Mateusz Morawiecki announced the project at a news conference in Wrocław on Friday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
‘Big day for Poland’
The prime minister said it was “a big day for Poland” and described Intel’s planned USD 4.6 billion chip plant as an “absolutely special investment" that would create 2,000 new jobs.
He added: “It is part of the global tech giant’s strategy to build semiconductor capacity.”
‘Largest greenfield investment in Polish history’
Hailing Intel as “a Silicon Valley legend,” Morawiecki said: “This is the largest greenfield investment in Polish history. Intel’s vision for this plant is truly impressive.”
He added: “This project will also help cement transatlantic cooperation.”
Morawiecki told reporters: “I am very pleased that Poland will host one of the key links in the production of cutting-edge technology. It’s extremely important that Poland will be home to investments that ensure security, but also have an incredible impact on technological development.”
‘Poland will become a key part of high-tech supply chain’
He further stated: “With the launch of the new Intel plant, Poland will become a key part of the high-tech supply chain.”
Morawiecki also said that Intel’s new state-of-the-art plant in Poland would help strengthen already close ties between Poland and America in many areas and boost security cooperation between the two countries.
Thousands of new jobs
Intel’s new facility in Poland will employ 2,000 workers and create several thousand additional jobs during the construction phase and hiring by suppliers, the company said in a statement.
Based in Santa Clara, California, Intel Corporation is one of the world’s largest semiconductor makers, the PAP news agency reported.
Listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, Intel designs and develops microprocessors for personal computers, as well as IT solutions and equipment for data centres, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, among other products.
The company’s workforce in the European Union currently totals 10,000, the PAP news agency reported.
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Source: IAR, PAP, paih.gov.pl, Reuters, politico.eu, intel.com