U.S. INVESTMENTS IN POLAND


Ślaskie Voivodeship

Population of Voivodship: 4,714,982
Capital City: Katowice
Special Economic Zone: Katowice
Main Industrial Sectors: Mining, iron, Lead and Zinc, Metallurgy, Power Engineering, Automobile, Chemical Material, Textile
Number of Employees in Voivodship: 1,634,981
Average Monthly Salary in Enterprise Sector: 2,637 PLN (109% of National Average)
Unemployment Rate in Voivodship: 16.2%
International Airport: Katowice-Pyrzowice

Largest Educational Institutions:
-University of Silesia in Katowice (40,500 Students)
-Technical University of Silesia in Gliwice (28,500)
-Technical University of Czestochowa (22,500)
-Karol Adamiecki Academy of Economics in Katowice (12,000)
-Higher School of Market Management and Foreign Languages in Katowice (11,000)


Selected Foreign Investors with Investment of over USD 1 Million in Poland
Present in the Voivodeship (2002)

COMPANY

SECTOR

Fiat

Automotive

General Motors Corporation

Automotive

ING Group NV

Banking

Saint-Gobain

Other Non-Metal Goods

CBR Baltic BV

Other Non-Metal Goods

Philips

Electrical Machinery and Apparatus

Telia AB

Telecommunications

Heineken

Food Processing

Alstom

Transport Equipment, Machinery and Equipment

Isuzu

Automotive

Delphi Automotive Systems

Automotive

 

Useful Contact Information:

Governor’s Office
ul. Jagiellońska 25
40-032 Katowice
Tel: (+48 32) 207 72 19
Fax: (+48 32) 256 42 45

www.katowice.uw.gov.pl

Marshal’s Office
ul. Ligonia 46
40-037 Katowice
Tel: (+48 32) 20 78 290
Fax: (+48 32) 251 99 99

www.silesia-region.pl

Katowice SEZ
ul. Sienkiewicza 28
40-032 Katowice
Tel: (+48 32) 251 07 36, 251 09 58
Fax: (+48 32) 251 37 66

http://www.ksse.com.pl/index-eng.html

 


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