Tire giant has been sent final confirmation of $500 million plant deal

"Representatives of the firm visited Europe for the last time before taking the final decision. We stressed that Hyundai/KIA, which chose Slovakia, has some problems. Our offer is real," said Sebastian Mikosz from the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (PAIiIZ). He refused to get into the details concerning the Polish offer, but it is known that the investor has been offered a plot in Kobierzyce, in Lower Silesia. "Admissible value of state aid in the form of investment incentives in this area for an automotive company amounts to 12%," calculated Rafał Dłużniewski from the Economy Ministry. This means that Hankook could receive as much as EUR 46 million. The company promised to create as many as 2,000 new jobs. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 10) M.M.