Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone (WSEZ) plans to attract twice more investments than in 2010. Currently issued permissions are valued at 800 million zlotys and number of declared jobs is counting to 700. The SEZ will improve last-year result by finaliziation of negotiations with Mando Corporation, steering and brake system producer. The Koreans will start building a factory on 13 ha site near Wałbrzych. The factory is planned to launch in 2013. In next two years, it will create 300 jobs.
- Negotiations have lasted nearly 4 years. At the begining the project was to be smaller, but with time plans have grown. - WSEZ president says.
Mando hires over 3500 people in Korea, China, Malysia, India, USA and Turkey. Poland is going to be an European starting point for future expansion to other European countries.
Mando considered other sites in Poland, too. According to Korean Yonhap agency, Mando considered Katowice because of its close location to Hyundai factory in Czech Republic. However, Wałbrzych's trump card was its nearness to German and French receipents. Also, according to recently established Mando Corporation Poland CEO, Khang Chee Won, good technical infrastructure.
Other investments in WSEZ that are in final negotiation phase are 250 million contract with Japanese chocolate producer, Lotte and smaller grocery and automotive contracts in Strzegom.
The tender for the expansion of National Road No. 15 between Brodnica and Tama Brodzka has reached the stage of opening bids, revealing which contractors are interested in the project.
czytaj więcejThe offers were revealed in the tender for the construction of the Sztum bypass along National Road No. 55. This is another investment in the Pomeranian Voivodeship under the 100 Bypasses Program 2020–2030 (PB100).
czytaj więcejWe have signed a contract for the design and expansion of National Road No. 25 on the section between Zbiersk and Kokanin. The contractor, Strabag, has 39 months from the signing date to complete the project, which is valued at PLN 484,134,160.50. Drivers will be able to use the new 18-kilometre route in the fourth quarter of 2029.
czytaj więcejThe Wrocław Branch of GDDKiA hosted representatives from the Czech Road and Motorway Directorate (ŘSD) from the Hradec Králové office to discuss the connection between Poland’s S3 expressway and the Czech D11 motorway.
czytaj więcejThe Baltic Sea today plays a crucial role in the energy security of Poland and the wider region. It serves as a key route for oil and gas supplies, hosts underwater power and fiber-optic cables, and is the site of large-scale offshore wind farms that will supply Poland’s energy system in the coming years. With the growing strategic importance of the Baltic Sea and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the scale of threats to critical offshore infrastructure is also increasing.
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