Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodeship is situated in the north-central part of the country. It is a region with industrial and agricultural traditions. In addition to its well-developed agricultural, chemical and industrial machine sectors, the voivodeship in recent years boasts the presence of an electronics-sector investor - the factory of Japanese electronics giant Sharp and its sub-suppliers in Łysomice near Toruń. The voivodeship has extensive research facilities, headed by Toruń’s Nicholas Copernicus University and including research centres facilitating the flow of new technological solutions to the industrial sector such as Toruń’s Technology Transfer Centre.

Investment opportunities

• industrial traditions
• highly qualified, cheap and available pool of engineers and technical specialists
• strong scientific-research base (numerous tertiary institutions, strong scientific centres)
• leading role in Poland in terms of creating information society
• concentration of population: Bydgoszcz-Toruń agglomeration, strong sub-regional centres
• efficient agricultural production and well-developed food processing
• ecologically pure environment supported by advanced projects in the fields of environmental protection
• well-developed social infrastructure (leading medical centres, strong spa base important cultural institutions and efficient education system)

Sectors with huge potential

• Electronics
• Electro-mechanical
• Chemical
• Food production