotec  Corporation,  the  place  of  their investments has all the features to run our busi-ness: proximity to European clients, a port, motorways, appropriate logistics solutions and a road investment plan. Ulrich Dohle, Vice Chairman of Tognum AG seems to share his opinion. The German giant is starting a construction of a modern plant manufacturing engine parts in Stargard. These projects are just a few examples of successful  foreign  investments  in  Zachodniopomorskie, which has 1,380 businesses with foreign capital registered here. The prevailing group among them are  investors  from  Scandinavia,  Germany  and other European countries. However, our offer has also been appreciated by Americans, Chinese, Indians, Japanese and Koreans. According to Chairman Sławomir Majman, good wind conditions for wind farms are the specificity of the region and there are currently more and more producers who consider establishing their production plants in the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship for the needs of the already existing wind farms. At the same time Roland Sunden from LM Wind Power Blades em-phasises that Zachodniopomorskie has excellent logistics conditions, both roads and the sea, which enable effective customer handling on the growing European markets. Tourism has a dominant role in  the  regional  economy  thanks  to  the  natural qualities of the region. Holidays in Zachodniopo-morskie assure a full relaxation and rejuvenation. Nature has created excellent conditions conducti-ve to body treatment and regeneration. The natural healing qualities – climate and rich deposits of peat and brine – are the basis for the functioning of numerous spas. Investor and Exporter Service Centre of the Marshal Office, which is a regional partner of the Polish Academy of Information and Foreign  Investments,  assures  professional  and free assistance to investors interested in the ad-vantages and the potential of Western Pomerania. The Centre is called a one stop shop due to the range of the offered assistance, ranging from information about the legal conditions for investment establishment  in  Zachodniopomorskie,  through support  programmes,  investment  incentives  up