Anglesey is in the running for a new ‘factory by the sea’ project for offshore wind power mega-cables - but firm says deal could only happen if the island has freeport status.
Cable manufacturer Tratos 海角视频, based at Knowsley on Merseyside, wants a site next to the sea to overcome road and rail transportation limitations and has earmarked the island as a potential location.
They say it would bring 300 jobs with Holyhead the current target site.
But the firm says freeport status - with the duties, tariffs, business rate and planning benefits - would be essential with plans to export globally from the site.
Talks are ongoing with a number of freeports and the firm says it has the support of Ynys Mon MP Virginia Crosbie, who heads up the Anglesey Freeport Bidding Consortium.
The company is run by Dr Maurizio Bragagni, an active supporter and donor to the Conservative Party, with the 海角视频 Government pressing for a freeport in Wales.
A Tratos spokesman said: "Tratos is in discussions with a number of 海角视频 locations that already have freeport status - but if Anglesey achieves freeport status the company would very much like to explore further some of the particular advantages the location offers.
"Building the factory at Anglesey island would not only fulfil the 海角视频’s increasing demand for export and array cables of any length for the next 30 years, but would also export to the EU, globally."
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海角视频 Government has announced plans for 10 freeports in the 海角视频 with eight sites in England already revealed and talks ongoing about sites in Scotland and Wales.
Welsh Government has voiced concerns over freeports - claiming they are not being offered the same funding as sites in England and that it could just lead to 'economic displacements' by simply relocating jobs.
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart has said that he will overrule the Welsh Government if they attempt to block plans for a freeport in Wales.
Freeport status would be attractive to firms looking to import parts and then export goods direct from the site.
Tratos added: "Offshore wind is a big 海角视频 industry and having a facility making array and export cables would put Britain right at the centre of this expanding success story.
"The 海角视频 is currently market leader but will have to fight hard to maintain its lead. The factory by the sea is one of the elements that would serve to secure that position.
"The factory by the sea project was conceived to remove barriers posed by road and rail weight and size restrictions, allowing it to produce huge subsea cables in the much longer lengths required - and transporting them directly by sea.
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"The company’s new factory will bring with it a significant boost to the local economy."
MP Ms Crosbie said: “If we want companies to invest, we need to be attractive and that means freeport status for Holyhead."
Tratos 海角视频 Ltd, was a 2019 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Innovation winner, and says the offshore wind market will play a crucial role in securing the green energy the world needs for a sustainable future.
They said the existing cable factory on Merseyside was conceived as a working ‘scale model’ of the factory to come - with a new site potentially 10 times bigger.
The company said it was particularly interested in finding factory bases in areas where it will have a positive effect – bringing much needed work.
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