U.S. Flextronics to invest $150 million in industrial park

According to the National Labor Office (KUP) U.S.-based electronics manufacturer Flextronics International will spend $150 million to build an industrial park in the special economic zone (SSE) in Tczew. The official permission to operate in the SSE will be granted today. The project envisages creating 3,000 jobs for four years in an area where the unemployment rate stands at 23.2% and is one of the highest in Pomorskie voivodship. The first plant to be created by Flextronics will be built within seven months. Flextronics is one of the world's biggest companies producing sub-assemblies and complete equipment for brand producers like Philips, Ericsson, Cisco, Microsoft and Siemens. Investments in Poland's currently functioning SSEs amounted to $1.6 billion last year. (Rzeczpospolita, page B4, Reuters) A.Z.