Taiwan to Build Chip and EV Factories in Poland, Replacing China and the US
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Taiwanese giant Foxconn will build a semiconductor factory and an electric vehicle plant in Poland, filling a strategic void left by failed projects with both China and the United States.
WARSAW. In a sweeping reorientation of Poland’s industrial strategy, Taiwanese companies are stepping in where both China and the United States fell short. Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed in mid-June that Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.) will build a semiconductor fabrication facility in Miekinia, Lower Silesia, on the same 400-hectare site where Intel abandoned a $4.6 billion project in July 2025. Simultaneously, Foxconn and its subsidiary Foxtron will partner with state-owned ElectroMobility Poland (EMP) to build an electric vehicle factory in Jaworzno, southern Poland.
Together, the twin investments signal a decisive geopolitical pivot. Taiwan is replacing both China and the US as Poland’s primary partner in high-tech manufacturing.
EV Factory: 400,000 SUVs a Year Under a New Polish-Taiwanese Brand
The Jaworzno plant is the centerpiece of Poland’s long-delayed national EV project. EMP, created in 2016 under the previous Law and Justice government, had originally sought Chinese technology partners. Tusk’s administration withdrew from talks with Chinese automakers over concerns that Poland would not gain access to core technology.
Foxconn was selected instead. The Taiwanese electronics giant will invest more than $1 billion in the EV venture, according to Polish Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Technology Michal Jaros. Financing of 4.5 billion zloty (approximately $1.2 billion or 1.06 billion euros) will come from debt instruments under the European Union’s post-pandemic recovery framework.
The factory targets production of up to 400,000 vehicles per year across three midsize SUV models, sold under a new Polish-Taiwanese brand. Poland will hold exclusive sales rights within the European market. A joint venture agreement is expected in fall 2026, construction is scheduled for spring 2027, and the first Polish electric car is set to roll off the line in 2029.
“This is Foxconn’s center for European expansion,” Jaros told Bloomberg. Polish engineers are expected to contribute roughly 70 percent of the design work for the second-generation vehicle platform.
Semiconductor Factory: Filling Intel’s Void in Miekinia
The semiconductor project is no less significant. Intel’s withdrawal from its planned $4.6 billion chip facility in Miekinia left a prepared site with existing infrastructure investments already sunk by the Polish government. Taiwan’s TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association), chaired by Foxconn chairman Young Liu, is now leading plans for a technology park that could see several billion dollars in investment.
The proposals under consideration include production of automotive electronics, AI server components, industrial robots, circuit boards, and semiconductors. Reports suggest the park could eventually create up to 40,000 jobs, though that figure remains speculative at this stage.
Tusk confirmed that Foxconn would anchor the semiconductor venture. “We have already invested money there, and we will have a semiconductor factory in Lower Silesia with the same Taiwanese partner,” he said ahead of a cabinet meeting.
Strategic Logic: De-Risking Supply Chains
The geopolitical rationale behind Poland’s pivot to Taiwan is explicit. Deputy Minister Jaros framed it in terms of vulnerabilities exposed by recent global shocks.
“The pandemic, the war in Ukraine and trade tensions have highlighted the risks linked to excessive dependence on distant markets,” Jaros told Bloomberg. “The changing geopolitical situation shows that Europe needs to rebuild its own production capacities in key technologies.”
Poland competed with the Czech Republic, Germany, and France for the Taiwanese investments but prevailed thanks to what Jaros described as “dense, multilayered ties.” Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visited Warsaw in June 2026, announcing plans to open a Taiwan Language Center in the Polish capital.
The broader Taiwanese footprint in Poland centers on what analysts have called an “ICT Triangle” linking Wroclaw, Katowice, and Lodz. Mutual visits between Taiwanese and European representatives increased more than sixfold between 2019 and 2024, with Poland leading the continent in city-to-city partnerships with Taiwan.
Tusk made clear the ambition extends beyond assembly. “We will be building a great hub in Jaworzno, integrated with the entire industrial and technological ecosystem in the area,” he said. “Poland will be more than just an assembly hub.”
Whether Warsaw and Taipei can fully deliver both projects remains an open question. But the direction is unmistakable: in an era of fractured supply chains and great-power competition, Poland is betting its industrial future on Taiwan.
– George, 1ban.news