West Pomerania – the best place for Investors WEST POMERANIA – OUR LOCATION
Main features:
• proximity to Western Europe • proximity to Scandinavia
• access to the Baltic Sea and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean
• situated along the shortest route linking Scandinavia with Central and Southern Europe
• situated along the shortest route linking Western Europe with Baltic States and Russia
2/30 WEST POMERANIA – KEY DATA & FACTS
POPULATION 1,7 million
AREA 23 thousand km² (the fifth biggest Region in Poland)
TERRITORIAL DIVISION 21 counties and 114 communes
Accessed with EU since 2004
MAIN DISTANCES • Berlin 140 km • Copenhagen 281 km • Prague 371 km • Warsaw 450 km • Brussels 850 km • London 1016 km
distances are line of sight
3/30 TOP SECTORS IN OVERALL PRODUCTION OUTPUT
• Shipbuilding and metal processing • Renewable energy • Food and beverages • Chemical products • Electronics • Timber and wooden products • Automotive (car parts)
4/30 Be close! CONVENIENT LOCATION
The West Pomerania’s strength is a very convenient layout of roads for transit transport
Crossing international roads E 65 connecting Scandinavia with Prague and Southern Europe E 28 connecting Berlin with Gdańsk
Railway main lines E 59 re loading terminals Świnoujscie sea port to Berlin, Vienna and Sophia E 28 connecting Berlin/Hamburg – through West Pomerania to Gdańsk – Kaliningrad – Sankt Petersburg
6/30 CONVENIENT LOCATION
The West Pomerania’s strength is a very convenient layout of roads for transit transport
Szczecin is the only one city in Poland linked by highway with Western Europe.
In a few years the S3 expressway (CETC) will link Świnoujście with Czech border.
7/30 ACCESS BY AIR
• International airport in Szczecin Goleniów passenger flights to: Warsaw, London, Dublin, Oslo • Cargo handling starting in near future • Cargo and passenger airports in Berlin 2 hours drive
8/30 SEAPORT OF SZCZECIN AND ŚWINOUJŚCIE
• situated along the shortest route linking Scandinavia with Central and Southern Europe and along the Baltic maritime route linking Russia and Finland with Western Europe • excellent connection with Berlin via the inland waterway network and further with the European river waterway system • offer comprehensive operating of bulk and general cargo, as well as passengers and means of transport • regular services cover traffic from Szczecin and Świnoujście to Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Great Britain, Germany, West Africa and China • additionally, there are 11 local Baltic ports and 13 fishing harbours in the Region
9/30 UNIVERSITY LEVEL EDUCATION
There are 18 university level schools in the Szczecin Metropolitan Area (SMA), the main are: – University of Szczecin – over 30 000 students – Westpomeranian Technological University – 17 000 students – Westpomeranian Business School – 4 900 students – Szczecin Maritime University – 3 600 students – Pomeranian Medical University – 2 500 students
Overall number of students in the SMA – 61 000
Main degrees include: processing, engineering, construction, economy and management, IT, biotechnology, law, electronics, mathematics, chemistry
10/30 HUMAN CAPITAL
• Unemployment rate in the Region is 14,2% (to compare 10,7% in Poland) • 97% of students in Szczecin speak English (30% very well) • Access to qualified staff – 18 000 graduates annually, 80 000 students at 22 high schools • Szczecin: 1 900 graduates in economics and administration, 550 IT engineers, 3 000 other engineers • Hard working: 1 985 hours annually (UK – 1 669, Spain – 1 764, France – 1 564, Germany – 1 436) • Significantly lower average wages in Poland – 10 301 USD annually in 2006 (UK – 44 974 USD, France – 38 580 USD, Germany – 38 001 USD)
11/30 Rest and have fun! Tourism – main asset of West Pomerania
• 185 km of unique coastline with beautiful beaches • Exceptionally picturesque character of the Szczecin Lagoon • Over 3 000 lakes • 35% of Region covered by forests • 2 National and 7 Landscape Parks • 3 golf courses • Numerous horse stables and marinas
13/30 Invest in a friendly Region! EXAMPLES OF INVESTMENT AREAS
14/30 PLACES TO INVEST IN WEST POMERANIA Koszalin Karlino
Szczecinek Police Goleniów Szczecin Stargard Wałcz Gryfino CETC
15/30 PLACES TO INVEST IN WEST POMERANIA THE GOLENIÓW INDUSTRIAL PARK
Location: 30 km East North from Szczecin
• Well developed land for greenfield investments • Excellent location: by National Road #3 linking Baltic Sea with South of Poland and Berlin • Close (5 km) distance to international airport • Certain parcels with Special Economic Zones status • Community offers local tax exemptions • Numerous investors already present at GIP, i.a. ProLogis (USA), LM Glasfiber (Denmark), Faymonville (Belgium), Lucky Union Foods (South Korea)
16/30 PLACES TO INVEST IN WEST POMERANIA
17/30 PLACES TO INVEST IN WEST POMERANIA POLICE INDUSTRIAL PARK „INFRAPARK” Location: 30 km North from Szczecin
• 19 selected areas covering aprox. 227 ha surrounded by Chemical Plant “Zakłady Chemiczne S.A.” • All necessary infrastructure available (energy, natural gas, heating system, solid waste disposal facilities, telecommunication) • Good accessibility from the national roads • Own sea and river ports • Preferred industries: inorganic chemical industry, heavy industry, utilization of by products • Community offers local tax exemptions • Investors already present: Martifer (Portugal) and Loyal Chemical Industrial (Taiwan)
18/30 PLACES TO INVEST IN WEST POMERANIA STARGARD INDUSTRIAL PARK AND HIGH TECHNOLOGIES PARK Location: 30 km East from Szczecin
• Third biggest city in the Region (aprox. 72 000 inhabitants) • 150 ha + 350 ha of well developed land • Exemptions from local taxes • Favourable road connections to the industrial park • Well qualified staff • Possible use of structural funds designated for industrial parks development • Further development of technical and transportation infrastructure • Plots with Special Economic Zone status • Already present investors: Bridgestone (Japan), Cargotec (Finland), Klippan Safety, Backer OBR (Sweden), Mekoprint (Denmark), Spaas (Belgium)
