09 November 2016 — The manufacturing facility of the Pietrucha Manufacturing Philippines, Inc., the first Poland-Philippines joint venture between Poland’s Pietrucha Group led by CEO Mr. Jerzy Pietrucha and the Philippines’ Design Science led by its founder Mr. Roberto Tenchavez, was officially inaugurated at the Freeport Area of Bataan in Mariveles, Bataan October 11.
The plant is manufacturing vinyl-sheet piling products which are used “to reinforce flood protection systems, construct flood walls, protect the banks of water reservoirs, protect slopes and excavation sites and prevent landslides.” They are “environment-friendly, lightweight and are an extremely durable and advanced alternative to the traditional materials such as steel, concrete, or wood.”
Philippine Ambassador to Poland Patricia Ann V. Paez said, “This joint venture manifests investor confidence in the Philippines under the Duterte administration and is noteworthy for three reasons. First. the PMPI’s products which are for flood as well as soil erosion prevention and control are badly needed in the Philippines and in the Asia-Pacific region which are prone ro flooding and to tsunamis. Second, it involves the transfer of civil engineering technology from Poland to the Philippines. Third, it highlights the Philippines as an ideal platform from which to export products to other Southeast Asian markets.”
Mr. Jerzy Pietrucha, CEO of the Pietrucha Group said, “The Pietrucha Manufacturing Philippines is part of our long-term investment strategy which assumes strengthening of our international exposure, especially in regions sensitive to climate changes. The plant was designed to meet the development potential of the group and will greatly support our supply chain logistics, putting us closer to our customers in our core and most dynamically developing markets.”
Mr. Roberto Tenchaves, founder of Design Science which is a leading infrastructure-engineering company in the Philippines remarked: “I strongly believe in the tremendous growth potential of our joint venture, Apart from this, catering to the booming construction market, the Bataan plant will serve as an export base to the ASEAN.” END
