The facility, with a workforce of several hundred employees, will make the latest gasoline and diesel engines for passenger vehicles, that meet the highest environmental standards. The project will receive the state aid.

“The planned construction of a new Daimler AG engine plant in Poland is an evidence of the good state of our economy. We are open for international investment and will systematically implement our plan for sustainable development, so that we are attractive for further investors” said Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.

“I hope that the new plant will be a catalyst for further projects with technologically advanced products and will make the Polish economy even more innovative and competitive. This investment strengthens Polish-German cooperation and is symbolic, especially in view of the 25th anniversary of the Friendship Treaty of June 17, 1991”, adds Deputy Prime Minister.

Frank Deiß, Head of Production Powertrain Mercedes-Benz Cars and Site Manager Mercedes-Benz plant Untertürkheim, speaks with Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s Economy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister

The investor intends a long-term cooperation. The planned establishment of a new engine plant in Poland is a further step in the global growth strategy of Daimler to regain the top spot in global luxury auto production. (Ministry of Development)

More information in English: http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-656505-1-1902236-1-0-1-0-0-1-12639-614232-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html?TS=1462353413073

The company is to build its facility at the Zone 3 of the Płock Industrial and Technological Park. The start of the production is planned for Q4 2017. Spawex is to invest about PLN 2.5 million and to hire at least 10 people.

Visualisation of the „SPAWEX” company project in the Płock Industrial and Technological Park (photo: PPPT)

Investor will also organise the training for personnel performing and supervising the installation of flanges in pressure systems.

"Spawex" - Zdzisław Cielicki is a local company with a decade of experience in the market, specialising in the construction works, prefabrication and assembly of steel structures and pipelines. (PPPT)

Those are the first investors, in the existing less than a year and a half, Subzone "Lebork". “For three years, the investments area in Lębork was under so-called “the patronage of the Zone". After the construction of the technical infrastructure, it was included in the borders of the Słupsk Special Economic Zone. Within one year, the plot gained the interest of investors”, said Mirosław Kamiński, president of the Pomeranian Regional Development Agency, which supervises the Słupsk SEZ.

The new investors are: PPH AMG Ltd, GROUP SPORTEX (metal industry) and AJ FOOD Ltd (logistics). Companies declared to employ almost 230 people. The total value of these investments is PLN 35 million.

Production hall of Meble Negro (photo: Słupska SEZ)

In turn, in the “Czarne” sub-zone, the production of upholstered furniture by the Meble Negro company has just started. The investor, on a plot of 7.9 ha has built a production hall and warehouse equipped with modern machinery. The investment will create at least 150 new jobs, and the value of the investment will amount to over PLN 30 million.

Słupsk SEZ has 910 hectares of investment areas. The full offer of the Zone is available at: www.sse.slupsk.pl. (Słupsk SEZ)

Model ASEM is a 3-day youth conference and political simulation of the actual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit. It is a platform for political debate and negotiation where over 150 participants from the 51 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries have the possibility to experience Asia-Europe diplomacy through role-play exercises, practical trainings, as well as meetings with the ASEM Leaders of today. Through role-play, research, case-studies and practical trainings students will enhance their diplomacy, negotiation, consensus-building and public-speaking skills.

Eligibility criteria: Citizens (passport holders) of any of the 51 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries, university students from all disciplines, between the ages of 18-30, with an interest in international relations and strong verbal and written command of English.

No participation fee. The organisers provide participants with travel subsidies, accommodation and meals.

Application available at: http://asiaeuropefoundation.formstack.com/forms/7thmodelasem must be sent up to 13 May. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Poland’s exporters had a record year in terms of sales to the UK; the value of Polish goods exported in 2015 to Britain - Poland’s second-largest market - was over £8.3 billion. BPCC members will explained to Polish exporters in very specific seminar sessions how to go about selling to the UK in practical terms. With presentations about logistics, translation, trade finance, certification and contractual issues, Polish exporters could learn directly from experienced practitioners all they need to know to successfully enter the UK market.

The Forum will be held on 19 May in Novotel Kraków Centrum, ul. Kościuszki 5.

Programme and information regarding registration costs are available on: http://bpcc.org.pl/en/events/2nd-export-forum-in-krakow.

The twelfth edition of the largest and most important conference for the automotive industry AutoEvent 2016 will be held this year from 14 to 16 June in Zawiercie. The event is held under the patronage of PAIiIZ.

The two-day event attracts an average of 250 participants from sectors such as car manufacturing, parts and components, materials and prefabricated elements, machinery, equipment and tools, robotics and automation, logistics, software for industrial applications and business financing.

AutoEvent is the place to go for important contacts and contracts, as confirmed by the opinions of participants and the presence of esteemed guests, such as the managers of Poland’s largest vehicle factories, representatives from purchase departments, major manufacturers of parts and components, and service providers. (PAIiIZ)

More information: www.autoevent.pl/en/kilka-slow-o-autoevent

Once every two years, Grunt na Medal/Golden Site Contest contest is arranged by PAIiIZ together with the Marshall Offices of sixteen Polish provinces and Investor Service Centres (COI) under the patronage of the Polish government. The contest has been designed to select sixteen best greenfield plots in Poland - one per every 16 provinces. The investment should be prepared for industrial issues and cover at least 2 hectares of ground.

Every community can and should take a part in the contest by submitting not one, but few plots that are located within the community - no matter who owns the ground. However, the submitted plot cannot be located in any Polish Special Economic Zone or operate within any Technology Park.

“Grunt na Medal/Golden Site Contest” contest is really worth a challenge. Every community invited to the final stage of the contest can be sure that it offers good quality investment plots and a first class service for investors. Moreover, winning the contest significantly increases the chance to win an investment contract. Since 2005, 52 out of 96 recent winners of the contest  have welcomed new investors.

“This is not medals that we play for. It’s gaining the investor’s interest that is the best award in Grunt na Medal”, argues Michał Dąbrowski, PAIiIZ Member of the Board. “We hope, that in the end, this is the investors that will fight among each other for the top Polish plots selected in the contest, he adds.

The contest has stared on 29 April. By 20 May, every Polish community is invited to register and submit the application. Then the plots will be assessed, selected, and those that will enter to the short list will be visited and examined during a special study visit of experts. The list of winners of 7th Grunt na Medal/Golden Site Contest will be published in Autumn 2016.

To learn more please visit www.paiz.gov.pl/regiony/grunt_na_medal (Polish version only, English on request).

Więcej informacji udzielają: Marzanna Pochodyła-Siudym: tel: +48 22 334-98-12, e-mail: marzanna.pochodyla@paiz.gov.pl, Rafał Szymaniak: tel: +48 22 334-99-15, e-mail: rafal.szymaniak@paiz.gov.pl.

Offer of the Lubuski Industrial and Technological Park is addressed to each investor, regardless of country of origin, provided that the production plant will be built and the criteria of new jobs created will be met. Enterprises employing at least 30 employees will be exempt from property taxes for three years. For those with employment exceeding 50 people the exemption is 5 years. Companies with more than 200 employees can count on exemption from property tax for 10 years.

The total area of the park is nearly 168 hectares, while the industrial park, entirely under the status of a special economic zone, occupies 123 ha. As a result, investors would be entitled to an income tax holiday. The remaining part is Science and Technology Park of the University of Zielona Góra.

Already 3 companies invested in the Park and 4 new projects are in progress. Total employment reaches 500 people. (Lubuskie COI)