Electronics Sector

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The Electronics sector in numbers

Data refer to business entities in which the number of employees exceeds 49 persons.

Introduction

The development of the electronics sector in Poland dates back to the 1930s. During this period lighting equipment was manufactured by Polskie Zakłady Philips in Warsaw and electronic transmitting and microwave lamps were economic produced by Zakłady Elektronowe Lamina in Piaseczno. The post-war years proved that electronics, as a facilitator of technological and civilisational progress, had become one of the fastest growing economic sectors, worldwide. With the fall of communism at the beginning of the 1990s, the electronics industry became a focal point of interest for many foreign companies that have since become permanent fixtures on the Polish market. These include Schneider Electric, Alcatel-Lucent or the aforementioned Philips. Today, the electronics industry remains one of the fastest-growing segments of the Polish economy.

Most important investors in the Polish electronics sector include:

• Dell (Łódź, woj. łódzkie) production of desktops and servers
• Flex (Łódź, woj. łódzkie, Tczew, woj. pomorskie) production of components and telecommunications products
• Humax Poland, (Bełchatów, województwo łódzkie) production of personal video recorders and TV sets
• Jabil (Kwidzyń, woj. pomorskie) production of electronic components
• Kimball Electronics (Tarnowo Podgórne, woj. wielkopolskie) production of electronic components for telecommunications and the automotive industry
• LG Display Poland (Biskupice Podgórne, woj. dolnośląskie) production of liquid crytal displays
• LG Electronics (Mława, woj. mazowieckie) production of television sets and consumer devices
  
• Nokia (formerly Alcatel-Lucent, Bydgoszcz, kujawsko-pomorskie) production of telecommunications equipment and other consumer devices
• Sharp (previously UMC, Łysomice, woj. kujawsko-pomorskie) production of television sets
• TCL Operations Polska, (Żyrardów, woj. mazowieckie) production of electronics
• TPV Technology (Gorzów Wielkopolski, woj. lubuskie) production of computer monitors
• Vestel (formerly Compal, Biskupice Podgórne, woj. dolnośląskie) production of television sets
  
  
  

Locations of electronics companies in Poland

Case studies

The Polish Investment and Trade Agency (formerly the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency) actively participated in servicing the following investment projects completed with a positive investment decision:

The American company Dell decided in 2008 to choose Łódź as the place for the implementation of a new investment project to start a computer production plant. The Dell production facility with an area of 37 thousand square meters was built for 200 million euros. Currently, the plant employs 1,500 people.

The American investor Flextronics began its investment adventure in Poland in 2000 when it decided to build a factory in Tczew, Pomerania. Since then, the presence of Flextronics has been characterized by dynamic development. Initially, the company employed only a few hundred employees, but currently employs over 3,500 people, and the plant is expanding with additional buildings. The company completes orders for global brands, from the telecommunications and car industries.

Source: Statistical Yearbook of Industry - Poland 2021 (GUS - Statistics Poland, February 2022); Production of industrial products in 2020 (GUS - Statistics Poland, July 2021); Foreign Direct Investment in Poland in 2020 (NBP, October 2021)

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