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OPEN FOR BUSINESS CONTENTS Poland A PLACE WORTH INVESTING IN 04 West Pomerania YOU ARE HERE – YOU ARE EVERYWHERE 06 Your company in Poland 08 The economy of West Pomerania 10 They have invested in West Pomerania CASE STUDIES 12 Our products conquering the world 16 Support and funding from the European Union 20 Industrial and Technology Parks 22 Polish Investment Zone 26 Investment land for sale in selected counties 28 Business clusters in West Pomerania 32 Science for business 34 Special Inclusion Zone 37 A region full of attractions 38 Centre for Economic Initiatives 39 04 Poland A PLACE WORTH INVESTING IN ROADS th largest country completed in the European under construction Union planned 6 Volume of Polish exports Polish export destinations Top exports [billion EUR] [billion EUR] [billion EUR] 221.0 2018 62.6 Germany 88.1 electrical machinery 200.0 2017 14.1 Czechia 30.8 chemical 184.8 2016 13.7 UK 29.3 food and agriculture 179.5 2015 12.2 France 22.1 metallurgy 163.1 2014 10.2 Italy 11.1 wood and paper 152.8 2013 10 The Netherlands 10.4 light industry 143.4 2012 6.8 Russia 6.2 minerals 05 312,600 sq kmsurface area 94% of foreign investors who have located their business million people in Poland in recent years, 38 would do it again! 3,752.5 km of motorways and expressways www.paih.gov.pl 15 international airports WHY POLAND IS A PERFECT PLACE FOR INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT? Qualified staff Financial support 2 million university graduates Government grants, tax breaks and special per year economic zones Strategic location Availability of attractive areas Central location in Europe with perfect for investment connections to the rest of the world 2.2 million sq m of industrial areas Low cost of business Stable macroeconomic Average hourly wage is situation EUR 7.4 Economic growth of 4.6% Volume of FDI in Poland Largest investors and their Unemployment rate in Poland [%] www.stat.gov.pl [PLN billion] FDI volumes [PLN billion] Gross Domestic Product [PLN trillion] www.nbp.pl 833,1 The Netherlands 20,2 741,7 778,6 13,0% 690,2 725,5 Germany 13,7 11,5% Luxembourg 8,7 9,7% 8,3% France 4,1 6,6% Austria 4,0 5,8% Switzerland 3,5 1,86 1,98 2,11 1,63 1,73 1,8 UK 2,1 Belgium 2,0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 06 West Pomerania YOU ARE HERE – YOU ARE EVERYWHERE 22,600 sq km surface area Copenhagen 1.7million popula tion Kołobrzeg Koszalin Świnoujście 75 persons/sq km population density 66 unique cities and towns Goleniów 1,043 km of national roads Szczecin 185 km of coastline 5 seaports Stargard Warsaw Berlin PROXIMITY TO THE BALTIC SEA LOCAL TAX BREAKS FOR UP TO 7 YEARS seaports in Szczecin, Świnoujście, Kołobrzeg, Darłowo and Police PROXIMITY TO GERMANY AND SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AVAILABILITY OF MODERN OFFICE SPACE excellent connections with the European motorway system AVAILABILITY OF EU FUNDS FOR COMPANIES TOURIST ATTRACTIONS FOR THE MOST EUR 82.6 billion for Poland, EUR 1.6 billion DEMANDING for West Pomerania 07 PLN 73.5 billion 190,700 GDP in West Pomerania employment in the enterprise sector PLN 7.9 billion PLN 4,351.4 foreign capital invested average gross monthly wage in West Pomerania in the enterprise sector LARGEST CITIES AND TOWNS (BY POPULATION) 403,883 107,670 68,195 46,568 41,032 Szczecin Koszalin Stargard Kołobrzeg Świnoujście OUR SPECIALISATIONS Regional Specialisations of West Pomerania: Bio-economy Maritime economy and logistics Machinery and metal industries Services of the future Tourism and health Smart Specialisations of West Pomerania: Large maritime and land-based structures Advanced metal products Wood and furniture products Eco-friendly packaging Chemical and material engineering products Modern agro-food processing Multimodal transport and logistics Products based on information technologies 08 Your company in Poland Poland follows the principle of freedom of business activity for Polish citizens and for citizens of European Union Member States, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and countries having agreements with the EU. FORMS OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY: 1. commercial companies: · corporations: limited liability companies, joint-stock companies · partnerships: general partnerships, professional partnerships, limited partnerships, limited joint-stock partnerships 2. branch offices of foreign companies 3. representative offices of foreign companies 4. individual business activity (sole trader) STARTING BUSINESS ACTIVITY – STEP BY STEP www.ceidg.gov.pl www.ekrs.ms.gov.pl BANK www.biznes.gov.pl KRS REGON Entry into the National Court Issuance of a statistical Opening a bank account Register (KRS) or Central identification number Business Register (CEIDG) (REGON) Issuance of a tax identification Registration in the Social Notification to other institutions Obtaining a permit number (NIP) Security Office (ZUS) (e.g. sanitary inspection (Sanepid), or licence (if required) labour inspection (PIP)) ONE-STOP SHOP UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN POLAND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN WEST POMERANIA 11.7% 5.6% 6.6% Sławno county www.stat.gov.pl 4.8% 4.6% www.wup.pl pomorskie Koszalin 9.7% 1.4% 11.1% warmińsko-mazurskie Kołobrzeg 18.1% Koszalin 6.6% 12.5% 5.9% county Białogard county zachodniopomorskie 7.4% 3.4% Gryfice county podlaskie Kamień county 8.4% Świnoujście county kujawsko-pomorskie 12.5% Świdwin 13.3% 5.7% 18.3% county Szczecinek 5.4% 3.0% 4.7% 4.0% county wielkopolskie mazowieckie Police Goleniów Łobez lubuskie county county county 12.9% Drawsko 5.