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[<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>]KATOWICE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE
table<strong>of</strong>contents:→POTENTIALOFTHEAREA .....................................04SilesianVoivodeship:OpoleVoivodeship→POTENTIALOFTHEZONE .....................................12KSEZCo.-leader’spr<strong>of</strong>ileInvestors’pr<strong>of</strong>ilesSuccesses<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>-successes<strong>of</strong>investors→SUPPORTPOTENTIAL ........................................22Rules<strong>of</strong>grantingpublicaidinKSEZRules<strong>of</strong>operatingwithin<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>Example<strong>of</strong>operatingwithin<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>CONTACTDETAILS ...............................................................................30PHOTOINDEX ...................................................................................3102|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
”Successis<strong>the</strong>maximaluse<strong>of</strong>availablepossibilities.ZigZiglar*Forover15yearsKatowiceSpecialEconomicZonehasshownhowtoshareopportunities,provingat<strong>the</strong>sametimethatcooperationisafasterandeasierwaytomutualbenefits.Excellentlocation<strong>of</strong>KSEZ,well-developedinfrastructureandtransportationnetwork,availability<strong>of</strong>qualifiedstaffis<strong>the</strong>guarantee<strong>of</strong>rapidprogressandpr<strong>of</strong>its.KSEZsupportsitsinvestorsand<strong>of</strong>fersexcellentconditionsfordevelopment.Weinviteyout<strong>of</strong>amiliariseyourselfwithour<strong>of</strong>ferandproposedforms<strong>of</strong>support.Youshallappreciatehowone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>biggestbusiness-industrialcentresincentral-easternEuropeisbeingestablished.Findoutandjoin<strong>the</strong>best!Our<strong>potential</strong>issufficientforeveryone.*anexcellentAmericanmotivationalspeaker<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|03
POTENTIAL OF THE AREA→Potential<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>area• L O C A T I O NThemajority<strong>of</strong>investmentsiteswithinKSEZisconcentratedin<strong>the</strong>south<strong>of</strong>Polandin<strong>the</strong>SilesianVoivodeship,however<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>coversalsositesinOpoleandLesserPolandvoivodeships.Interms<strong>of</strong>location,communication,education,humanresourcesandspeed<strong>of</strong>development<strong>the</strong>seare<strong>the</strong>places<strong>of</strong>exceptionallyhighinvestment<strong>potential</strong>.04|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
[SilesianVoivodeship]Area 12,294km²Number<strong>of</strong>inhabitants 4.7mnPOTENTIAL OF THE AREADensity<strong>of</strong>population377persons/km²Number<strong>of</strong>urbancentres 69<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|05
POTENTIAL OF THE AREABerlinWarsawThe SilesianVoivodeship is <strong>the</strong> crucial region in Poland. It holds second place in <strong>the</strong> country in terms <strong>of</strong> GDP (GrossDomesticProduct2007-2010).Hereis<strong>the</strong>biggesturbanisedareainCentral-EasternEurope-SilesianConurbation(3.5mninhabitants).Theaveragedensity<strong>of</strong>populationinthisareais1900persons/km2.The conurbation has a very well developed transport infrastructure. The urban centres within <strong>the</strong> conurbation areconnectedwithstateroadsand<strong>the</strong>A4motorway,whichfacilitatestransportinsideandoutside<strong>the</strong>conurbation.ThevoivodeshipisfamousforitsdynamicallydevelopinginternationalairportinPyrzowice,whicheveryyearoperatesmoreflightconnectionsandservesmorepassengers. Within<strong>the</strong>last10years<strong>the</strong>totalpassengertraffichasgrown12times!Currentlyit’s<strong>the</strong>3 rd biggestairportinPolandinterms<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>number<strong>of</strong>passengersserved.Whatismore,asmallerairportislocatednotfarfrom<strong>the</strong>citycentre<strong>of</strong>Katowice,currentlyadaptedtooperatingsmallerair-traffic,mainlybusinessflights..ThereisaninlandportlocatedinGliwice,one<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>elements<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>SilesianLogisticCentre.Itisregardedas<strong>the</strong>mostmodernand<strong>the</strong>mostcomprehensiveinlandportin<strong>the</strong>country.The International Logistic Centre in Sławków should be mentioned, this wide gauge terminal links Sławków viaHrubieszówandLvivwithUkraineandRussiaandfur<strong>the</strong>rwith<strong>the</strong>FarEast.OpolePragueKatowiceViennaBratislava600kmBudapestWithin600kilometres<strong>of</strong>Katowicearelocated<strong>the</strong>capitalcities<strong>of</strong>sixcountries:Berlin,Vienna,Prague,Bratislava,BudapestandWarsaw.Katowiceisexcellentlylocatedinterms<strong>of</strong>logisticsandtransport.In <strong>the</strong> conurbation centre lies <strong>the</strong> capital <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> voivodeship- Katowice. It