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West

Pomerania

Cradle of

Wind Energy

in Poland

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Who Are We?

• Jacek Wójcikowski – Director of the Investors’

Assistance Centre

• Marshal’s Office of the Westpomeranian Region

• With the seat in Szczecin

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1,7 milion inhabitants

1380 companies with foreign capital

Welcome to the Region

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Where Are We?

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Scandinavian Model

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Danish Model

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Westpomerania Model

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Regional specializations

Bioeconomy

i.e. renewable energy, wood-furniture sector,

agri-food sector, green chemistry, materials

science, packaging

Maritime & logistics

Metal-machine industry

Services of the future (ICT, KPO, R&D,

creative industries, technical services)

Tourism & health

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Where the wind blows… (zachodniopomorskie = West Pomerania)

Province

Capacity[MW]

% national

cap.

West Pomerania 1154,197 30,97%

pomorskie 459,76 12,33%

wielkopolskie 454,24 12,19%

łódzkie 319,255 8,57%

kujawsko-pomorskie 315,789 8,47%

warmińsko-mazurskie

238,075 6,39%

mazowieckie 222,456 5,97%

dolnośląskie 162,65 4,36%

Podlaskie 122,7 3,29%

opolskie 103,65 2,78%

podkarpackie 85,385 2,29%

lubuskie 56,6 1,52%

śląskie 17,975 0,48%

świętokrzyskie 8,966 0,24%

małopolskie 3,469 0,09%

lubelskie 2,15 0,06%

3727,317

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Success Story

LM Wind Power Blades Poland

• Located in the Goleniów

Industrial Park

• Currently employs 455 people

• 28 ha plant area

• Yearly production of 610 wind

blades

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Success Story

KK Wind Solutions

• Located in Szczecin

• State of the art production

facility

• New test chamber opened

in 2014

• Production of electrical

systems for wind turbines

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Danish Princess Mary Elizabeth was the guest of honour during the opening of the new test chamber in KK Wind Solutions factory in Szczecin.

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Success Story

• New production facility opened near

Szczecin in September 2014

• Global market leader in the

production of high-end composite

components for the wind turbine

industry, and the world’s number one

manufacturer of nacelles and

spinner covers

• Planned opening of a new

production hall in 2015

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Success Story

Bilfinger Mars Offshore

• Fully operational in 2015

• Located in Szczecin

• Planned employment of 500 workers

• Tailor-made for serial production

• Focused on Monopiles/ Transition

pieces as well as jackets (for water

depth up to 55 m

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Major

investors

bioeconomy

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Major

investors

maritime

& logistics

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Major

investors

metal

-machine

industry

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Major investors

services of the future

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Why West Pomerania?

• First rate location (Baltic Sea, close to Germany, Denmark

and Sweden)

• Human capital (22 universities, 67k students, excellent

language skills)

• Excellent natural conditions: - the best place for wind

energy in Poland

• Huge market potential (including internal market)

• Competitive labour costs

• Other Danish companies from the industry already present

in the region

• Investment areas meet specific requirements

• Because we’re cool

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3E Rule

In serving clients we are

• Efficient,

• Effective

• and Express

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Incentives

• Special Economic Zones (over 1600 ha in 20 subzones)

• maximum public aid: 35% of investment expenditures (45%

for medium companies, 55% for small companies)

• local property tax exemptions up to 7 years

• EU funds (central and regional levels)

• support by the Investors’ Assistance Center

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Quality of Life

• Baltic Sea, Szczecin Lagoon and 3000 lakes make

great conditions for sailing, wind- and kitesurfing

• beautiful sand beaches

• Westpomeranian Sailing Route (33 marinas)

• 3 golf courses

• 35% land covered by forests

• SPA & wellness

• health resorts

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ul. Piłsudskiego 40-42

70-421 Szczecin, Poland

+48 91 44 67 105,

+48 512 006 662 coi@wzp.pl, www.iac.wzp.pl