International companies show renewed interest in investing

Three significant investments were already officially confirmed. These include Sanden, a Japanese air conditioning system producer, which will spend $60 million on a new plant, Whirlpool which has declared it will invest $200 million, and Bosch Siemens Sprzęt Gospodarstwa Domowego, which is to construct its third factory in Poland for EUR50 million. Additionally, the world's largest chemical concern, BASF, announced it is considering the acquisition of the Puławy nitrogen plant and to begin the production of lysine, used for cosmetics and pet food. BASF is to take a final decision on its plans by the end of the year. Swiss Standler is also looking for a location in Poland to manufacture commuter trains. The initial investment to build its factory is EUR5 million. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 4) A.K.