AUSTRALIAN CATAMARAN GIANT SEAWIND PRODUCTION STARTS IN İZBAŞ

Izmir's most important production and İzmir Free Zone (İZBAŞ), whose star is gradually shining among investment centers, in the field of the world's most important companies is the scene of its investments one after another.

Finally Seawind, the world-famous catamaran manufacturer of Australia, its first investment in Türkiye it was held at İZBAŞ. The company's most popular and the “Seawind 1170” model, which was recently launched to the world, the factory, which will be the only production center inauguration to be held on September 5, Miles Armitage, Ambassador of Australia to Ankara and Presidential Investment Office Investment Supports General Manager Zahit Tuncel will also attend.

BEFORE BÖLLHOFF, LATER LANDSAKE NOW IS SEAWIND

About the Seawind investment İZBAŞ General Manager Gürsel Bahçıvancılar gave information, the facility will employ 120 people at full capacity $11 million annually stating that export will be realized, “As İZBAŞ world-leading companies from hosting we are very happy. Only in the last two months Germany's world-famous fasteners and industrial processing systems manufacturer Böllhoff and of the Netherlands PVC Aluminum Door Window and Sandwich panel manufacturer Landslake Bouwgroep B.V. investment allocations of companies- we have completed. Now is Seawind, another world giant for the opening of the new facility we are counting the days. Another world giant in its field to our country and to İZBAŞ we are proud." said.

Boat and reminding that yacht manufacturing is among the sectors with the highest added value, Bahçıvancılar said, Seawind investment making İzmir an international brand in this sector believes that it will make a significant contribution to added.

1170 MODEL ONLY TO BE MANUFACTURED IN TÜRKİYE

Giving information about Seawind's investment İZBAŞ General Manager Gürsel Bahçıvancılar,, made the following assessment:

"Worldwide interest in marine vessels and demand, especially after the pandemic shows a remarkable increase. in catamaran production Seawind, one of the world's leading brands new model 1170 as the only investment place in the world Türkiye's determination of course it's not a coincidence. Our country in this field has been doing very successful works for many years and many of our leading companies operate in the world. Added value and qualified employee demand we are talking about an extremely high industry. Also in Izmir we know that there are many companies engaged in production in this sector. The arrival of Seawind to İZBAŞ we don't see it as just an investment. Our country and their trust in İZBAŞ, their contribution to making our city a production base in this sector, are as important to us as the investment they make. We wish them an accident-free production period and abundant profits.”

“UNCERTAINTY IN THE NEW FREE ZONE WE ARE WAITING FOR IT TO FINISH"

Especially companies producing equipment for the renewable energy sector many local and Bahçıvancılar noted that they had an investment meeting with a foreign capital company the occupancy rate in İZBAŞ approaching the level of 90 percent, therefore, while allocating space to the applicant companies, stressed that they were very selective.

With the Menemen Free Zone, which was declared as the fence neighbor of İZBAŞ, with the uncertainty İZBAŞ much faster and underlining that they can grow it in a planned way, Bahçıvancılar said, as well as companies that want to invest companies that want to expand their existing investments in İZBAŞ waiting for this uncertainty to end drew attention.