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KOSZALIN BUSINESS ACTIVITY ZONE
Location: 160 km North East from Szczecin
• Second biggest city in the Region (107 000 inhabitants) • Strong academic centre in West Pomerania • Well developed land with production halls for sale/lease • Special Economic Zone in Koszalin • Exemption from local taxes • Favourable road connections to the industrial park • Well qualified staff • Further development of technical and transportation infrastructure • Numerous investors already present, i.a. Royal Greenland Seafood (Denmark)
20/30 PLACES TO INVEST IN WEST POMERANIA
Science and Technology Park in Szczecin
• New project conducted by Szczecin Municipality • The place of starting, establishment & running business activity in branches of high technology, new workplaces, legal activity, synergy working • 100 000 sq.m of modern office space (class A) • designed for IT, R&D and innovative technologies • 4 000 workplaces for engineers
21/30 INCENTIVES FOR INVESTORS
EU funds • Regional Fund – 274 mln € available for economic development • Innovative Economy – 9,7 bln € for large, innovative businesses (realizing Lisbon Strategy) • Human Capital – 11,5 bln € for improving quality of human resources (trainings, seminars etc.)
Special Economic Zones – CIT exemption until 2020
Labour incentives – various tools for enterprises hiring unemployed
Several various incentives for R&D activity
Local tax exemptions
Professional advisory services provided by Investors’ Assistance Center of The Marshal’s Office of Westpomeranian Voivodship
22/30 What others think about West Pomerania? West Pomerania – attractiveness toward foreign investment
(...) The opinion on the growing position of West Pomerania among leaders in the attractiveness for foreign investment is confirmed by PAIiIZ staff directly involved in investment projects and, what is more important, by the investors themselves (…)
Agnieszka Wróbel Head of Department Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
23/30 What others think about West Pomerania? West Pomerania – attractiveness toward foreign investment
(...) When the decision about looking for location for our new investment was made we analysed dozens of solutions. We landed at a hundred or so airports and it became obvious that Stargard would suit us best. It offers everything we need to run our business: the proximity to our European clients, the port, the motorway, adequate logistic solutions and road investment plans. Moreover, I am also impressed by the academic centres of West Pomerania. I am looking forward to cooperating with them. (...) First, excellent cooperation with local government. Second, the possibility of buying a 41 hectare plot of land. Third, the logistics links and proximity to our client base. (...)
Harri Ojala Vice President of Cargotec Corporation (announcing the investment decision) Szczecin, 29th April 2009
24/30 What others think about West Pomerania? West Pomerania – attractiveness toward foreign investment
(...) It is not a coincidence that we are placing our first Polish factory here in Goleniów. It is the result of very thorough research and analysis, where all our findings at the end pointed to this region. (...) Secondly, the authorities have been both agile and accommodating in responding to our business development needs. As a third factor, this site provides an excellent platform for future expansions and we have every confidence, that we can realize our future expansion plans here in Goleniów. Last but not least a very decisive factor: Here in Goleniów we have found the quality people that are an absolute precondition for success. Bottom line: Goleníów was a natural choice for us, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all authorities that have been involved in the project (...)
Roland Sunden CEO of LM Glasfiber (during the opening ceremony) Goleniów, 3rd March 2009
25/30 What others think about West Pomerania? West Pomerania – attractiveness toward foreign investment
(...) As an Executive Manager of NOVASOL Polska in Szczecin, I would like to thank the whole team of Investors’ Assistance Center of Marshal’s Office of Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship (…) for a good cooperation and great engagement (...)
Anna Szulc Executive Manager Novasol Polska Sp. z o.o.
26/30 What others think about West Pomerania? West Pomerania – attractiveness toward foreign investment
(…) It’s only with such good support in the host country that we can bring a long term investment like this one (…) Takashi Urano President Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (during the investment agreement signing ceremony) Stargard, 31st July 2006
27/30 TASKS:
liaison between investor and investment process related institutions
one stop shop (comprehensive advisory) for investors:
- law and legal conditions concerning new investment process offered incentives (financed from EU subsidies, national, regional and local programs supporting new investment processes)
- investment offers (lands, buildings, mergers and acquisitions)
- local costs and indices
28/30 IAC’S INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN 2008:
others 7 Germany 10
Poland 2 3 Brasil 2 8 United Kingdom 2 9
Portugal 2 Denmark 9 2 4 10 2 Italy 2
France 2 2 USA 3
2 Japan 3 Sweden 8 2 Norway 3 Netherlands 4
29/30 The Marshal’s Office Office Marshal’s The Westpomeranian of Voivodship Korsarzy34 Street Szczecin 70 540 POLAND Investors’Center Assistance Piłsudskiego40–42 Street 70 421 Szczecin POLAND 102 67 +48 91/44 fax: [email protected] e mail: www.coi.wzp.pl ph: 105 67 91/44 +48
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