During a Polish-American economic summit in New York, President Karol Nawrocki emphasized the need for Poland and the United States to agree on a detailed list of industrial projects focused on clean energy, automotive electronics, and the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients in Europe. These projects would be linked to American export credits and Polish investment incentives.
Nawrocki presented three specific proposals to American partners and Polish businesses. He suggested the establishment of a regional service center in Poland for American military equipment, asserting that Poland is fully prepared for this initiative. “We need the American side to recognize servicing and co-production as a legitimate part of our industrial cooperation, and the foundations for this have already been laid due to recent intergovernmental agreements focusing more on servicing and training than on purchasing new equipment,” said Nawrocki.
He also highlighted Poland’s efforts to create a European PAC-3 service center, leveraging existing industrial capabilities and the involvement of Polish facilities in the supply chain for this system.
Nawrocki’s second proposal involved building a regional gas hub based on supplies from the U.S. He noted that Poland is currently receiving gas from the U.S. and reselling part of it. “Expanding our LNG terminals would allow us to do this on a regional scale, which would present a larger market for American suppliers than just Poland,” he stated.
Additionally, he stressed the importance of maintaining momentum in constructing Poland’s first nuclear power plant and advancing small modular reactor programs.
For his third proposal, Nawrocki suggested that both nations should agree on a streamlined list of specific industrial projects related to clean energy for industries, automotive electronics outside of China, and active pharmaceutical ingredient production in Europe, tied to American export credits and Polish investment incentives. He pointed out that Europe continues to import the vast majority of active pharmaceutical ingredients needed for drug production, primarily from China and India, which poses a threat to both Europe and Poland. “Pharmaceutical security is a critical factor determining our country’s overall security,” he asserted.
Furthermore, he referenced new American regulations regarding connectivity in vehicles, which he claimed will exclude Chinese electronics and software from the U.S. market by model year 2027 for software and 2030 for hardware. “This necessitates a restructuring of supply chains in the automotive industry, and Poland aims to be the location where this restructuring occurs,” concluded Nawrocki.
