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A Touch of the Alps in the Moravian-Silesian Region

38 ǀ POSITIV 1/2022

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Another testament to Czechia’s popularity among

Swiss and Austrian investors is the fact that they

regularly top the ranks of direct foreign investment.

In 2019, Austria ranked fourth and Switzerland sixth

on this list, adding up to a total of around 15% of all

foreign investment. Furthermore, we are the most

significant Austrian business partner in Central and

Eastern Europe. Both countries are also considerable

consumers of Czech products. In 2020 alone, a total

of 250bn CZK worth of goods were exported to

Austria and Switzerland, and this number could have

been even higher were it not for the pandemic.

Currently, dozens of Austrian and Swiss companies

operate from within the Moravian-Silesian Region,

spanning a wide range of fields. Perhaps one of the

longest-running companies in the region is the Mayr-

Melnhof saw mill in Paskov, which has climbed to

become our most significant saw mill. It annually

processes up to 1.5 million m

3

of spruce and produces

100,000 tons of pellets. It is also no coincidence that

the mill is based in Paskov, a location which allows

the mill to source its wood from sustainably managed

forests at the foothills of the Beskid and Jeseník

A Touch of the Alps in

the Moravian-Silesian Region

The Moravian-Silesian Region is one of only a few in Czechia that lie on the cusp of two signicant

mountain ranges, the Beskid and Jeseník Mountains. This unique feature might have played a big

role when Austrian and Swiss businesses decided to sele here, spong a similarity to the Alps

they enjoy at home.

ABB, s.r.o.

Nové R&D centrum ABB v Ostravě se otevře v první polovině roku

2022 a bude využívat nejmodernější automazované a digitální výrobní

procesy, díky kterým významně rozšiřuje svůj záběr v oblas roboky.

Obrat: nad 13,5 mld. Kč

Počet zaměstnanců: 3 031

ABB, s.r.o.

The new ABB manufacturing and development center in Ostrava will

open in the rst half of 2022 and use state-of-the-art automated and

digital manufacturing processes to signicantly expand its robocs reach.

Turnover: over CZK 13.5bn

Number of employees: 3,031

Lenzing Biocel Paskov a.s.

V moderní bioranérii Lenzing Biocel Paskov se zodpovědným

ekologickým postupem vyrábí více než jedna čtvrna buničiny, která

se dále zpracovává na vlákna.

Obrat: nad 5 mld. Kč

Počet zaměstnanců: 412

Lenzing Biocel Paskov a.s.

In the modern Lenzing Biocel Paskov biorenery, more than

a quarter of the pulp is produced in a responsible ecological way,

which is further processed into bers.

Turnover: over CZK 5bn

Number of employees: 412

Mayr-Melnhof Holz Paskov s.r.o.

Mayr-Melnhof Holz Paskov je největší pila v České republice

a nachází se ve Staříči. Pila, která byla uvedena do provozu

v roce 2004, zpracovává smrkovou kulanu z udržitelně

obhospodařovaných lesů.

Obrat: nad 4,5 mld. Kč

Počet zaměstnanců: 343

Mayr-Melnhof Holz Paskov s.r.o.

Mayr-Melnhof Holz Paskov is the largest sawmill in the Czech

Republic and is located in Staříč. The sawmill, which went into

operaon in 2004, processes spruce logs from sustainably managed

forests.

Turnover: over CZK 4.5bn

Number of employees: 343

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