is <strong>the</strong> main city <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UpperSilesianIndustrialBasinaswellas<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>MetropolitanAssociation<strong>of</strong>UpperSilesia.Apositiveinfluenceon<strong>the</strong>developmentperspectives<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>cityisitslocationin<strong>the</strong>heart<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>large,urbanisedregionconsisting<strong>of</strong>16urbancentreswithnearly3millioninhabitants.Thelocation,well-developedtechnicalinfrastructureandavailability<strong>of</strong>qualifiedstaff,makeKatowiceanidealplaceforcompaniesfromBPO,ITandR&Dsectors.Anundisputedadvantage<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>cityis<strong>the</strong>possibility<strong>of</strong>companylocationin<strong>of</strong>ficebuildingscoveredbyKSEZstatus,whichadditionallyincreasesviability<strong>of</strong><strong>potential</strong>investment.06|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
• L a b o u r f o r c eHumanresources<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>voivodeshipareappreciatedbothbyPolishandforeignemployers.Employeesaretypifiedbyhighlydevelopedworkculture,knowledgeandsignificantexperience.The future cadre is recruited from several dozen universities, higherschools,institutes<strong>of</strong>technologyandacademies,aswellastradeschools.Number <strong>of</strong> higher schools in Silesia constitutes 9.97% <strong>of</strong> all higherschools in <strong>the</strong> country (2 nd place in region ranking). More than 200thousandpeopleareeducatedin<strong>the</strong>seschools.Evaluation<strong>of</strong>voivodeshipsinterms<strong>of</strong>labourcostsandresources (accordingtoIBnGR)ŚląskieMałopolskieWielkopolskieŁodzkieDolnośląskiePOTENTIAL OF THE AREAEducationin<strong>the</strong>vivodeship•279comprehensiveschools(GBsecondaryschools/UShighschools)•138pr<strong>of</strong>iledschools(GBsecondaryschools/UShighschools)•Morethan900technicalandvocationalcolleges•44 higher education schools (including 1 university, 3 institutes <strong>of</strong>technology, 15 schools<strong>of</strong>economics, 1 medicalacademy[since 2007MedicalUniversity<strong>of</strong>Silesia],16highervocationalschoolsando<strong>the</strong>rs).Kujawsko-PomorskiePodkarpackieZachodniopomorskieŚwiętokrzyskiePomorskieLubuskieOpolskieMazowieckieWarmińsko-MazurskieLubelskiePodlaskie201020092008200720062005-0,60 -0,40 -0,20 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 1,20 1,40 1,60 1,80One<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>largestuniversitiesinPolandis<strong>the</strong>SilesianUniversity<strong>of</strong>Technology,whichcurrentlyeducates32,000students.Itconsists<strong>of</strong> 12 departments i.e. Architecture, Robotics, IT& Electronics,Building Industry. Students may also study in <strong>the</strong> universitybrancheslocatedinKatowice,ZabrzeandRybnik.According to ranking created byGdańskInstitute for MarketEconomics foryears2005-2010, <strong>the</strong> Silesian voivodeshipexcelsin<strong>the</strong>amount<strong>of</strong>humanresources(employment,number<strong>of</strong>qualifiedemployees,graduates)aswellasinlabourcosts(guaranteeingpr<strong>of</strong>itability<strong>of</strong>investment).<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|07
POTENTIAL OF THE AREA• I n d u s t r i a l c e n t r e o f P o l a n dDuetostrongrepresentation<strong>of</strong>investorsandindustrialinvestments,<strong>the</strong>Silesianvoivodeshiphasbeenregardedas<strong>the</strong>industrialcentre<strong>of</strong>Poland.On<strong>the</strong>basis<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>heavyindustrytradition,in<strong>the</strong>regionhavedevelopedauxiliaryservicesconnectedwithitssupport,primarily<strong>the</strong>machineandelectro-machineindustry.The position <strong>of</strong> power, IT and food industries is growing, and <strong>the</strong> automotive industry hasalreadybecomealeadingsectorin<strong>the</strong>region.CurrentlySilesiais<strong>the</strong>biggestproducer<strong>of</strong>carsinPoland.Foreigninvestorsoperatingin<strong>the</strong>Polishmarketregardthismarketasstable,developingandattractive. In this context it is <strong>the</strong> Silesian voivodeship that is at <strong>the</strong> top <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> analysispresentedin<strong>the</strong>report<strong>of</strong>TheMinistry<strong>of</strong>RegionalDevelopment“InvestmentAttractiveness<strong>of</strong>VoivodeshipsandRegionsinPoland2010”.ŚląskieDolnośląskieMazowieckieEvaluation<strong>of</strong>voivodeshipsinterms<strong>of</strong>investmentattractiveness(accordingtoIBnGR)MałopolskieWielkopolskieZachodniopomorskieŁodzkiePomorskieOpolskieLubuskieKujawsko-PomorskiePodkarpackieWarmińsko-MazurskieŚwiętokrzyskieLubelskiePodlaskie201020092008200720062005-0,80 -0,60 -0,40 -0,20 0,00 0,20 0,40 0,60 0,80 1,00 1,2008|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>The Silesianvoivodeship turned outto be <strong>the</strong> bestvoivodeship in terms<strong>of</strong>resourcesand workcosts, salesmarketaswellaseconomicandsocialinfrastructure.
