Mercedes investment in Poland

The Mercedes concern has been present in Poland for over 25 years, but today not only through dealerships. In Lower Silesia, a Mercedes-Benz engine and electric battery factory is being built. It is the first production investment of Daimler AG in Poland.

The Mercedes Benz Manufacturing Poland (MBMP) factory is located in the Jawor commune, about 70 km from Wrocław, in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone. It is one of over 30 plants of the concern in the global network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. It produces technologically advanced conven tional engines. Soon the production of electric batteries for plug-in hybrid vehicles will be launched. Batteries from Jawor will drive Mer cedes passenger hybrids according to the vision of “Ambition 2039”, which aims at a fleet of cars fully neutral in terms of CO2 emissions. In turn, by 2022, over 50% of the cars sold will be equipped with elec tric power units, produced, among others, in the plant in Jawor.

The engine and battery factory is part of the so-called fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0.), which is based on the use of cyber-physical systems, allowing, among others, for real-time information management or digital production management. The production process uses, among others, augmented reality (AR) or Big Data analyses, which significantly support work during production and assembly. The Mercedes plant in Jawor, apart from innovative solutions in the area of production, is also a leader in terms of ecology and low carbon dioxide emissions. All energy covering the needs of the plant comes from renewable sources: electricity from the wind power plant park in Taczalin, and thermal energy from biomass (wood chips from an energy willow plantation).

Jawor factory is a good “citizen” of the region. It supports socio-economic development by investing in modern technologies and creating highly specialised jobs. It undertakes activities in the cultural, social and educational sphere. As part of the active shaping of the labor market, the company has focused on activating women’s po tential in the region, offering young women educational programmes on new technologies (“Girls Go Tech nology, or girls tame technology”, job fairs for women, etc.). The com pany supports orphanages in Jawor, care facilities for seniors and is also involved in important events in the region.

PROLOGIS IN POLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE IN 2019 AND Q1 2020

THE TOTAL SIZE OF PROLOGIS’

portfolio in the region (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) is 4.2 million square meters, including 1.8 million sq. m in Poland. The company offers 1.25 million sq. m, of which 57 percent is accounted for by contracts concluded in the Polish market (708,000 sq. m). The warehouse occupancy rate in Poland is very high at 94 percent.

Key contracts in Poland include 160,000 sq. m for EURO-net at Pro logis Park Janki, 50,000 sq. m of tailor-made warehouse at Prologis Park Ruda Śląska, 40,000 sq. m at Prologis Park Wrocław IV - BTSs for Jøtul AS and Yusen Logistics, two BTSs under one roof at Prologis Park Wrocław V.

THE LOTOS FILLING STATION

network has 505 facilities in Poland. Immediately after the announcement of an epidemic emergency, LOTOS Paliwa took steps to ensure continu ity of operation of all these stations. Special safety measures were also introduced in the catering segment. Employees hand over products by

“For Prologis in Central Europe, 2019 was a year of customer focus. Using the potential of a global scale, we worked on solutions to support our customers’ growth, especially in terms of sustainability, wellbeing and operational excellence of the business,” Paweł Sapek, senior vice president and regional head for Central Europe, summarized last year’s results of Prologis. “Entering the COVID-19 period, the company had a strong position, good liquidity and creditworthiness. The high quality of Prologis’ portfolio, the company’s broad customer base and strong balance sheet are expected to enable the company to cope with the turmoil of COVID-19 also in the

SECURE LOTOS STATIONS

next months of 2020,” Sapek added.

placing them on a dispensing count er to avoid contact. All surfaces such as door handles, credit card readers, counters, beverage dispensers, ice ma chines, waste bins and work tables are disinfected hourly. The entire coffee corner including the coffee machine is also disinfected regularly. At night, however, the entire catering area is disinfected (additional plexiglass di viders are also installed).

“Filling stations are an important element in the country’s functioning, so we are gradually changing the sys tem of their operation with all due care. Our decisions are part of the second stage of consistent opening up of the economy by the Polish authori ties. From the very beginning, safety at fuel stations was one of our priorities. This would not have been possible without our employees. I thank them for their commitment,” says Paweł Jan Majewski, president of the manage ment board of LOTOS Group.

NTT SYSTEM DOUBLES NET PROFIT AND INCREASES REVENUES BY A QUARTER

NTT SYSTEM, ONE OF POLAND’S

largest hardware manufacturers and IT distributors, started the year with growth. What’s more, despite the unfavorable trends in the economy, these increases were really big. In the first quarter, the company generated a net profit of PLN 1.84 million, almost twice as much as the year before. This is the second year in a row of very good results of the company: In the first quarter of 2018 net profit amounted to PLN 617,000. Profit before tax increased even more – PLN 2,346,000 vs. PLN 1.07 million obtained from January to the end of March 2019. Such a large increase was achieved with revenues of PLN 122 million (up by 26%).

