Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has announced a €50m investment in its heat pump factory in Brno The investment in the Czech Republic will include the construction of an additional factory building and new production lines.  The news follows details this year of an expansion of Daikin’s German heat pump factory in Güglingen Poland and a boost to production at its factory in Ostend “We have always strived to develop and manufacture our products close to the markets we are serving,” said Daikin Europe Heating and Renewables general manager Patrick Crombez our residential hydronic heat pumps sold in Europe are 100% designed and made in Europe making us the leading manufacturer of hydronic heat pumps on the continent.” The factory expansion will create at least 500 new jobs in the region of Brno Daikin to expand German heat pump plant – 4 October 2022GERMANY: Daikin Europe has announced the expansion of its German heat pump manufacturing base in Güglingen, Germany. Read more… Daikin to build €300m heat pump factory in Poland – 7 July 2022BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is to invest €300m to establish a factory in Poland, dedicated to the manufacture of residential heat pumps. Read more… Daikin Europe boosts Ostend production – 7 February 2022BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has boosted production at its factory in Ostend with the installation of a new robotically-fed sheet metal line and a fully automated die warehouse. 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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Daikin has started building its first heat pump factory in Lodz The Japanese heating manufacturer will invest €300 million ($327.2 million) in the new facility which is expected to start operations in July 2024 Daikin has decided to invest €300 million to open a heat pump factory in Ksawerów It started building the new facility this week “Daikin’s new production site is the biggest foreign investment in Poland in recent years and the biggest ever for Lodz Special Economic Zone,” Polish Minister of Development Waldemar Buda said at the groundbreaking ceremony will produce residential heat pumps and create 3,000 new jobs by 2030 “The choice to build this new factory in Poland will allow Daikin to tap into the largest skilled talent pool in Eastern Europe and support direct job creation,” the company said “The selected location has many logistical advantages in terms of access to markets and a stable supply chain.” In October, Daikin announced plans to increase expand heat pump production capacity at its factory in Czechia It also expanded its heat pump plants in Belgium and Germany in early 2022 The facilities produce indoor and outdoor heat pump units Poland's heat pump sales increased more than in any other market in Europe in 2022 More articles from Beatriz Santos Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close Apr 12, 2023 | Business, Energy & Climate Japanese manufacturing giant Daikin Industries has launched construction of its first factory in Poland After construction is complete – currently scheduled for 2024 – the factory in Ksawerów a suburban municipality near the city of Łódź in central Poland is expected to employ 3,000 people by 2030 “The decision to locate the new factory in Poland has many benefits: it will give Daikin access to the largest pool of skilled workers in Central and Eastern Europe access to other markets and the opportunity to benefit from stable supply chains,” said Daikin in a statement — Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii (@MRiTGOVPL) April 4, 2023 a record 3 million heat pumps were installed in Europe amid an energy crisis and green transition that increased demand for heating sources independent of fossil fuels Daikin estimates that the figure will reach 3.5 million by 2025 Heat pumps work rather like air-conditioning in reverse transferring thermal energy from outside a building to the inside estimates that they replaced 4 billion cubic metres of natural gas in Europe last year avoiding about 8 million tonnes of CO2 emissions While EHPA figures show that heat pump installations increased by 38% across 16 European markets last year according to the Polish Heat Pump Technology Development Organisation which says this was the fastest growth in Europe Number of heat pumps sold in Poland annually (source: PORT PC) Demand has been boosted by various state subsidies, including under the government’s Clean Air programme and, as of this month Daikin’s investment in a heat pump factory was hailed by development minister Waldemar Buda – who attended the groundbreaking 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AUTHOR ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR Trade.gov.pl Thanks to the involvement of the Łódż Special Economic Zone (ŁSEZ) and the local authorities further investments coming from Japan are becoming the main element of the region’s economic development One of the most spectacular projects in the region is the new heat pump factory of Japanese technology giant Daikin whose value is estimated at EUR 300 million will be opened in Ksawerów near Łódź in the very near future It will be Daikin’s first plant in Poland and one of the most modern production complexes in Central and Eastern Europe This investment will create as many as 3,000 new jobs by 2030 which will significantly affect the local employment market and economy The production of heat pumps is a response to the growing demand for green heating solutions in Europe also supporting EU regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions The Łódz Special Economic Zone attracts many Japanese companies such as JTI Polska in Stary Gostków and 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details concerning processing of personal data by each unit can be found in their respective policies concerning the processing of personal data BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is to invest €300m to establish a factory in Poland dedicated to the manufacture of residential heat pumps It will commence operations in July 2024 and complement existing European production bases in Belgium According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Daikin’s investment is the largest of a foreign company in Poland in recent years This investment comes on top of €840m announced last year by Daikin This brings Daikin Europe’s total investment amount to €1.2bn by 2025 Daikin Europe president Toshitaka Tsubouchi said the company was taking up the challenge to facilitate the societal shift from fossil fuel boilers to heat pumps “This factory will have the largest capacity in the Daikin Europe Group in terms of heat pump heating output,” he claimed “With this investment we aim to achieve the No1 market share in each of the major countries.” “The decision to establish this entirely new factory in Poland shows Daikin is responding firmly to the accelerating demand in Europe Poland is a country with a large number of skilled workers and the new factory will employ 1,000 people by 2025,” said Daikin Europe vice president Hiromitsu Iwasaki.  “Our efforts will enable us to produce four times the current volume by 2025 and create a production system with a stable supply to a rapidly growing market meaning that all heating products sold in Europe are also manufactured in Europe,” he added CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s 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Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul which specialises in temperature-controlled goods is to enlarge its freezer warehouse in Radomsko by an additional 4,800 sqm it will be the company's largest distribution centre in Poland Footwear retailer Deichmann has prolonged its lease of 21,000 sqm in Prologis Park Wrocław III The company has been in the park since 2011 The grand opening of DPD's 18,000 sqm logistics hub at Segro Logistics Park Stryków took place on 14 April 2025 The courier company currently leases a total of more than 35,000 sqm across Segro's portfolio in Poland The largest Polish ice cube manufacturer has increased the space it leases at the MLP Pruszków II warehouse complex to 7,200 sqm an Oligocene well has been drilled to meet the tenant's needs Peakside Capital Advisors and Partners Group have laid the cornerstone for the City Point Okęcie logistics centre Panattoni has completed the expansion of Panattoni Park Koluszki in Central Poland and obtained an occupancy permit Axi Immo has presented its latest market analysis in the special publication "Central Poland Industrial Snapshot" the region recorded a historic high in industrial and logistics leasing activity A 15,300 sqm hi-tech production hall has opened in Debrecen developed by Panattoni Hungary and the OTP Real Estate Investment Fund a company that specialises in LED light therapy and pharmaceuticals distributor Avenier have both signed leases for space in CTPark Plzeň Kasárny Mito Light is to take up 556 sqm while Avenier has leased 588 sqm with the handover planned for the autumn of 2025 With warehouse and industrial stock of nearly 35 mln sqm Poland’s market has stabilised at a healthy level Logistics operator DB Schenker has leased an additional 9,800 sqm in the Hillwood Rawicz logistics centre The tenant has been operating from the centre since the autumn of last year when it opened a service centre with an area of over 17,000 sqm for a manufacturer of optical products More than 2.6 mln sqm of industrial and logistics space was delivered across Poland in 2024 according to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland’s latest report "At a Glance While this was below the new supply levels recorded in previous years Spring has very much sprung and everywhere is bathed in the first warm sunshine of the year I have in the back of my mind the terrifying fo .. 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