[OpoleVoivodeship]Area 9,412km²Number<strong>of</strong>inhabitants 1.3mnDensity<strong>of</strong>population 110persons/km²POTENTIAL OF THE AREA<strong>KSSE</strong>• <strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|09
POTENTIAL OF THE AREA• T r a n s p o r t n e t w o r kLogisticandtransportationstructure<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>voivodeshipisverywellorganisedandeachcommunicationoption-land,air,water-iseasilyaccessible.OpoleVoivodeshipislocatedin<strong>the</strong>south<strong>of</strong>Poland,between<strong>the</strong>LowerSilesianand SilesianVoivodeships. Itisadjacentto <strong>the</strong> Czech Republicaswellas<strong>the</strong>ŁódzkieVoivodeshipandGreaterPolandVoivodeship.The A4 motorway runs through <strong>the</strong> voivodeship connected with a welldevelopedroad network. In <strong>the</strong> region <strong>the</strong>re isalso a well-developed railwaynetwork,plannedtobeincludedin<strong>the</strong>Trans-EuropeanRailwayNetwork.TheRiverOderisanaturaltransportroutein<strong>the</strong>region-itrunsfrom<strong>the</strong>harbourinKoźlein<strong>the</strong>south<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>voivodeshipto<strong>the</strong>village<strong>of</strong>Lipkion<strong>the</strong>borderwithLowerSilesiaVoivodeship.BerlinWarsawTherearefourinternationalairportsin<strong>the</strong>vicinity<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>region.400km320kmWrocławOpole280kmKatowicePrague340kmViennaIn<strong>the</strong>radius<strong>of</strong>400kmfromOpole4Europeancapitalsarelocated:Berlin–400kmVienna–340kmWarsaw–320kmPrague–280km10|<strong>KSSE</strong>• <strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
• E d u c a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r yOpoleVoivodeship<strong>of</strong>fersavariety<strong>of</strong>educationalopportunitiesandspecialities.ThemainacademiccentreisOpole,hometo<strong>the</strong>OpoleUniversity,<strong>the</strong>TechnicalUniversity<strong>of</strong>Opole,<strong>the</strong>StateMedicalVocationalSchooland<strong>the</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Management and Administration, which altoge<strong>the</strong>reducateover31,000students.Twoo<strong>the</strong>rhighereducationinstitutionsin <strong>the</strong> Region are <strong>the</strong> StateTechnicalVocationalSchoolin Nysa and<strong>the</strong> School <strong>of</strong> Humanities and Pedagogy in Brzeg. Besides, manysatellitebranches<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>country’suniversitieshavebeenestablishedino<strong>the</strong>rtowns<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Region.POTENTIAL OF THE AREAIn<strong>the</strong>regionarelocated<strong>the</strong>followingscientificinstitutes:•Institute<strong>of</strong>MineralBuildingMaterials•Institute<strong>of</strong>HeavyOrganicSyn<strong>the</strong>sis“Blachownia”•PublicScientificInstitute-SilesianInstituteSpecialised operating staff and scientific teams have proved to be veryeffective in <strong>the</strong> main investment sectors. The most important industrialsectorsin<strong>the</strong>regionare:•foodproductsector•oilsector•chemicalsector•cement-limestonesector•electro-mechanicalsector•steelsector•furnituresector<strong>KSSE</strong>• <strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|11
RADOMSKOKLUCZBORKOPOLE VOIVODESHIPOPOLECZĘSTOCHOWASILESIAN VOIVODESHIP→The<strong>zone</strong><strong>potential</strong>STRZELCE OPOLSKIEGOGOLINZAWIERCIESIEWIERZA4TARNOWSKIE GÓRYKRAPKOWICEA1UJAZDPIEKRY ŚLĄSKIEKĘDZIERZYN KOŹLEBYTOMZABRZEBĘDZINSIEMIANOWICEGLIWICEŚLĄSKIEDĄBROWA GÓRNICZARUDA ŚLĄSKA CHORZÓWSŁAWKÓWSOSNOWIECKNURÓWCZERWIONKA-LESZCZYNYA1KIETRZ RACIBÓRZRYBNIKŻORYWODZISŁAW ŚLĄSKIKATOWICEJAWORZNOTYCHYBIERUŃOŚWIĘCIMJASTRZĘBIE ZDRÓJPAWŁOWICEGODÓWCZECHOWICE-DZIEDZICEOSTRAVABIELSKO-BIAŁAA4KRAKÓWMYŚLENICE[KSEZCO.–leader’spr<strong>of</strong>ile]TheKatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneCo.(KSEZCo.)wasestablishedby<strong>the</strong>Ordinance<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Council<strong>of</strong>Ministers<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>18 th <strong>of</strong>June1996(Journal<strong>of</strong>LawsNo.88item397withlateramendments)inordertosupportandaccelerate<strong>the</strong>restructuringprocessesandcreateemploymentwithin<strong>the</strong>region.CZECH REPUBLIC12|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>SLOVAKIA
TheKatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneisadispersed<strong>zone</strong>.Most<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>sitesaresituatedin<strong>the</strong>vicinity<strong>of</strong>internationalroutes:east-west(Lviv-Wroclaw-Berlin)andnorth-south(Gdansk-Cieszyn-Ostrava-Vienna),andjunction<strong>of</strong>A1andA4motorways.TheZonecomprises<strong>of</strong>foursub<strong>zone</strong>s:→<strong>the</strong>GliwiceSub<strong>zone</strong>→<strong>the</strong>Jastrzębie-ZdrójandŻorySub<strong>zone</strong>→<strong>the</strong>SosnowiecandDąbrowaGórniczaSub<strong>zone</strong>→<strong>the</strong>TychySub<strong>zone</strong>POTENTIAL OF THE ZONEInitially,itcovered800ha.Theexpansionand development <strong>of</strong> investment areaswerepossibleduetoactiveoperations<strong>of</strong>KSEZ and engagement <strong>of</strong> municipalauthorities.Currently,<strong>the</strong>totalarea<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>Zoneisover2000halocatedinover45differentsites.Suchanarrangementenablesinvestorst<strong>of</strong>ind<strong>the</strong>mostsuitablelocation.<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|13
POTENTIAL OF THE ZONE• O p e r a t i o n s a n d r e s u l t sAchievedresultshaveplacedusonleader’spositionamongpolishspecialeconomic<strong>zone</strong>sformanyyears.Thestrongpoint<strong>of</strong>ourworkisanetwork<strong>of</strong>closelyconnectedoperations,whichintotalalwaysproduceexcellentresults.Ourmaintasks:→promotion<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>regionandsearchingfornewinvestors;→sales<strong>of</strong>propertiesincludedin<strong>the</strong>Zone;→granting<strong>the</strong>permitstorunbusinessactivitywithin<strong>the</strong>Zonethatgive<strong>the</strong>righttoincometaxrelief;→helpinvestorsrun<strong>the</strong>irbusinessactivity–legalandtaxadvisoryservice.Supportingtasks:→activemediationinpropertymarketdealingsin<strong>the</strong>Zonesurroundings;→consultingservicesandtrainingrelatedtospecialeconomic<strong>zone</strong>operation;→maintaining<strong>the</strong>database<strong>of</strong><strong>potential</strong>contractors,asasupportfor<strong>the</strong>investmentstobecarriedoutwithinKSEZ;→“one-stop-shop”(comprehensiveinvestorsupport);→<strong>of</strong>ficeandstoragespacerental;→supportin<strong>the</strong>scope<strong>of</strong>regionalcooperation;→humanresourceconsultingandhumanresourcetrainingprovidedby<strong>the</strong>PersonnelDevelopmentCentrein<strong>the</strong>Tychysub-<strong>zone</strong>;→servicesinscope<strong>of</strong>occupationalmedicine.14|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
POTENTIAL OF THE ZONE4.052.891.981.611.401.14 1.080.920.750.39 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.24<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|15KATOWICKAWAŁBRZYSKAŁÓDZKAPOMORSKATARNOBRZESKAMIELECKALEGNICKAKOSTRZYŃSKO-SŁUBICKAWARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKAKRAKOWSKAKAMIENNOGÓRSKASTARACHOWICKASUWALSKASŁUPSKA54321047.032.129.724.018.1 17.8 17.511.49.2 8.77.0 6.74.6 3.2KATOWICKAWAŁBRZYSKATARNOBRZESKAŁÓDZKAPOMORSKAMIELECKAKOSTRZYŃSKO-SŁUBICKAWARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKAKRAKOWSKALEGNICKASTARACHOWICKASUWALSKAKAMIENNOGÓRSKASŁUPSKAOur strategy aimed at long-term and multidimensional cooperationwith investors is characterized by exceptional effectiveness. It’sconfirmed by <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> over 200 companies in <strong>the</strong> <strong>zone</strong> thatdecided to establish <strong>the</strong>ir production plants, BPO/IT and R&D unitsinvestingaroundEUR4billionandcreatingover47000newjobs.50403020100Source:Ministry<strong>of</strong>EconomyValue<strong>of</strong>investmentinSEZ(EURbillion)Number<strong>of</strong>createdworkplacesinSEZ(thousands)
