The meeting was attended by the Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Kostas Giulekas, the Deputy Minister of Development Anna Mani-Papadimitriou, the General Secretary of Industry Vicky Loizou and the MPs Thodoros Karaoglou, Stratos Simopoulos and Theofanis Pappas.
“The decisive support of the Greek Industry is a basis and a strategic priority for the Ministry of Development because it is a condition for the sustainability and stability of development, but also for the security of the country itself,” the Minister of Development emphasized in his statements and added: “For this is why we strengthen with an organized program the infrastructures that host the businesses in the industrial parks. Here in Thessaloniki is the largest industrial park in Greece, making the city the capital of our industry and a pioneer in the effort to reconstruct industry throughout the country.
For this purpose we are carrying out a project of 15.5 million euros, of which 7.6 million come from the program of the Ministry of Development financed by the Recovery Fund. These projects concern the upgrading of the infrastructure of the Industrial Park. Thessaloniki and Macedonia are at the center of our government’s and Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ attention and this is proven every day with actions,” emphasized Mr. Theodorikakos.
Regarding the Thess Intec project in particular, the Minister of Development pointed out: “We have a special interest in our Macedonia and Thessaloniki, and especially in this particular project, which when completed will turn Thessaloniki into a capital of innovation and modern economic activity. Therefore, the project is financed with 33 million euros of the Ministry of Development from the Recovery Fund. And the reason I am here is that I want to solve a number of practical issues because the project needs to be accelerated immediately. I want it to be completed as quickly as possible.”
The visit to the industrial zone of Thessaloniki included meetings in operating companies with industrial activity, of Greek ownership:
UK BODY (Greek owned): Paraskevi paints, Vasiliadis – 86 acres
Select (Greek owned): Pastries, Nendos – 85 acres
This was followed by a working meeting at ETVA’s offices in which the following participated:
Lidl: Supermarkets, Kouderis Giorgos (RE Greece), 196 acres
Tosoh Hellas: Battery raw material, Japanese ownership, Thanasis Vassilakis CEO, 185 acres
EFTHYMIADIS K. & N. ABEE – AGROLAB (Greek ownership): Efthymiadis Nikos (father) and sons Vassos and Thymis, 57 acres
ZANAE (Greek owned): Konserves, Pentzos (former President of SBE) – 51 acres
Ochonos (Greek property): Snacks, Ochonos Nontas – 38 acres
WELL DONE. PISTIOLAS S.A. AGRINO (Greek property): Pistiolas Anastasios – 38 acres
Venman (Greek owned): Solar Water Heaters, Kiupelis Iordanis – 13 acres
Arcon (Greek owned): Metal structures, Konstantinidis Christos – 10 acres
HELLENIC INSCRIPTIONS SA (Greek owned): Inscriptions
Marantini – 10 acres
KOSMOGEFSIS (Greek owned): Preparation of meals, Didaskalou Ilias – 5 acres
The meetings concluded with a visit of the delegation to the offices of the Thessaloniki Industrial Area Business Association.
APPROVED by TAA, INVESTMENT PROPOSALS in BIPETH in € million:
Road Construction: 2.0
Precipitation: 2.1
Water Supply Network: 7.1
Digital hydrometers: 1.1
MKA Energy Upgrade: 2.5
Digital gauges: 0.6
TOTAL INVESTMENT PROPOSAL: €15.4 million, subsidized by €7.6 million, i.e. 49%.
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