Taiwanese firms visit, seeking Polish partners

Representatives of some of the companies met with the Polish government to talk about investments. Robert H.M. Leng, deputy chief of the trade mission and director of the foreign trade bureau in the Taiwanese Economy Ministry, said that Poland has to fight for those investments because competition is fierce. To date, companies from Taiwan have invested USD 200 (zł.613) million in the Czech Republic, as opposed to USD 24 (zł.74) million in Poland. Leng thinks that the real test for Poland will be investments by two big companies - AU Optronics and Chi Med. If they are convinced to build their plants in Poland, other companies will also be more willing to invest. Among the 40 companies that visited, about 30 of them were looking for business partners in Poland. According to Leng, imports of Polish products to Taiwan increased by 46% last year. Taiwan imports such products as chemical components, furniture components, and copper. (Puls Biznesu, p.14) M.M.