Sharp looks for more land to site its factories

Sharp has a 170ha plot there, while it has declared it needs at least 300ha or even 500ha. The suppliers' factories should be located within 50km from the main factory, or 100km if all the investments are near the A1 motorway. Among the plots being considered is one belonging to Anwil Włocławek and a former Ursus plant. The latter is also attracting the interest of an Indian car industry company. More Sharp suppliers are expected to invest in the area, as a few of them have already held initial talks with local authorities. So far two have started construction - Sharp is building an LCD monitors  factory for EUR 150 million, while Orion Electronics is investing zł.242 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) J.L.