POTENTIAL OF THE ZONE[Investors’pr<strong>of</strong>iles]KSEZalreadyachieveditsfirstserioussuccessin<strong>the</strong>firstyear<strong>of</strong>operation(1996).Wemanagedtoacquirea<strong>great</strong>investment–GMOpelcarplantinGliwicesub-<strong>zone</strong>.Currently,<strong>the</strong>factoryemploysalmost3000persons.Itisrecognisedas<strong>the</strong>bestOpelplantinterms<strong>of</strong>qualityandproductivity.Theinvestmenthas<strong>great</strong>importanceforGliwiceand<strong>the</strong>region.Opelhasopened<strong>the</strong>wayt<strong>of</strong>ur<strong>the</strong>rinvestmentsfromautomotivesector.At<strong>the</strong>sametimenewcompaniesandnewmethods<strong>of</strong>productionhaveappeared:→FiatGMPowertrainandIsuzuMotors–moderndieselenginesplants;→TRWPoland(seatbeltandairbagsfactory,R&Dandfinancialservicescentres);→Roca–Spanishproducer<strong>of</strong>sanitaryceramics;→Guardian–glassworks“float”type–Americaninvestment<strong>of</strong>overEUR140mn;→NGKCeramics–production<strong>of</strong>filtersusedinautomotiveindustry-Japaneseinvestment<strong>of</strong>overEUR210mn.16|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
POTENTIAL OF THE ZONEAUTOMOTIVE6%62%<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|175%3%3%3%2%7%9%GLASSPercentageshare<strong>of</strong>industrialsectorsin<strong>the</strong>totalinvestmentswithinKSEZ.CONSTRUCTIONSTEELMACHINEFOODLOGISTICHAUSEAPP.OTHERS
POTENTIAL OF THE ZONEInvestmentssourcesinKSEZO<strong>the</strong>rs:Poland – 12%Germany – 10%Japan – 9%France – 3%Spain – 3%Austria – 3%Sweden – 0.9%Italy – 24%O<strong>the</strong>rs– 14%Denmark – 0.8%UK – 0.7%Canada – 0.6%Portugal – 0.6%USA – 31%Belgium – 0.6%Switzerland – 0.6%Korea – 0.1%Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands – 0.1%18|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
[Zone’ssuccesses-investorssuccesses]Accordingtoourclients’opinionKSEZis<strong>the</strong>exceptionallyfriendlyplaceforinvestors.ThisopinionisconfirmedbyKPMG“SpecialEconomicZones”reports.In <strong>the</strong> latestedition <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> reportfrom 2010 96% <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> companiesevaluate KSEZasgood andverygood.100%<strong>of</strong>questionedentrepreneurswouldrecommend<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>to<strong>the</strong>ircontractorsorbusinesspartnersas<strong>the</strong>appropriateplaceforlocating<strong>the</strong>irinvestment.2/3<strong>of</strong>investorsoperatingwithinPolishSEZsplannewinvestmentwithin<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>sin<strong>the</strong>next2-3years.POTENTIAL OF THE ZONE<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|19
POTENTIAL OF THE ZONETRWPolandobtainedapermittorunbusinessactivitywithin<strong>the</strong>KatowiceZonein2006.Krzyszt<strong>of</strong>Szwedkowicz,member<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>boardatTRWPoland,whilebeingawarded <strong>the</strong> prize for “The one who transforms Polish industry” by<strong>the</strong>PolishSocietyforSupportingEnterprise,remarked: “Thefactthatwearein<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>meanswecanchannelmost<strong>of</strong>ourfundstodevelopingnewtechnologies.O<strong>the</strong>rwiseweprobablywouldn’thavelandedmany<strong>of</strong>ournew projects. I am very pleased with my employees, especially <strong>the</strong>engineeringstaff.OursuccessinPolandisalsoconfirmedby<strong>the</strong>factthatinvestmentsmadeareastwiceasbigasplanned.Whatismore,<strong>the</strong>level<strong>of</strong>employmentishigherbyafewhundreds.KSEZalsohasashareinoursuccess,wevalueitspr<strong>of</strong>essionalandreliablestaffhighly.”In 2011 General Motors Manufacturing Poland plant in Gliwice wasrecognised as <strong>the</strong> most effective plant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> concern in Europe. Thisresultsfromanauditconductedin7Europeanplants<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>concern.20|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
