Trakia Economic Zone

Trakia Economic Zone Municipality Municipality Municipality Municipality Municipality Municipality Municipality К Municipality Municipality PLOVDIV ASENOVGRAD KUKLEN MARITZA PARVOMAY RAKOVSKI RODOPI STAMBOLIYSKI KALOYANOVO Why Bulgaria?

WHY BULGARIA

- Politically stable, member of EU and NATO - Financial stability - Strategic location - Free access to the markets in the whole EU - Quality labor force - Legal framework fully harmonized with EU legislation - Excellent climate and beautiful nature, good way of living

ATTRACTIVE COSTS OF DOING BUSINESS

- The lowest operational costs in EU - 10% corporate tax - the lowest in EU - 10% personal income tax - Government support for investment projects

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- Location - in the region of Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria - Total area - 10 700 000 m2 - TEZ unites the good experience and Trakia Economic Zone develoment of 6 industrial zones: - "Maritza" - "Rakovski" - "Kuklen" - "Education and hi-tech Park" - "Trakia" - "Kaloyanovo"

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Liebherr Refrigerators Plant Rakovski Industrial Zone

Rakovski Agro Centre Industrial Zone Kaloyanovo

Maritza Commercial And Logistic Park of Sensor D Industrial Zone ABB Electrical Equipment Factory

Trakia Hi-Tech Innovation Park

DB Schenker Trade and Logistics Base Varex Showroom and Agricultural Technique Market City of Plovdiv

Educational And Hi-Tech Park

Intermodal Terminal Tobacco Processing Factory of Socotab Kuklen Industrial and Industrial Zone Plovdiv South Commercial Zone International Airport

award to SIENIT for a special contribution award to SIENIT for project SIENIT is repeatedly awarded MAXCOM - building of the year 2010 to the investment attraction and construction with the highest contribution to the golden plummet and the Ixetic Plovdiv - investor of the year of the first industrial zone in Bulgaria by the development of urban envi- golden trowel by the BCC 2009 using the principle of working public-private ronment of the year 2012 ABB Automation - investor of the partnership year 2009 Maxcom Factory Zink Galvanizing Plant Charachteristics of TEZ

Our Experience So Far: - Investments - over 1 000 000 000 EUR - Investors attracted - over 100, over 80 of them foreign - Occupied area - 3 250 000 m2 - More than 12 000 employees work in the enterprises and the logistic bases - Constructed industrial and logistic space - 845 000 m2

Our Future Potential: - Free area for development - 7 450 000 m2 - Expected new jobs to be created - 30 000

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Improvement of the Development of infrastructure knowledge-based connectivity economy

Development of Export oriented agro sector and food production policy industry

Creating good business Overall system environment for the for coordination attraction of domestic and and management foreign investors

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- Convenient geographic location - on Plovdiv - administrative, important railway routes and European economic and culture centre transport corridors, connecting Europe, Asia and Africa - Infrastructure secured - transport, Sofia Thessaloniki Port electricity, gas, water,sewerage, Airport telecommunications 137 km 330 km - Specialized administrative unit provides additional services, accelerated procedures - Qualified work force - 9 major universities with technical and Plovdiv Burgas economics disciplines Airport Port - More than 80 schools, language and 280 km specialized high schools - Special training center for education of Railway the personnel Station

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPEAN SHORT TERMS FROM FIRST STEP TO A FUNDING COMPLETED FACTORY - Easy access to funds of EU operational programs under the new programming - Quick start of operation - thanks to the period 2014-2020 finished spatial planning of the territory - Experienced consultants who assist the - The team of the Economic Zone - investors in applying for European specialists with over 15-years of experience programs in the construction of industrial, logistic, infrastructural, energy and commercial WORKING TOGETHER sites, lawyers, brokers contributing to the - TEZ is a Public - Private Initative fast project implementation. - Cooperation with local authorities and - The Zone has ready production, logistic, institutions: 9 municipalities and 2 clusters commercial facilities to offer have signed a Memorandum for active - Construction of sites upon the support for the implemenation of TEZ as a requirements of the investor - specialized vehicle of regional economic development logistics and customs services

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Industrial Zones Education

Agriculture Commerce

Environment

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Commercial and Industial Zone "Maritza" - Area - 5 000 000 m2 - 6 km from Plovdiv - "Maritza" is the first industrial zone in Bulgaria which started in 1995 - Industries: engineering, electronics, food, logistics - 49 sites of world and Bulgarian leaders

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Industrial zone "Rakovski" - Area - 1 000 000 m2, 14 km from Plovdiv and 4 km from "Trakia" highway - Industries: automotive, chemistry, textile, logistics, food, energy equipment - Investors - 17

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Industrial zone "Kuklen" - Area-1 000 000 m2, in close proximity to Plovdiv international airport - Industries: metals, machinery, chemicals, automotive, logistics

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- Area - 2 600 000 m2, 20 kilometers from Plovdiv - Development of agriculture and food processing industry - First stage: agricultural wholesale market, packaging, dry fruits, canned vegetables, fruit juices, pellets, waste treatment plant, liquid fertilizers - Hi-Tech center in the sphere of agro industry and food technologies - Partner - Higher School Of Agribusiness And Regional Development -Plovdiv - Concept of "intelligent city" - electronic and high technology management of all activities in the zone - Current procedure for the status of Priority Investment Project graunted by the Government of Bulgaria

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Educational and Hi - Tech Park - Area-300 000 m2 - Located on the territory of the city of Plovdiv - Plovdiv Municipality has the ambition to attract investors of the sector of innovative production and high technologies. - Implementation of partner projects with research institutes and universities.

Agro Centre "Kaloyanovo" - Area - 800 000 m2, 26 km from Plovdiv - Focus - development of organic farming and bio products - Activities - food industry, production of packaging materials, distribution, equipment, chemicals, know-how and service. - The Zone will apply waste - free tecchnologies

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Bulgarian-Chinese Business Invest Bulgaria Agency Development Association Ministry of Economy and Energy

Belgo-Bulgarian Association French-Bulgarian Chamber of Best2B Commerce

German-Bulgarian Chamber of Hellenic Business industry and commerce Council in Bulgaria

Union of Economists in Bulgaria Plovdiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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