Katowice SEZ taking the lead

For many countries that want to launch and operate a  very successful SEZ, Katowice SEZ stands out as a good case study with many valuable strategies.

 

Located in the Silesian and Opole Voivodeships, the Katowice SEZ (known in Polish as Katowicka Specjalna Strefa Economiczna) was developed in 1996 and covers an area of 2,750 hectares. Today, it is reputed as the most successful SEZ project in Europe and seen as a reference point for many upcoming SEZs around the world.

 

Financial TImes rated Katowice SEZ as the best zone in Europe for five consecutive times. The establishment of the SEZ by the Polish Government has placed the economy on a high pedestal with immense benefits to the host region and country. 

 

Katowice SEZ offers a very comprehensive investment assistance package and hosts a very robust automotive cluster with access to a wide pool of skilled labour. With varied choice investment plots, production facilities, office spaces and warehouses, the SEZ is in a strategic location of South Poland on the borders with Germany, Czech Republic and Ukraine.