Wałbrzych SEZ proves highly attractive to investors

The Polish Sonel will build a plant manufacturing measurement instruments in Świdnica while DMM Plastik is constructing a factory for manufacturing plastic components for domestic appliances and the automotive industry in Oława. The Italian company Lowara Vogel Polska will also be building a new plant to manufacture electronic pumps and motors. All companies are planning to begin production in 2007/2008 and will bring zł.63.3 million worth of investments with them and create 200 jobs. Other investors are also waiting in line. Together with Katowice's SEZ, Wałbrzych was ranked number one by KPMG for Polish SEZ's. In Q1 investments in  Wałbrzych's SEZ crossed zł.4.8 billion while the company managing Walbrzych's SEZ had zł. 36 million revenues and 7.6 net million profit in 2005. This year companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, AAM, 3M and Cadbury invested in the region. (Puls Biznesu p.7) M.M.