Panattoni to build 34,000 sqm factory for IFA

Industrial real estate developer Panattoni Europe is set to build a manufacturing site for IFA Rotorion of Germany, a manufacturer of vehicle components for such car brands as Mercedes Benz, Ford, Volkswagen, GM, BMW, and Porsche, the company informed. The project, with an area of 34,000 sqm, will be developed in Ujazd, in the Special Economic Zone of Katowice. The cornerstone of the new factory was laid on July 21 at the project site. The new IFA Rotorion factory is going to launch its operations as early as January 2017, employing 90 people in the first phase, targeting 400 employees by 2020.