{"id":9237,"date":"2013-10-31T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-31T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/?p=9237"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:26:25","slug":"lodz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.paih.gov.pl\/en\/why-poland\/investment-incentives\/polish-investment-zone\/lodz\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141\u00f3d\u017a"},"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:\/\/sse.lodz.pl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 250px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/148801\/148802.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\/lodz\">PL<\/a> | EN<\/b><\/div><br><div align=\"justify\">Established in 1997, The \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Special Economic Zone covers the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Voivodeship, part of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and the eastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The zone is located at the intersection of two highways A1 (north-south) and A2 (east-west). There are two international airports located on the zone&#8217;s territory (Warsaw and \u0141\u00f3d\u017a) and an extensive cargo rail network, including the Poland-China railway connection (\u0141\u00f3d\u017a-Chengdu) &#8211; these give the \u0141\u00f3dz Special Economic Zone a huge logistic potential. Its strategic location, access to well-educated employees, as well as tax incentives, have made the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a SEZ in recent years, among the world&#8217;s leading zones, in the ranking prepared by the FDI Magazine (part of the Financial Times group).<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\/147123.svg\" style=\"padding:10px;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mapySSE\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SEZ map\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/0\/141001\/141078.svg\" style=\"padding:10px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<br><b>Advantages and successes of the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a SEZ:<\/b><br><div align=\"justify\"><ul><li>for over 8 years, the \u0141\u00f3dz Special Economic Zone has been building a nationwide innovation centre and creating a local ecosystem for supporting startups. Thanks to this, every current and new investor of the \u0141\u00f3dz SEZ has direct access to modern technologies,<\/li><ul><li>implementation of acceleration programs combining the potential of young technology companies with the experience, resources and infrastructure of mature business (experience: support for over 200 startups and over PLN 65 million in financial grants for the development and testing of technologies in cooperation with business),<\/li>\n<li>The \u0141\u00f3dz SEZ, as one of the 11 centres in Poland that have been granted the status of the European Digital Innovation Hub, implements, in cooperation with its Partners, the Rethink Digital Hub, which offers free digital transformation services for SMEs; The scope of the program&#8217;s activities covers areas such as Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence, virtual\/augmented reality and cybersecurity<\/li><\/ul><li>\u0141SEZ provides support in the form of CIT or PIT exemptions for individuals conducting business there. By investing in the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a SEZ, an entrepreneur may benefit from income tax exemption in the amount of up to 60% of eligible investment costs,<br><\/li><li>the advantage of the zone is its wide range of support activities. The Zone offers support to enterprises from the manufacturing industry, modern business services (BPO \/ SSC \/ IT) and those engaged in R&amp;D,<br><\/li><li>The Technical School of Automation and Robotics is a prestigious and modern seat of vocational education, meeting the needs of employers. The creation of the Technical School resulted in the creation of professionals of the future &#8211; automation and robotics technicians,<br><\/li><li>The RozwoYou Zone supports the development of competences of employees and owners of companies based in the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Voivodeship,<\/li>\n<li>The Transformation Zone is a project that gives employees, especially from the mining and energy sectors from the Be\u0142chat\u00f3w region, an opportunity to improve their qualifications, competences or retrain.<\/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, since its inception until now: approx. PLN 36 billion<br><\/li><li>Total employment in the Zone: 110,000 jobs created<br><\/li><li>Leading sectors: household appliances, food, plastics processing, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, machinery, IT\/BPO<\/li><\/ul><div><br><b>Results and awards:<\/b><br>\n\n\nFor years, the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Special Economic Zone has been the leader among the 14 special economic zones operating in Poland, in terms of the pace of development, invested capital and the number of new jobs. This is reflected in independent, prestigious rankings, among others, fDi Magazine as part of the Free Zones of the Year, in which, in addition to confirming its position among special economic zones operating globally, it has received awards in recent years, among others, for specialization in the household appliances industry, support for industry 4.0, readiness to implement 5G technology, support for startups and for support for talent development (among others, Strefa RozwoYou, Technical School of Automation and Robotics).\n\n<\/div><br><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\">DAIKIN Manufacturing Poland Sp. z o.o.<br><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Japan<br><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">machinery<br><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Uma Investments Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">USA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">food<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Progroup Board Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Germany<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">paper<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Beko Poland Manufacturing<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Germany<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">household appliances<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Gilette Poland International Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Luksembourg<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">manufacture of blades and razors<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Adamed Pharma S.A.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">pharmaceuticals<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">ZPOW Agros Nova Sp. z o.o. Sp. k.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">food<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">BSH Sprz\u0119t Gospodarstwa Domowego Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Germany<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">household appliances<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">HTL-Strefa S.A.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Sweden<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">medical<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Procter &#038; Gamble Operations Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">The Netherlands<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">cosmetics and hygiene prod.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Colian Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">food<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Corning Optical Fiber Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">USA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">electronic<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Borg Warner Mobility Poland Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">USA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Jeronimo Martins Polska S.A.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">The Netherlands<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">food<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">NewCold Kutno Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">The Netherlands<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">logistics\/warehousing<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Euroglas Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Germany<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">flat glass manufacture<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Ceramika Parady\u017c Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">construction<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Animex Foods<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">food<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Haering Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Germany<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">machinery<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Sirmax Polska Sp. z o.o.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Italy<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">automotive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Ceramika Tub\u0105dzin<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">Poland<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">construction<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/p><\/center>\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\/6?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out what the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a 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<div><b>Zone Management<\/b><b><br><br><\/b>Lodz Special Economic Zone S.A.<br><\/div><div>ul. Ks. Biskupa Wincentego Tymienieckiego 22G<br>90-349 \u0141\u00f3d\u017a<br>phone: +48 42 676 27 53, +48 42 676 27 54<br>e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:info@sse.lodz.pl\">info@sse.lodz.pl<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sse.lodz.pl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sse.lodz.pl<\/a><em><\/em><\/div>\n\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 Established in 1997, The \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Special Economic Zone covers the \u0141\u00f3d\u017a Voivodeship, part of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and the eastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The zone is located at the intersection of two highways A1 (north-south) and A2 (east-west). 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