Intel withdraws from Poland. Ministry comments

Intel’s recent decision to delay key investments in Europe, including Poland, has sparked a number of reactions. The company, which had planned to invest billions of dollars in a modern production facility near Wrocław, has decided to postpone the project by two years. This move has raised concerns that the decline in interest from global investors could negatively impact the development of hosts in Poland.

The Deputy Minister of Digital Affairs, Paweł Olszewski, responded to this situation by noting that in the current circumstances, a delay of two years is “an eternity”. The Deputy Minister emphasized that Poland and Germany, where Intel’s investments were also planned, will have to monitor the company’s condition to understand what the corporation’s next steps will be.

Olszewski admitted that despite the delay, Poland had met all the conditions for the investment to come to fruition. According to him, the government had made every effort to attract this project. He also added that the situation did not mean giving up on searching for other foreign investors who could develop their business on the Polish market.

Intel’s decision is part of a broader trend of decreasing interest in large investments in Central Europe, especially in Poland, which until recently was considered an attractive market for foreign corporations. In turn, the planned investment by Intel, worth $4.6 billion, was to create thousands of jobs both directly and indirectly. It was to be one of the largest foreign investments in Poland in recent years.

Intel, a world leader in semiconductor production, was to build a facility in Poland to test and integrate these components. The location was to provide about 2,000 permanent jobs, as well as additional employment during the construction of the plant and with local suppliers.

Delaying this investment means that the Polish market may lose its competitiveness, and the prospects for attracting such giants may be less optimistic. Despite this, Olszewski remains optimistic and hopes that Intel will eventually return to its original plans.