Building on Łowicz

Austrian building materials producer Baumit has laid the cornerstone of its plant on ul. Prymasowska in Łowicz. The contractor of the EUR 10 (zł.38.6) million structure scheduled for completion in October 2006 is Łowicz-based Bodowa.

Already present in Bełchatów and Piortków Trybunalski, Baumit now plans to start the production of screed and cement-lime plaster, for which there is still space on the market. According to Andrzej Just, president of Baumit, the new plant will produce around 200,000 tonnes per annum. "By 2010 Baumit wants to become one of the leaders of the building materials producers in Poland. The use of the production capacity of the new factory will be the key factor to implement the plans," says Just.

The new factory is located on a 3,000-sqm plot in a specially prepared investment zone. Ul. Prymasowska is part of National Route 14 as well as the town's western ring-road. According to Robert Stępniewski, spokesperson for Łowicz town hall, better transport conditions will be provided in the new investment area. A roundabout will be built to improve road safety and the area will be supplied with gas.

The new plant means additional jobs and a chance for the development of the Łowicz district, where unemployment is at 13.7 percent. In the first year of the plant's operation Baumit plans to employ 40 people.