Theattractiveness<strong>of</strong>KSEZisconfirmedbyourbusinesspartners’opinions.Partner<strong>of</strong>DeloitteCentralEurope,TomaszKonik:”..inmyopinion<strong>the</strong>mainfactor<strong>of</strong>KSEZ’ssuccessare<strong>the</strong>peopleemployed<strong>the</strong>reand<strong>the</strong>irattitudetowardsinvestor.Within<strong>the</strong>existinglawKSEZalwayssearchfor<strong>the</strong>mostpr<strong>of</strong>itablesolutionsforinvestor.What’smoreinvestorisbeinglookedafteralsoafter being granted permitto run businessactivitywithin <strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>. Itresultsin <strong>the</strong> fact, thatrisingpercentage <strong>of</strong> investment projects within KSEZ consist in reinvesting pr<strong>of</strong>its by existing <strong>zone</strong>’senterprises.And<strong>the</strong>re’snobetterpublicitythansatisfiedinvestor,whoinvestmore.The<strong>zone</strong>,thanksto its innovative approach to investors has surely become a part <strong>of</strong> positive investment climate inPoland.”POTENTIAL OF THE ZONEThedirector<strong>of</strong>taxdepartmentinErnst&YounginWarsaw,AgnieszkaTałasiewicz“…ourcooperationwithKSEZproceedsinanatmosphere<strong>of</strong>partnership.Whatneedstobeemphasizedis<strong>the</strong>contribution<strong>of</strong>KSEZin<strong>the</strong>development<strong>of</strong>entrepreneurshipaswellasinflow<strong>of</strong>newinvestmentsin<strong>the</strong>regionbycreatingadvantageousconditionsforinvestors.At<strong>the</strong>sametimeKSEZisengagedintocreatinggoodpracticeson<strong>the</strong>ground<strong>of</strong>ambiguous<strong>zone</strong>regulations.KSEZmanagetocombine<strong>the</strong>function<strong>of</strong><strong>zone</strong>’smanagerwithadvisoryandinvestorsupport.<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|21
S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A L→Support<strong>potential</strong>[Rules<strong>of</strong>granticpublicaidinKSEZ]22|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
• T a x e x e m p t i o n sKatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneisone<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>toolsforusingpublicaidinPoland,whichinthiscaseisrealizedbyperiodicexemption<strong>of</strong>CITtax.Thetaxreliefsgrantedwithin<strong>the</strong>KatowiceSEZarecompliantwith<strong>the</strong>regulationsbeinginforcein<strong>the</strong>similarinstitutionsoperatingin<strong>the</strong>EuropeanUnioncountries.S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A LThe income tax relief for companies investing within <strong>the</strong> Katowice SEZ:orPublicaidbasedupon<strong>the</strong>INVESTMENTCOST:Thetotalamount<strong>of</strong>publicaidforbigsizeenterprisesisupto40%*<strong>of</strong>investmentcosts→MEDIUMSIZEENTERPRISESaregrantedadditional10%→SMALLSIZEENTERPRISESaregrantedadditional20%Incase<strong>of</strong>companiesdifferentthansmallormedium,fixedassetswhichcost<strong>of</strong>purchasingisincludedintoqualifiedcostshouldbenew.Publicaidbasedupon<strong>the</strong>CREATIONOFNEWJOBS:Thetotalamount<strong>of</strong>publicaidisupto40%*<strong>of</strong>two-yearlabourcostsfornewjobscreated→MEDIUMSIZEENTERPRISESaregrantedadditional10%→SMALLSIZEENTERPRISESaregrantedadditional20%*InOpoleVoivodeshippublicaidisincreasedby10%<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|23
S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A L[SilesianVoivodeship]T A X R E L I E F40% -BIGSIZEENTERPRISES50% -MEDIUMSIZEENTERPRISES60% -SMALLSIZEENTERPRISES[OpoleVoivodeship]T A X R E L I E F50% -BIGSIZEENTERPRISES60% -MEDIUMSIZEENTERPRISES70% -SMALLSIZEENTERPRISESINVESTMENTCOSTSorTWOYEARSLABOURCOSTSINVESTMENTCOSTSorTWOYEARSLABOURCOSTSCORPORATEINCOMETAXRELIEFCORPORATEINCOMETAXRELIEFDEFINITIONOFCOMPANIESACCORDINGTOTHEIRSIZEEMPLOYEES(1 st condition)*ANNUALTURNOVER(2 nd condition)*ANNUALBALANCE3 rd condition)*BIGSIZEENTERPRISES 250 €50mn €43mnANDORMEDIUMSIZEENTERPRISES 50 €10mn €10mn*condition1mustappeartoge<strong>the</strong>rwithcondition2or324|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>SMALLSIZEENTERPRISES 10 €2mn €2mn
