ARP plans to build new armaments factory at Radom

The industrial development agency Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu (ARP) has drawn up plans to build a new armaments factory in Radom, south of Warsaw. The factory will stand on land belonging to a now defunct weapons plant. The decision on whether to go ahead with the project is dependent on the government agreeing to include the area in the Tarnobrzeg Special Economic Zone (SSE). The investment would come from weapons producer Fabryka Broni Radom, in which the ARP holds a 70% stake. "We want to build a factory which will be technologically adjusted to the latest standards. We are looking for a sector investor who will furnish the company with modern technology," says ARP president, Arkadiusz Krezel. Referring to the current state of the munitions sector, he said he believes that it requires radical restructuring. "Currently, the Mielec and Swidnik aircraft manufacturers are in the best condition, and their restructuring processes lasted several years," Krezel pointed out. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.Z.