“We have had a very good first half‑year,” PAIH vice‑president Paweł Pudłowski told reporters, noting that one quarter of the pipeline involves domestic capital.
PAIH wrapped up 21 investments between January and June, the highest first‑half tally since the agency began analytic reporting 15 years ago. The projects – spanning recycling, automotive, e‑mobility and components for renewables – are expected to create more than 2,500 jobs.
US investors accounted for €1.6 billion of the half‑year total, led by battery maker Ascend Elements, followed by Polish firms with €668 million and Spanish companies with €71 million.
In the second quarter alone, the agency closed 12 deals worth €1.7 billion, more than double the value recorded in the first three months, executive Arkadiusz Tarnowski said. Funding again came chiefly from the United States, Spain and China, with the same sectors prominent.
Asked about tech giant Intel’s decision last September to pause a planned USD 4.6 billion semiconductor assembly plant near Wrocław for about two years, Pudłowski said there was no update but added: “Dialogue with Intel should continue. The prepared site remains ready”.
He also pointed to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)’s factory under construction in Dresden, Germany, saying the aim was to form a semiconductor “triangle” linking Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland, initially for less‑advanced chips.
PAIH, part of the Polish Development Fund, offers free advisory services to boost foreign direct investment and help Polish companies expand abroad.
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Source: PAP