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What does Poland Import?

kissingcowsThreads: 5 Posts: 7 Joined: Sep 5, 07 ♂	May 26, 08, 14:50 #1
Hi! All, I'm interested to what are the thing Poland imports? :)

Sugar angel x	Jul 4, 09, 09:47 #2
poland imports lots of things like vodka, machinery, coal and chemicals x :)

scrappletonThreads: - Posts: 1,365 Joined: Apr 28, 09 ♂	Jul 4, 09, 10:15 #3
Sugar angel x: poland imports lots of things like vodka, machinery, coal and chemicals I think that's export not import.

Last Slowo	Jul 5, 09, 03:15 #4
I agree.....import = coming into country export = going out of country

Polonius3Threads: 963 Posts: 4,545 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Jul 5, 09, 12:38 #5
inter alia: cars, Made in China junk, wines, spirits, sound equipment, pop culture...

JucheThreads: 13 Posts: 356 Joined: Feb 17, 09 ♂	Nov 19, 09, 10:34 #6
machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 14.8%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9.1% (2003)

polishmeknobThreads: 12 Posts: 162 Joined: Feb 9, 09 ♂	Mar 3, 10, 18:04 #7
Lots of military equipment and aircraft engines. Also, it exports aircraft engines (I know! Right?!)

convexThreads: 47 Posts: 7,189 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: convex Mar 3, 10, 18:07 #8
energy, building supplies, german car radios. polishmeknob: Also, it exports aircraft engines (I know! Right?!) Do you know which company? PZL used to make engines. I don't think anyone is making aircraft engines here now.

polishmeknobThreads: 12 Posts: 162 Joined: Feb 9, 09 ♂	Mar 5, 10, 22:24 #9
convex: Do you know which company? PZL used to make engines. I don't think anyone is making aircraft engines here now. Pratt and Whitney also has offices here and I think contracts PZL to make the engines (especially for all those F-16s Poland just bought.)

ss report	Mar 11, 11, 00:30 #10
coal, iron, steel, and machinery :) haha funny

ericr747Threads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Apr 14, 11 ♂	Apr 14, 11, 07:25 #11
raw materials, transportation, chemicals and consumer goods

jwojcieThreads: 3 Posts: 801 Joined: Jan 3, 09 ♂	Edited by: Moderator Apr 14, 11, 10:53 #12
Here you have it all both in Polish and English: http://www.stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_rs_rocz_stat_hanl_zagr_20 10.pdf http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/5840_3543_PLK_HTML.htm

jwojcieThreads: 3 Posts: 801 Joined: Jan 3, 09 ♂	Apr 14, 11, 11:03 #13
^^

Monia

Apr 14, 11, 11:27 #14

convex:

Do you know which company? PZL used to make engines. I don't think anyone is making aircraft engines here now.

Here is some information about aircraft engines and other types of engines production in Poland .

As a matter of fact Poland is quite significant producer and world wide exporter of engines . Poland produces a variety of different engines . The mass production dates XIX century . However during the world war II the polish engine production was completely destroyed , a lot of famous polish construction engineers lost their lives during the war or emigrated after the war .

PZL Mielec is a renowned aircraft producer ( not only engine producer )

Nowadays the production line includes :

M28 - passenger and transportation aircraft
M28B BRYZA - special utility aircraft
M18 DROMADER - special utility aircraft

In a cooperation with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation – PZL Mielec makes parts for UH-60M BLACK HAWK and make complete S70iTM BLACK HAWK exported world wide .

Besides that aircraft production there is a huge production of different types of engines for : cars, ships , army , production enterprises etc.

The most known are : H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A. now named Wärtsilä Switzerland Ltd. in Poznań produces ship engines with capacity of 30000 kW, "PZL-WOLA" S.A. in Warsaw specialises in heavy engines for utility army vehicles, PZL Mielec sp. z o.o. - aircrafts and aircraft parts production, High Combustion Engines Enterprise - Andoria in Andrychow

Polish made engines are installed in such viehicles as : FIAT: Panda, Punto, Idea, Palio, Albea, Doblo, Lancia: Ypsilon, Musa, Opel: Agila, Corsa, Astra III, Tigra Twin Top, Combo Tour, Suzuki: Swift, Ignis, Wagon R+, Subaru: G3X Justy.

Volkswagen is a second largest producer of car engines in Poland

Japanese ISUZU started in 1999 in Tychy a new factory producing 300000 of car engines yearly mounted in Opel: Corsa, Meriva, Astra, Combo Tour oraz Honda Civic.

Toyota has got two production factories in Poland . Toyota Motor Industries Poland started in Jelcz-Laskowce a production of its top of the line engine ZS - 2.2 D-4D.

PMR	Apr 14, 11, 11:39 #15
News and market data about polish market (in English) - polishmarket.com

gumishuThreads: 13 Posts: 3,626 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Apr 14, 11, 12:36 #16
Poland imports almost all oil it needs and the greatest part of the natural gas it consumes (among many other things)

Monia	Apr 14, 11, 17:00 #17
For those who are interested and want to get more information about aircraft engine production in Poland . Here is a link to a website concerning polish aircraft industry ( in english too) . There are links to something like 80 - 90 of major and minor companies which are located in east- south of Poland producing equipment for this branch of industry . http://www.dolinalotnicza.pl/pl/93/93/

IronsideThreads: 56 Posts: 6,195 Joined: Feb 26, 09 ♂	Edited by: Moderator Apr 14, 11, 17:09 #18
Import - means buying, export - quite opposite