£ódzkie Voivodeship

Situated in the very center of Poland, the £ód¼ Province boasts a long tradition of producing clothing and textiles. Currently, next to these two pillars, the most important industries in the region are: the energy industry, production of household appliances, pharmaceuticals, agri-food processing, production of medical equipment, packaging and construction ceramics. Almost 70 percent of the domestic production of ceramic tiles and terracotta is to be found in the province. £ód¼ Province. The region is also developing in other areas, such as finance, billing and research services (BPO / SSC business process outsourcing, shared service centers) and biotechnology. It is worth adding that the largest household appliances industrial cluster in Europe was created in the £ód¼ Province. It is created, among others, by such manufacturers as B/S/H/, Whirpool, Indesit and Miele.

Map of the Voivodeship against the map of the country

Advantages of the voivodeship

• Central location in Poland, at the intersection of the European North-South and East-West transport corridors (A1 and A2), facilitating access both to the markets of neighbouring EU countries and to the markets of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and China (e.g. thanks to £ód¼ - Chengdu cargo rail connection in China, in the province of Sichuan).
• Highly qualified and committed employees. Numerous universities and vocational schools which prepare employees to the highest professional standards. Over 58% of the total population are people of working age.
  
• The country's major scientific and research potential of 21 universities in £ód¼, and also research centers. More than 14,600 students study technical faculties at the £ódz University of Technology and the University of £ódz has about 3,350 graduates ever year.
  
• A large number of companies with foreign capital (compared to other voivodships).
  
• Lignite resources, thanks to which the voivodship is the second largest energy producer in the country (after Silesia) and has a surplus of cheap electricity.
  
• Sources of thermal waters that can be the basis for the development of renewable energy and the development of the region's spa functions (example of the only thermal spa in Poland in Uniejów and the Thermal Water Pump Room in Poddźbice).
  
• Active economic policy of the voivodeship’s authorities aimed at the development of a friendly administration for medium and small enterprises and the creation of favourable employment conditions.
  
• Attractive investment offers for investors in 45 subzones of the £ód¼ Special Economic Zone, in which approx. 350 companies operate.
  
• A large number of companies from the SME sector that can be treated as potential sub-suppliers of parts and components for foreign manufacturers. In 2020, in the province in £ód¼ there were about 265 thousand registered business entities; the vast majority are companies from the SME sector.
  

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