Wirthwein and Coco-Werk to open plants in Łódź

They will locate their new factories next to the plant belonging to another German investor, Bosch, which also produces white-goods. According to Puls Biznesu sources, Wirthwein wants to invest zł. 45 million, Coco-Werk zł. 20 million. "We are considering investing in the Łódź Special Economic Zone," said Paweł Murawski, Coco-Werk's managing director. At present the company leases production space from Bosch, but this is too small to allow it to increase production. Wirthwein new plant is likely to employ 100, but company representatives refused to reveal any details. "We do not comment our on strategic decisions," said Grzegorz Popieliński, Wirthwein's director in Poland. Both companies will make final on their investment plans within the next 2-3 weeks. (Puls Biznesu, p. 5) M.M.