{"id":9233,"date":"2013-10-31T15:29:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T13:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/?p=9233"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:22:22","slug":"katowice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/polish-investment-zone\/katowice\/","title":{"rendered":"Katowice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n#mapy {\ndisplay: block;\nwidth: 100%;\n}\n.mapySSE {\ndisplay: inline-block;\nmax-width:400px;\nheight: auto;\nmargin: 0 auto;\n} <\/style>\n\n<p align=\"center\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invest-ksse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 250px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/KSSE-logo_EN.png\" border=\"0\" align=\"middle\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/dlaczego_polska\/zachety_inwestycyjne\/polska_strefa_inwestycji\/katowice\">PL<\/a> | EN<\/b><\/div><br><div align=\"justify\">The Katowice Special Economic Zone was established in 1996. It covers a\ntotal area of 2,750 ha and is located in the Silesian and Opole\nVoivodeships. The SEZ has a wide selection of investment plots,\nproduction facilities, warehouses and office space and provides\nconsultancy in the area of public aid.<br><br><b>Zone map: divided into Voivodships and Poviats<\/b>\n<div id=\"mapy\">\n<div class=\"mapySSE\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"map of Poland\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/147101\/147119.svg\" style=\"padding:10px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mapySSE\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SEZ map\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/141101\/141145.svg\" style=\"padding:10px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><b>Advantages and successes of the Katowice SEZ:<\/b><br><div align=\"justify\"><ul><li>CIT tax reliefs (from 30% up to 60%),<br><\/li><li>strategic location in the south of Poland, near the A4 motorway (connection with Germany and Ukraine) and A1 (connection with the Czech Republic),<br><\/li><li>almost 5 million inhabitants in the Silesian Voivodeship,<br><\/li><li>the 3rd largest didactic centre in Poland (over 100,000 students),<br><\/li><li>the automotive cluster,<br><\/li><li>comprehensive investment assistance,<br><\/li><li>strong support from local authorities for investors,<br><\/li><li>develop investment areas (greenfield), connected to the main communication routes of Poland and Europe,<br><\/li><li>more than 1,500 ha of available investment areas, plots ranging from 0.3 ha to 150 ha.<\/li><\/ul><div><br><ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"><li>The total amount of capital expenditure incurred by all companies operating in the Zone: 44 billion PLN<br><\/li><li>Total employment in the Zone: approx. 90,000 jobs<br><\/li><li>Leading sectors: automotive, glass products, steel, wood processing, food and construction<\/li><li>The best result among special economic zones in Poland in 2021 and a record number of granted decisions for support (102)<br><\/li><\/ul><div><br><\/div><div><b>Awards:<\/b><br><ul><li>The best&nbsp; zone in Europe in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and in 2021 according to rankings by the Financial Times.<\/li><li>The second best zone in the world in 2019 according to the rankings by the Financial Times.<br><\/li><\/ul><\/div><br><\/div><\/div><b>Major investors in the Zone:<\/b><br>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/p><center>\n\n<p align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width:100%;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" bordercolor=\"#e1e3e4\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #fff;\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#b51a29\" align=\"center\">\n<strong>Investor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #fff;\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#b51a29\" align=\"center\">\n<strong>Country of origin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #fff;\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#b51a29\" align=\"center\">\n<strong>Sector<br><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\nOpel Manufacturing Poland<br><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">France<br><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<br><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">NGK Ceramics Polska<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Japan<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">FCA Powertrain Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Italy<br><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<br><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Brembo Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Italy<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<br><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">SK hi-tech battery materials Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">South Korea<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Nexteer Automotive Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">China<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Guardian Cz\u0119stochowa<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">USA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">glass products<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials Polska<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">France<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">glass products<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<td valign=\"middle\">Kronospan OSB<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Austria<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">wood processing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">DSO<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Austria<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">wood processing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Johnson Matthey Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Great Britain<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Adient Seating Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">USA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">ZF Group<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Germany<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Rockwell Automation<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">USA<\/td>\n\n<td valign=\"middle\">machine\/BPO<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/p><\/center>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div><b><br>Looking for an investment site?<\/b><\/div>\n<div><table width=\"100%\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baza.paih.gov.pl\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/130201\/130257.png\" alt=\"Baza EN\" style=\"margin-right: 20px;\"><\/a><\/td><td><br>Make use of the data base of investment sites which covers all of Poland&nbsp;<br>and is managed by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH).<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/baza.paih.gov.pl\/sez\/2?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out what the Katowice SEZ has currently on offer&nbsp;&#187;<\/a><br><h5><br><\/h5><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><br><\/div><div><b><br><\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div><b>Zone Management<\/b><b><br><br><\/b>Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A.<br><\/div><div>ul. Wojew\u00f3dzka 42<br>40-026 Katowice<br>phone: +48 505 102 102<br>e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:ksse@ksse.com.pl\">ksse@ksse.com.pl<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invest-ksse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.invest-ksse.com<\/a><\/div><br><div><b>Contacts for investors:<\/b><b><br><\/b><\/div><div><br>Mateusz Rzeszowski &#8211; Director<b><br><\/b><div>phone: +48 723 687 571<\/div><div>e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:mrzeszowski@ksse.com.pl\">mrzeszowski@ksse.com.pl<\/a><em><br><\/em><\/div><br>Witold Uhma &#8211; Deputy Director<b><br><\/b><div>phone: +48 694 463 942<\/div><div>e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:wuhma@ksse.com.pl\">wuhma@ksse.com.pl<\/a><em><br><\/em><\/div><br>El\u017cbieta Kubica-Korek &#8211; Manager<b><br><\/b>phone: +48 505 157 017<\/div><div>e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:ekubica@ksse.com.pl\">ekubica@ksse.com.pl<\/a><em><br><\/em><\/div><em><\/em>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a title=\"back\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/polish-investment-zone\/\" class=\"button_back\">back<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PL | EN The Katowice Special Economic Zone was established in 1996. 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