INVESTORS

IN MSK

REGION–KRNOV

If We Have a Hydrogen Future,

Then We Are the Ones Who Write It

The Moravian-Silesian Region is one of the most attractive for foreign investors in the Czech

Republic. It is no exaggeration to say that almost the whole world is investing in our country.

Investors from Asia are also strongly represented here.

The scope of Asian companies in the

Moravian-Silesian Region is wide, from the

production of cars through the chemical

industry to the production of computers.

It is clear that we have something to offer

across disciplines and we are ready to

support projects that give people a good

job and increase the quality of life.

Caltex, Sejong or Hanwha. Active investors

are also companies from Japan or Taiwan.

For example, the Japanese Shimano,

operating in Karviná since 2001, was one

of the first foreign companies in the local

industrial zone and helped reduce the then

very high unemployment rate. In the field

of electronics production, the Taiwanese

Pegatron operates in Ostrava.

The most visible example is the arrival of

Hyundai in 2006. This foreign investment

is still one of the largest in the history of

the Czech Republic. The numbers clearly

show how successful the project is: 12,000

employees work in Nošovice and at

subcontractors, the production capacity

is 350,000 cars a year. Last year, the

production of the very first Czech electric

car was started here, of which the carmaker

wants to produce 35,000 a year.

Our region is undergoing a transformation,

we are solving what to do next in a time

without coal. In this context, we increasingly

use the word: HYDROGEN. And not only

in energy and industry, but mainly on the

road, rails and water. I have no doubt that

over time it will return to the air from which

it disappeared a hundred years ago, and

it will most likely not be burned only by

aircraft, but also ‘old-fashioned’ by airships.

There are more than 20 South Korean

companies operating in the MoravianSilesian Region, especially in the field of

automotive. For example, Plakor, Mobis, GS

We are ready for hydrogen in the MoravianSilesian Region. We started flirting with him

years ago. At a time when many laymen, as

well as experts, laughed at our efforts, we

really began to prepare for the transition

from carbon to hydrogen. Time and trends

proved us right.

Today, we do not have to dream of

hydrogen-powered buses, whose exhausts

drip only with water, but look forward to

their first ride. We do not have to think

about the trains that will run through our

tracks, but choose the supplier. We no

longer have to make plans for hydrogen

fillers, which will be the basis for passenger

car transport, but think about their capacity.

It is already clear that at least three will grow

in our region.

A new story is being born in the MoravianSilesian Region about how the lightest and

simplest gaseous element conquered the

planet. Be a part of it.

Jakub Unucka, The First Deputy Governor

of the Moravian-Silesian Region

for Industry, Energy and the Smart Region

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