• Q u a l i f i e d i n v e s t m e n t c o s t sThe costs qualifying for <strong>the</strong> aid shall mean costs <strong>of</strong> an investment decreased by taxon goods andservicesandexcisetaxcharged,if<strong>the</strong>possibility<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>irdeductionresultsfromseparateregulations,incurredwithinaspecialeconomic<strong>zone</strong>during<strong>the</strong>duration<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>permit,constituting:S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A L1.purchaseprice<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>ownershiptitleorperpetualusufructrightto<strong>the</strong>site;2.purchasepriceorcosts<strong>of</strong>manufacturing,withinone’scapacity,<strong>of</strong>fixedassets,providedthat<strong>the</strong>yareclassified,underseparateregulations,aselements<strong>of</strong>taxpayer’sproperty;3.costs<strong>of</strong>extensionormodernisation<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>existingfixedassets;4.purchase price <strong>of</strong> intangible assets connected with <strong>the</strong> transfer <strong>of</strong> technology through <strong>the</strong>acquisition <strong>of</strong>patentrights, licences, know-how or unpatented technicalknowledge, subjecttosub-clause2and3;5.costsconnectedwithlease<strong>of</strong>sites,buildingsandstructures,providedthat<strong>the</strong>leaseperiodshallbe at least 5 years, and in <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> small and medium-sized enterprises – at least 3 yearscountingfrom<strong>the</strong>expecteddate<strong>of</strong>newinvestmenttermination;6.purchaseprice<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>assetso<strong>the</strong>rthansites,buildingsandstructurescoveredby<strong>the</strong>lease,if<strong>the</strong>leasehas<strong>the</strong>form<strong>of</strong>financialleasingandcovers<strong>the</strong>obligationtopurchaseassetsupon<strong>the</strong>expiry<strong>of</strong>leaseperiod.<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|25
S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A L[Rules<strong>of</strong>operatingwithin<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>]Entrepreneurs avail <strong>of</strong> public aid running business activity on <strong>the</strong> basis <strong>of</strong>valid permit.The permitconsists<strong>of</strong>2conditions:1.Creation<strong>of</strong>specificnumber<strong>of</strong>workplaceswithinKSEZwithin<strong>the</strong>specifiedperiod.2.Bearing<strong>the</strong>specifiedamount<strong>of</strong>investmentcostswithin<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong>within<strong>the</strong>specifiedperiod.Thedateforaboveconditions’fulfilmentisprovidedbyinvestor(inaccordancewithKSEZ).Newlyemployedemployeesshallmean<strong>the</strong>number<strong>of</strong>employeesemployedafterobtainingapermitinconnectionwith<strong>the</strong>performance<strong>of</strong>anewinvestment,howevernotlaterthanwithin<strong>the</strong>period<strong>of</strong>3yearsfollowing<strong>the</strong>completion<strong>of</strong>aninvestment.Thefollowingconditionsshallbemetinordertoobtain<strong>the</strong>righttoincometaxexemption:1. preservation<strong>of</strong>ownershiptitleto<strong>the</strong>propertyelementsconnectedwithinvestmentexpenditure–for<strong>the</strong>period<strong>of</strong>5yearsfollowing<strong>the</strong>irentryint<strong>of</strong>ixedandintangibleassetsregisterwithin<strong>the</strong>meaning<strong>of</strong>incometaxregulations,andin<strong>the</strong>case<strong>of</strong>smallandmedium-sizedenterprises–for<strong>the</strong>period<strong>of</strong>3years,however<strong>the</strong>replacement<strong>of</strong>outdatedinstallationsorequipmentduet<strong>of</strong>astpace<strong>of</strong>technologicaldevelopmentshallnotbeexcluded;2. preservation<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>investmentin<strong>the</strong>regioninwhich<strong>the</strong>aidhasbeengrantedfor<strong>the</strong>periodnotshorterthan5yearsfollowing<strong>the</strong>termination<strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong>wholeinvestment,andin<strong>the</strong>case<strong>of</strong>smallandmedium-sizedenterprises–for<strong>the</strong>periodnotshorterthan3years.3. maintainingdeclaredlevel<strong>of</strong>employment→foraperiod<strong>of</strong>atleast5yearsaftercompletion<strong>of</strong>investmentincase<strong>of</strong>bigenterprises→foraperiod<strong>of</strong>atleast3yearsincase<strong>of</strong>mediumandsmallenterprises4. submittingtoKSEZCo.,simpleinformandcontent,monthly