WELCOME !. Where is Zrenjanin? ZRENJANIN - Capital of the Banat region The second city in Vojvodina referring the area – 1326 km 2.

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Where is Zrenjanin?

ZRENJANIN

- Capital of the Banat region

The second city in Vojvodina referring the area – 1326 km2

Population:

140.000

85.000 – city itself 55.000 – villages

700.000 – Banat region

30 million – Southeast Europe Free Trade Area and (CEFTA)

Zrenjanin – ”Small Switzerland in Serbia”

• Multiethnic and multicultural city

• 4 official languages ( Serbian, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak )

• 23 ethnic groups – living together for centuries

• Excellent transport link via Corridor 10

Distances from surrounding industrial centers

Easy access to other markets

Novi Sad 50 km

Belgrade 75 km

Timisoara Romania 100 km

Szeged Hungary 130 km

Zagreb Croatia 400 km

Vienna Austria 500 km

Roma Italy 730 km

Berlin Germany 910 km

Zrenjanin-Novi Sad (40 km)Regional road, connecting the motorway E75

Zrenjanin-Belgrade (70 km) Regional road, connecting to the motorway E70

Zrenjanin-Temisoara (100 km) International road to Ukraine, Moldavia and other ex Soviet republics

- Center of regional railroad network

- Largest C class airport in the Balkans:

“Airport Zrenjanin”

Easy Transport (1)

- River Begej: part of Danube – Rein – Mein hydro system connecting North Sea with the Black Sea - Harbor on river Begej

Easy Transport (2)

Free Zone Zrenjanin

Setting up business in the free zone significantly

reduces expenses – up to 40%

Free Zone Zrenjanin is one of four Free zones in Serbia

Example of savings in a free zone

• On import and export of € 1.000.000 value of goods

Savings in VAT - € 180. 000

Saving in customs fees - € 200. 000

TOTAL SAVINGS € 380. 000 (sufficient to pay 80 employees for one year)

Map of the City with the zones marked

Industrial park “Ecka”Industrial park “Ecka”

Area: Area: 120 - 1100120 - 1100 hectars hectars

Industrial park “Ecka”Industrial park “Ecka”

Advantages:

• River Begej River Begej • Airport Airport • Regional road Regional road

to Belgradeto Belgrade• Transit roadTransit road

Industrial park “Ecka”Industrial park “Ecka”

FREE OF CHARGEFREE OF CHARGE

Construction land is Construction land is givengiven

Industrial park “Ecka”

Only expense: Only expense: 10 10 €/m2€/m2

( Price for equipping the land with

all necessary infrastructure )

Industrial park “Ecka”

Location is equipped with necessary infrastructure

(road, industrial power lines, water, sewage and drainage system, natural gas, telephone and internet…)

Access to infrastructure FREE of charge i.e. no utility or other connection fees

U n i q u e o f f e r

Investor can choose:

• shape, size and position of the construction site

• Infrastructure connection points

In this manner engineering and construction costs can be reduced by 30%

Financial INCENTIVES

• Available funds:

€ 2,000 - € 10,000 per every new employee

100 employees = € 200 000 to € 1 000 000

or

2 - 10 ha of construction land for FREEFREE

Investment Center & LED Office

Organized support for investors:

• All licences and permits in “One stop shop” within 24 hours

• All types of assistance available ( finding accommodation, renting office space, cars,

telephone and internet connections, liaising with relevant institutions and organizations… )

BIZ - Business Incubator center Zrenjanin

Special incentive:

25% of total office space in BIZ is given free of charge to new investors

Key purpose of BIZ:

• Development of advanced technologies

• www.biz-zr.co.yu

Zrenjanin - university center

- 2 Technical faculties

Departments: IT, Mechanical, Management, Textile

- 4.000 students

- 8 Secondary schools

Based on the investors needs for certain skills special educational programs are introduced

Workforce and industries in Zrenjanin

Major industries:Gross

Salary €

Food processing 300

Metal industry 290

Textile industry 230

Chemical industry 330

Oil and natural gas production

560

Construction 330

Industry 36%

Agriculture 44%

Other 20%

36

44

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Greenfield investments in Zrenjanin

POMPEA (ITALY) Manufacturing underwear and hosiery

FULGAR (ITALY) Manufacturing yarns for the textile industry DRÄXLMAIER (GERMANY)Car industry production

GEZE (GERMANY)Production of door closers and automatic door system

ARCADOM (HUNGARY)Commercial park

Greenfield investments in Zrenjanin

SUPERNOVA (AUSTRIA)Trade and warehousing business

PHIWA – WALTHER GROUP (GERMANY)Warehousing and supermarkets

UM-ING (SERBIA)Engineering and trade services

GR Systems (ITALY) Electronics

DEMEX (SERBIA)Construction

Greenfield investments in Zrenjanin

BAPS – MEHLER AG GROUP (GERMANY)Ballistic protective systems

ALPIN (SERBIA) Industry tools production

BOMEX 4M (SERBIA) Shipyard

FUTURE BIOTEC (GERMANY) Synthetic Diesel production

IN MED (SERBIA) Pharmaceutical company

Brownfield investments in Zrenjanin

• K. Damen – Holland - Shipyard • Bongrain Europe Sas – France – Milk processing

factory• Agrokor – Croatia – Sunflower oil products• Kolpa San – Slovenia - furnishing• Pecocar Holland – Holland

Why invest in Zrenjanin?Why invest in Zrenjanin?

Free construction land in new industrial parks

Industrial parks fully equipped with infrastructure

Free zone in Zrenjanin

Geographic and transportation advantages

Qualified, experienced and inexpensive workforce

Long industrial and corporate tradition

Quick and efficient administration

ZRENJANIZRENJANINN

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