KOBIERZYCE, POLAND – Universal Scientific Industrial recently inaugurated its second factory here, and expects to create up to 1,000 jobs once the facility is fully operational by the first quarter of 2024.

"This new plant will strengthen our manufacturing capabilities and enable us to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle and green energy solutions in the European market," said USI Senior Vice President Brian Shih.

USI is a subsidiary of ASE Technology and parent company of AsteelFlash.

"Today we are proud to create a milestone for USI/AsteelFlash customer service," said Felix Timmermann, executive director of USI Poland and executive vice president of Asteelflash. "We are strengthening our readiness to support our customers' manufacturing and relocation efforts and ensuring that we are doing the best we can for our customers. We are convinced that this new activity will unleash our potential here and will be the start of something big."

"We hope that the presence of such an important investor for the industry as USI, and its direct association with the Taiwanese ASE Technology, will attract new investments in Poland and contribute to the development of the electronics and semiconductor industries, sectors for the Polish, European and global economies", said Marcin Fabianowicz, head of direct investments in Poland as managing director of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency.