 To the west of Paczków, the Paczkowski Lake, while predominantly performing the role of protecting the locality from flooding, is also home to a small fishing industry.Apart from food production, Paczków is home to numerous heavy industry complexes, including the "EMSTEEL" steel plant by Robotnicza Street ("ul.Robotnicza") and the "Pollena Paczków" chemicals manufacturing plant by Henryk Sienkiewicz Street ("ul.