“The first quarter of 2020 will certainly go down in history as one of the most difficult for the economy,” says Tadeusz Kurek, NTT System’s presi dent of the board. “Due to the developing pandemic, we had to deal with long delays in the delivery of goods from Asia. Later, shopping malls and large-format stores, which are a signifi cant recipient of goods from NTT System, were closed in Poland. This makes us all the more proud of the excellent results achieved and we look to the fu ture with optimism,” Kurek adds.

NISSAN: LEADER OF ELECTRIC CAR SALES IN POLAND

IN THE ELECTRIC CAR SALES

ranking list for the period between January and May 2020, Nissan is the undisputed leader in the industry, de spite a growing number of competitors. During this time alone, the brand sold 181 emission-free vehicles, including 163 Leaf cars. This represents a 99-percent increase in sales compared to the same period in 2019. Nissan has outdistanced its competitors and is number one in the electric vehicle market in Poland.

“We are proud to be the market leader. The growing interest of buyers, despite the slowdown caused by the virus, is a huge distinction for us and shows confidence in the brand, but also customers’ growing confidence in electric cars. Such a significant in crease in sales and the market leader’s position is all the more satisfying be cause we have achieved it despite the lack of previously announced subsidies for the purchase of electric cars,” says Tomasz Latała-Golisz, managing di rector of Nissan Sales Central & Eastern Europe.

ALSTOM POLAND REDUCES ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

BY 2025, ALSTOM INTENDS TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL

of obtaining one hundred percent of the energy used in its plants from renewable sources (RES). Against this background, Alstom Polska stands out, as it already obtains 100% of the energy consumed by the Chorzów plant from renewable sources.

“With the coming of 2020 we have contracted 12 000 MWh of certified energy, which corresponds to 100% of the estimated annual consumption of our plant in Chorzów. This is a huge amount of environmentally friendly energy. For comparison - it would be enough to light and power all electrical equipment throughout the year in more than three thousand houses”, says Paweł Siwek, Managing Director of Alstom Konstal S.A.

Certified green energy comes directly from water and wind RES installations owned by Tauron Ekoenergia.

“Changing the source of the acquired energy is another important step in Alstom’s sustainable development strategy, but also our local success”. - adds Artur Fryczkowski, Managing Di rector of Alstom in Poland. Sustainable and intelligent mobility are the pillars of Alstom’s innovation strategy, which provides a solid foundation for the transport of the future. Alstom intends to continue investing in Chorzów and Warsaw in the next two years, including the launch of modern production lines.

WARSAW IS RETURNING TO THE EMIRATES NETWORK

FROM SEPTEMBER 4, EMIRATES

airline resumes passenger flights to Warsaw, starting from twice a week, and from October 7 to three during the week. The resumption of pas senger flights to Warsaw will extend the Emirates network to 75 cities in September - the airline offers travelers in Poland easy access to Dubai and 28 cities in the Asia-Pacific region and 13 in the Middle East and Africa.

The airline is gradually restoring its network, working closely with

international and local authorities to responsibly resume passenger op erations and meet demand for travel while putting the health and safety of its customers, crew and communi ties first. PCR tests on Covid-19 are mandatory for all passengers arriv ing in Dubai and the UAE, including transit travellers, UAE citizens, residents and tourists, regardless of the country they come from. On the Dubai-Warsaw route Emirates air lines will provide wide-body Boeing 777-300ER planes.

ECO-FRIENDLY CONFERENCES IN FASHION

THE TREND OF ECOLOGY HAS ALSO ENTERED THE

event world. Companies more and more often pay attention to the carbon footprint of organized events and choose offers that allow to promote ecological behavior and sustainable development.

“For some time now, we have been observing that our corporate clients are asking more and more often about the ecological side of event organization. And despite the epide miological situation and traffic restrictions in the event industry, this trend continues”, says Tomasz Piórkowski, Regional Director of Vienna House. “For this reason we decided to prepare an eco-conference offer in our hotels Vienna House Easy Cracow and Vienna House Andel’s Cracow. These ac tivities are 100% consistent with the network policy of sustainable development”, he adds. Reducing the carbon footprint of events also means giving guests the opportunity to recharge their electric car in the hotel parking lot, switching to 100% green energy, giving up plastic packaging or caged eggs. Vienna House systematically implements pro-ecological solutions and is committed to the environment.

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