statementsincludinginformationoncurrentlevel<strong>of</strong>employmentaswellasamount<strong>of</strong>investmentcosts.KSEZ Co. conducts periodic, annual inspections in investors’ companies to verify actual levels <strong>of</strong>investmentcostsandemployment.26|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
[Example<strong>of</strong>operatingwithinKSEZ]In order to present benefits for investor, who decides to run business activity within <strong>the</strong> <strong>zone</strong>,weencourageyoutolookat<strong>the</strong>examplebelow.WeassumethatbeneficiaryinvestedEUR2,4mn.Investmentcostshavebeenincurredfor:•sites•buildings•machinery•intangibleassetsS U P P O R T P O T E N T I A LExemplarystructure<strong>of</strong>investmentinamount<strong>of</strong>EUR2400000inarea<strong>of</strong> 3ha.Publicaidforaboveinvestment(forbigcompany):EUR2400000x40%=EUR960000SITESEUR1320000EUR72000EUR528000EUR28800BUILDINGSMACHINERYEUR408000EUR163200INTANGIBLEASSETSEUR600000EUR240000<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|27
S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A L28|<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>
Belowispresentedanexample<strong>of</strong>usingpublicaidintime.Accordingtothisexample<strong>the</strong>companydidnotpayCITtaxtill<strong>the</strong>momentwhenamount<strong>of</strong>“unpaidtax”reached40%<strong>of</strong>incurredinvestmentcosts,inthiscaseEUR2400000.Assuminghypo<strong>the</strong>ticalpr<strong>of</strong>itability<strong>of</strong>assetsat<strong>the</strong>level<strong>of</strong>26.3%<strong>the</strong>companywasexemptfrompayingCITtaxforaperiod<strong>of</strong>8years.Till<strong>the</strong>9thyear<strong>of</strong>activityitused<strong>the</strong>wholeamount<strong>of</strong>publicaidandin<strong>the</strong>followingyearswaspayingfullCITtax.S U P P O R T P O T E N T I A LUse<strong>of</strong>publicaidforEUR2400000investment,with<strong>the</strong>40%publicaidintensityYear<strong>of</strong>operation Pr<strong>of</strong>it(EUR) Rate<strong>of</strong>CITtax CITtax(EUR) Taxrelief(EUR)CITTaxtopay(EUR)Totalpublicaidused (EUR)1 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 1200002 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 2400003 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 3600004 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 4800005 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 6000006 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 7200007 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 8400008 630000 19% 120000 120000 0 9600009 630000 19% 120000 0.0 120000 960000Itisclarifiedby<strong>the</strong>exampleabovethat<strong>the</strong>investorhasreceived“compensation”<strong>of</strong>incurredinvestmentcostto<strong>the</strong>sum<strong>of</strong> EUR960000.<strong>KSSE</strong>•<strong>the</strong><strong>zone</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>great</strong><strong>potential</strong>|29
→contactdetailsFormoredetailedinformationonKSEZpleasecontactfollowingnumbers:+48322510736+48327609838-39We inviteyou tovisitour website whereyou mayfamiliarise yourselfwith all<strong>the</strong>essentialinformationregardingour<strong>zone</strong>aswellas<strong>the</strong>investment<strong>of</strong>fer.www.ksse.com.plksse@ksse.com.plOurheadquarters:KatowiceSpecialEconomicZoneCo.Wojewódzka4240-026KatowiceA1Sub<strong>zone</strong>s-contactdetails:A4GLIWICEKATOWICESOSNOWIECGliwiceSub<strong>zone</strong>tel.:+48322318910e-mail:gliwice@ksse.com.plJastrzębie-ŻorySub<strong>zone</strong>tel.:+48324351616e-mail:zory@ksse.com.plA1ŻORYTYCHYA4Sosnowiec-DąbrowaSub<strong>zone</strong>tel.:+48322988969e-mail:sosnowiec@ksse.com.plTychySub<strong>zone</strong>tel.:+48322177081e-mail:tychy@ksse.com.pl
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