PZL Świdnik to open zł.300 million R&D center

To take on new orders and to complete current contracts PZL will invest at least zł.300 million in expanding its R&D center and introducing new environment friendly technologies. "We want to obtain half of this amount from external sources, mainly the EU," said company CEO Mieczysław Majewski. The enterprise already operates a zł.20 million center for processing composites utilizing technologies tested in the space industry. The company delivers components to Airbus, Bombardier, GKN and EADS Casa. Thanks to its international links, PZL Świdnik has exported products and services worth zł.250 million already this year. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) M.M.