% 2.3% county We are the European łódzkie Szczecin 7.7% 5.0% 7.7% Stargard 7.0% leader in the number dolnośląskie lubelskie county 8.0% Wałcz of new jobs created 5.9% 10.8% 15.4% county 4.2% świętokrzyskie Choszczno by foreign investors opolskie śląskie Pyrzyce 9.2% county county 8.3% Gryfino 4.5% podkarpackie county 7.0% małopolskie Myślibórz county almost 9999, 000000 09 Citizens and entrepreneurs from the European Economic Area do not require a permit to purchase real estate in Poland. In other cases such a permit is issued by the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. Avg. price Avg. office Avg. warehouse of investment land rental rental 11.7 million sq m (thousand EUR/ha) (EUR/sq m/month) [EUR/sq m/month] of modern office space in Poland Poland 305 20 4.5 million sq m 14.9 Germany 780 30 5 of available warehouse space in Poland The Netherlands 450 28 6 CONSTRUCTION COST FOR A 2,500 SQ M PRODUCTION HALL (thousand EUR) The Poland Netherlands Germany Sweden UK Norway Denmark Belgium 1,050 1,330 1,550 1,850 2,010 2,100 2,200 2,240 PLN 3.58 billion OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE total revenue of Polish RENTAL RATES 14 – 24 companies in the 1st half (EUR/sq m/month) of 2017 13.25 – 16.5 13.5 – 15.5 13.2 – 15.5 Szczecin 11 – 14 Poznań Warszawa Wrocław 3.5 – 4.5 2.5 – 3.2 Kraków 2.5 – 3 2.1 – 2.8 2.4 – 2.9 warehouses office space Szczecin Poznań Warsaw Wrocław Kraków MAIN FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT Employment contracts regulated by the Labour Code and civil law contracts (contract of mandate and task-specific contract) regulated by the Civil Code. Minimum wage in Poland: Minimum hourly rate Total cost of employment with in Poland: employment contract at minimum wage: PLN 2,250 PLN 14.7 P LN 2,710.81 10 The economy of West Pomerania LARGEST INVESTORS Amazon – country of origin: USA, KK Wind Solution – country of origin: Denmark, location: Kołbaskowo, e-commerce location: Szczecin, energy Bridgestone – country of origin: Japan, Kronospan – country of origin: Austria, location: Stargard, automotive location: Szczecinek, wood and furniture DGS – country of origin: Denmark, LM Wind Power Blades – country of origin: Denmark, location: Mierzyn, electrical and electronics location: Łozienica, energy Drobimex – country of origin: Germany, Netto – country of origin: Denmark, location: Szczecin and Goleniów, food processing location: Kobylanka, logistics Ikea Industry – country of origin: Sweden Zalando – country of origin: Germany, location: Goleniów, wood and furniture location: Gardno, e-commerce FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN WEST POMERANIA Where do our investors come from? 35.6% 28.3% 12.7% 7.9% 6.6% 4% DENMARK GERMANY SWEDEN AUSTRIA FINLAND NORWAY MONTHLY SALARIES IN WEST POMERANIA PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT Line Operator PLN 2,500 – 3,500 Administrative Worker PLN 2,500 – 3,500 Production Manager PLN 10,000 – 15,000 Supervisor PLN 3,500 – 5,000 Junior Accountant PLN 3,500 – 4,500 Plant Manager PLN 15,000 – 25,000 11 KEY EXPORT PRODUCTS 19% 14% 9% timber and wood ships, yachts, boats machinery and mechanical products equipment 6% 5% 5% cast iron and steel products electrical machinery fish processing and equipment MAJOR EXPORT DESTINATIONS GERMANY 31,7% SWEDEN 6,4% UK 5,8% DENMARK 4,5% NORWAY 4% FRANCE 3,7% LARGEST EXPORTERS Kospel – metal and machinery Dajar – wood and furniture Koszalin Homanit Polska – wood and furniture Koszalin Telzas – electrical and electronics Karlino Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police – chemical Świnoujście Selfa Grzejnictwo Elektryczne Szczecinek – electrical and electronics Police Fosfan – chemical Adamus – metal and machinery Szczecin Copernicus – medical Stargard Barlinek S.A. – wood and furniture Barlinek 12 They have invested in West Pomerania CASE STUDIES 13 BRIDGESTONE „ Bridgestone Corporation is the world's largest Bridgestone has chosen West Pomerania manufacturer of tyre and rubber products. The Japanese as a location for investment for a number company operates since 1931. It has over 170 tyre factories all over the world and employs more than of reasons, access to the port and 144,000 people. The factory in Stargard, established in motorway as well as good connections 2007, is located in the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone.