Sitech to triple production at new zl. 160 million factory

By the end of the year car upholstery producer Sitech, which is part of the Volkswagen Group (VW), will finish building its new factory in the Legnica Special Economic Zone. The new plant, built at an estimated cost of zl. 160 million, will triple Sitech's production capacity, "We will launch production in the first half of 2003," said Marcin Czyczerski from Sitech. The new car seats will be used in VW, Audi, Seat and Skoda cars which belong to the Group, as well as Porsche's Cayenne. The new factory will increase employment from the present 370 to around 1,000. Sitech has been present on the Polish market since 1999 and has already invested zl. 127 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) M.M.