Gent, 26th February 2013 Investors’ Assistance Center West Pomerania we produce the future

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General information Investors’ Assistance Center

General information 1,7 million inhabitants 23 thousand squared kilometers 2 regional centers: Szczecin (capital city) and Koszalin 185 km of coastline temperate oceanic climate 215 ths. companies registered, incl. 4,5 ths. with foreign capital accessed with EU since 2004 Multinational Corps Northeast in Szczecin Investors’ Assistance Center

Location Investors’ Assistance Center

Location in the heart of Europe close to Western Europe close to Scandinavia by the Baltic Sea along the shortest route linking Western and Eastern Europe (E-28) along the shortest route linking Nordic countries and central and Southern Europe (E-65, E-59) Investors’ Assistance Center

Access Investors’ Assistance Center

Access all means of transport direct connection to the European motorway network motorway connection to Warsaw in 2014 seaports in Szczecin and Świnoujście ferry terminal in Świnoujście (connections to Sweden and Denmark) international airport in Goleniów intercontinental airport in Berlin (1,5 hours drive) Investors’ Assistance Center

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Regional specializations Investors’ Assistance Center

Regional specializations bioeconomy (renewable energy, wood-furniture, agri-food, green chemistry, materials science & packaging) maritime & logistics (maritime economy, off-shore, multimodal transportation, logistics centers) metal/machine (precision metalwork, shipbuilding & repair, large-dimension constructions, mechanics, automatics, automotive) knowledge intensive services (KPO, IT/ICT, R&D, technical services) tourism (incl. medical tourism) Investors’ Assistance Center

Human capital Investors’ Assistance Center

Human capital 22 universities 67,5 ths. students, 18,7 ths. graduates good English and German skills unemployment rate: 18,1% (112,5 ths.) hard-working: hours annually low average labour costs: 811 EUR monthly (average monthly gross wage in enterprise sector) Investors’ Assistance Center

Investment areas Investors’ Assistance Center

Investment areas dozen of industrial parks all over the region ca ha of fully-developed investment areas… …incl. 682 ha with Special Economic Zone status 30 ths. squared meters of modern office space in Szczecin… …and another dozens of ths. under construction foreign investors already doing business: Bridgestone (Japan, Stargard)Cargotec (Finland, Stargard) Carlsberg (Denmark, Szczecin)Crown Packaging (US/UK, Goleniów) Faymonville (Belgium, Goleniów)Homanit (Germany, Karlino) JVP Steel (Denmark, Szczecin)Kronospan (Austria, Szczecinek) LM Wind Power (Denmark, Goleniów)Metro (Germany, Szczecin) Netto (Denmark, Motaniec)Royal Greenland (Denmark, Koszalin) Swedwood (Sweden, Goleniów)Teleyard (Belgium, Szczecin) Tieto (Finland, Szczecin)Tognum MTU (Germany,Stargard) UniCredit (Italy, Szczecin)Van Heyghen Staal (Belgium, Stargard) Investors’ Assistance Center

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Incentives Investors’ Assistance Center

Incentives Special Economic Zones (682 ha in 15 subzones) maximum public aid: 40% of investment expenditures (50% for medium companies, 60% for small companies) local property tax exemptions up to 7 years EU funds (central and regional levels) support by Investors’ Assistance Center Investors’ Assistance Center

Opinions Investors’ Assistance Center

Opinions „tremendous potential that is available in terms of specialists and the proximity to logistics hubs, such as major seaports” – Ulrich Dohle, Tognum AG, „proximity to our European clients, the port, the motorway, adequate logistic solutions and road investment plans, academic centers, excellent cooperation with local government” – Harri Ojala, Cargotec, „authorities have been both agile and accommodating in responding to our business development needs, the site provides an excellent platform for future expansions, here in Goleniów we have found the quality people that are an absolute precondition for success” – Roland Sunden, LM Wind Power, „good support in the host country” -Takashi Urano, Bridgestone, Investors’ Assistance Center

About us Investors’ Assistance Center

About us one-stop-shop, 24/7 official, regional, certified partner of Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency providing information organising visits to West Pomerania matchmaking (local authorities, business partners) English, German, Spanish, Italian contact: Szczecin, Piłsudskiego street tel , mobile Investors’ Assistance Center

Investors’ Assistance Center Paweł Bartoszewski Gent, 26th February 2013