WELCOME TO LODZ SEZ

Business opportunities

in Lodz Special Economic Zone

Dorota Lombardi April 2011

LODZ SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

the 1st place

in Central Europe Region

the 11th place

from 700 economic zones all over the world*

* by „Financial Time” fDi Global Freezones of the Future 2010/11

LODZ IN THE CENTRE

Transport system:      A-1 and A-2 motorways, planned, S-8 and S-14 express roads; 230 million of potential customers living within 1000km distance from Lodz, International Airport in Lodz Planned high speed rail lines crossing

More than 40 different localizations in the whole region of Lodz.

Also present in Mazovia and Greater Poland region

LODZ SEZ LOCATION

BENEFITS FOR INVESTORS

State Aid on new investments and creating new workplaces:  Investors obtain 50 % of investment expenditures or two-year labour costs of newly hired employees back in a form of a corporate income tax exemption.

 The aid can be utilized till the end of 2020 Intensity of the aid for SME’s sector:  Medium size companies – 60 %  Small companies – 70 %

Pharmeceutics & cosmetics Household appliances / electro - engineering IT Packaging

MAJOR INVESTORS OF LODZ SEZ

WHY LODZ SEZ?

         the highest level of State Aid availible in the European Union wide investment offer within central Poland effective incentives system including EU funds central location & good acceessibility highly qualified, talented people at competitive labour costs significant academic centre (20 000 graduates annually in different fields of studies: economics, business, finances, IT, languages) assistance in finding reliable business partners (finance & consulting, HR, construction) excellent business infrastructure – ICT technologies availability of office space - modern offices suitable for value added service sector activities

WE INVITE YOU TO Lodz Special Economic Zone Joint Stock Co.

90-349 Lodz, Poland 22/24. Tymienieckiego St.

Tel.: +48 42 676 27 53, +48 42 676 27 54, Fax.: +48 42 676 27 55

www.sse.lodz.pl [email protected]