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Volvo to close bus plant in Wroclaw

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Volvo Buses has decided to close its factory in the south-western city of Wroclaw, in the first quarter of 2024, the company said in a press release.

Stellantis reaches redundancy agreement with FCA Powertrain Poland unions

Multinational automotive manufacturing corporation Stellantis has reached an agreement on voluntary redundancies in its FCA Powertrain Poland unit.

Underground pet food factory wows with innovative blending of ‘landscape and architecture’ – but wait til you see inside!

VIDEO: Covering an area of 13,000 sq/m – and a site area of 30,000 sq/m – the EcoPet ‘cave’ has been met with excitement for the manner in which it has balanced the demands of contemporary light industry with the need to respect the planet.

Pictures on porcelain depict ‘Frozen Time’

In this episode of The Debrief, we speak to Marek Cecuła, a veteran ceramic artist who also leads the design office at Ćmielów porcelain factory, about a new exhibition commemorating the Jewish people of Kielce in southern Poland.

Warsaw solar panel firm becomes world’s first to begin production of revolutionary perovskite technology

The innovative technology generates energy not only from sunlight but also from artificial light, which means perovskite panels can be used practically anywhere, from pricing labels, facades of buildings, but also to generate electricity from the interiors of buildings and even in space satellites.

Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

This was where angels feared to tread. But changes have been meteoric. If Praga was once a byword for abandonment and decay, today it has become a calling card for the very concept of urban regeneration.

Łódź’s Karl Scheibler factory regains former splendour after stunning transformation

The team referred to archival photos of the building during the renovation process, which provided guidance when it came to the architectural style and individual details such as the huge stained glass windows.

Iconic factory that introduced legendary Syrena and Polonez cars closed 10 years ago today

On the anniversary of its closure, Nick Westerby looks back at the history of the FSO (Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych/ Factory of Passenger Cars) and its impact on the world of passenger vehicles.

Poland to build its first e-car plant next year

The Polish government has chosen Jaworzno, in the southern industrial region of Silesia, as the site for the country's first electric vehicle factory.

Polish customs help bust illegal cigarette factory in Belgium

Poland’s National Revenue Administration (KAS) and Belgium’s customs authorities have closed an illegal cigarette plant in the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

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Life of richest Pole to have ever lived after he won 774 kilos of gold in a casino is explored in riveting new book

A high-living bon vivant, Karol Jaroszyński’s youth was characterised by wild spending and long nights in Europe’s most glamorous casinos. And then he literally broke the bank of Monte Carlo by winning 774 kilos of gold at the roulette table.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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