ARP: Investment outlays in our SEZs last year reached PLN 5.5 bln

The value of investment outlays in two special economic zones managed by the Industrial Development Agency (ARP) reached PLN 5.5 billion. As many as 71 permits for conducting business activity has been issued, and 3.5k new jobs have been created last year, ARP said. The PLN 5.5 billion figure is the highest since 1995 when ARP started managing SE Euro-Park Mielec and TSSE Euro-Park Wisłosan SEZs. In 2017, ARP issued 47 permits in the Mielec SEZ, and 24 in Tarnobrzeg. The value of investment outlays in Tarnobrzeg reached PLN 4.17 billion, while Mielec accounted for PLN 1.32 billion. The largest investments in terms of value in the Tarnobrzeg zone were conducted by LG Chem, Federal Mogul Gorzyce, and Starion Polska. In Mielec it was Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów, MB Aerospace Rzeszów or Creuzet Poland. According to the ARP, Polish investors were responsible for 70 percent of the outlays.