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Nexen Tire contributes CZK 1 million to environmental protection in the Žatec region

Individuals and municipalities can apply for support from the foundation

Nexen Tire contributes CZK 1 million to environmental protection in the Žatec region Source: Nexen Tire

KorIndividuals and municipalities can apply for support from the foundation South Korean tire manufacturer Nexen Tire Europe has established a foundation that supports projects contributing to environmental protection in the Žatec region and its vicinity. Projects implemented in the area within four kilometres of the city of Žatec can receive financial support. Nexen is contributing CZK 1 million to the fund.

The foundation supports individual projects and activities in the area of protecting and improving the environment. Projects that demonstrate support for the care of wildlife, wild plants, natural habitats, biotopes, landscapes and important landscape features are welcome to apply for support. The company is also focusing attention on the development of environmental education, particularly for children and youths. Natural persons, legal entities and municipalities can apply for support until the end of 2020. The next call will be issued in January 2021.

Nexen Tire Europe launched its operations in the Czech Republic in 2019. This involves the company's first plant on the European continent; its three other facilities are in Asia. The Žatec factory ranks among the world’s state-of-the-art tire production facilities and employs more than 850 people. CzechInvest cooperated with the company in selecting the location and arranging an investment in the amount of CZK 22.8 billion. This is the third-biggest investment in the automotive sector that CzechInvest has helped bring to the Czech Republic, immediately after Hyundai Motor Manufacturing in 2006 (CZK 34.4 billion) and Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile in 2005 (CZK 23.5 billion).

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