LG Chem plans to spend 5.9 billion zlotys ($1.63 billion)[EUR 1.3B, KRW 1.812T] on the factory near the southwestern city of Wroclaw, according to Polish state industry agency ARP. ... The factory will employ 2,500 people. LG Chem, a subsidiary of Korea's LG Corp, did not name the likely customers but said they would include top car companies.

"The company has chosen Poland as the most competitive location for production to satisfy the needs of European and global car producers," said Chang-Beom Kang, vice president at LG Chem.

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