Why Poland
Special Economic Zone Katowice
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The Katowice Special Economic Zone was established in 1996. It covers a
total area of 2,750 ha and is located in the Silesian and Opole
Voivodeships. The SEZ has a wide selection of investment plots,
production facilities, warehouses and office space and provides
consultancy in the area of public aid.
Zone map: divided into Voivodeships and Poviats
Advantages and successes of the Katowice SEZ:
- CIT tax reliefs (from 30% up to 60%),
- strategic location in the south of Poland, near the A4 motorway (connection with Germany and Ukraine) and A1 (connection with the Czech Republic),
- almost 5 million inhabitants in the Silesian Voivodeship,
- the 3rd largest didactic centre in Poland (over 100,000 students),
- the automotive cluster,
- comprehensive investment assistance,
- strong support from local authorities for investors,
- develop investment areas (greenfield), connected to the main communication routes of Poland and Europe,
- more than 1,500 ha of available investment areas, plots ranging from 0.3 ha to 150 ha.
- The total amount of capital expenditure incurred by all companies operating in the Zone: 44 billion PLN
- Total employment in the Zone: approx. 90,000 jobs
- Leading sectors: automotive, glass products, steel, wood processing, food and construction
- The best result among special economic zones in Poland in 2021 and a record number of granted decisions for support (102)
Awards:
- The best zone in Europe in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and in 2021 according to rankings by the Financial Times.
- The second best zone in the world in 2019 according to the rankings by the Financial Times.
| Investor | Country of origin |
Sector |
|
Opel Manufacturing Poland |
France |
automotive |
| NGK Ceramics Polska | Japan | automotive |
| FCA Powertrain Poland | Italy |
automotive |
| Brembo Poland | Italy | automotive |
| SK hi-tech battery materials Poland | South Korea | automotive |
| Nexteer Automotive Poland | China | automotive |
| Guardian Częstochowa | USA | glass products |
| Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials Polska | France | glass products |
| Kronospan OSB | Austria | wood processing |
| DSO | Austria | wood processing |
| Johnson Matthey Poland | Great Britain | automotive |
| Adient Seating Poland | USA | automotive |
| ZF Group | Germany | automotive |
| Rockwell Automation | USA | machine/BPO |
For more detailed information: www.invest-ksse.com
Zone Management
Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A.
Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna S.A.
Contacts for investors:
Łukasz Ciepły - Director
phone: +48 502 102 102
e-mail: lcieply@ksse.com.pl
Elżbieta Kubica-Korek - Manager
phone: +48 502 102 102
e-mail: ekubica@ksse.com.pl
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