Presentation of Possible Investments
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MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Presentation of possible investments February 2013 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Content Content ......................................................................................................... 2 Where we are? ............................................................................................ 3 Key indicators ......................................................................................... 4 Why to invest in Kotor Varos? ......................................................................... 5 Development vision ......................................................................................... 6 Priority fields ............................................................................................ 7 Traditions and natural beauty............................................................................ 8 Offer (Brownfield) ........................................................................................ 9 Offer (Greenfield) ....................................................................................... 14 Examples of good practice ............................................................................. 18 2 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Where we are? Distance between Kotor Varos and regional centers km the time it takes using a car Banja Luka (BiH) 35 0 h 33 min Zagreb (Hr) 221 2 h 41 min Ljubljana (Slo) 361 4 h 00 min Beograd (Srb) 365 3 h 55 min Wienna (A) 593 6 h 03 min Milano (It) 849 8 h 35 min Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Europe map Lokacija opštine Kotor Varoš na karti Bosne i hercegovine Municipality of Kotor Varos on the Bosnia and Herzegovina map 3 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Key indicators! • The municipality of Kotor-Varos occupies the territory of 560 km2 (56.72% of which is covered with woods, 38% is agricultural land). Rivers and streams make 0.65%. • Moderate continental climate, average monthly temperature from -1,3° C (January) up to 20,2° C (July, August). • Estimate population number is 27.500, approximately 52% are women. • Number of unemployed is 3.290. The structure of the unemployment has different profiles by level and type of education (engineers, economists, lawyers, mechanical, potter, wood processing, construction, tourism and agricultural technicians, skilled craftsmen of various trades and unskilled workers). • There is the possibility of rapid and effective retraining the workforce to the needs of investors. • Natural resources: - Water: numerous sources of drinking water, clean mountain rivers and streams suitable for the cultivation of brown and rainbow trout, the energy potential of about 40 MW, - Clean air is suitable for sports and recreation activities (health resort) - Forests: over 50% of the municipal territory occupied by forest and woodland (oak, hornbeam, beech and fir) with a total annual allowable cut of about 100,000 m³ - Plot: over 30% of the territory is agricultural land (mostly untreated with chemicals), - Ores: deposits of coal and manganese. 4 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Why to invest in Kotor Varos? Why Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Why Kotor Varos? Herzegovina? - Concrete offers, ready-made buildings and - A favorable geographical position; land (Greenfield and Brownfield) with - Availability of natural resources and beauty; available infrastructure; - The long tradition in different - Available and educated workforce manufacturing industries; - Availability of industrial zones, attractive - The long tradition in machine, wood locations and has built a factory; processing, leather and textile industry; - Transparent legislation; - Excellent quality of life; - Low taxes; - Natural resources - An educated and cheap labor force; - The municipal administration is offering - A stable domestic currency pegged to the special benefits to support investors; euro BAM; - More examples of successful practices. - Regional and bilateral free trade; - A clear EU perspective. http://www.investsrpska.net http://www.fipa.gov.ba 5 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Development vision Kotor Varos, a town on Vrbanja, 2020. -The popular business and tourist destination near Banja Luka. Kotor Varos 2020th -the site of intensive development of small business and competitive products in the areas of agriculture, health and traditional food, tourism, wood, and leather. Urban and rural areas and communities where education and knowledge strongly contribute to economic growth and increasing living standards . This will be achieved by storing and using the very best Kotor Varos have: smart and hardworking people, plenty of clean water (Vrbanja river and its tributaries), unpolluted land, renewable energy and natural and healthy environment. In this way, Kotor Varos will be built as a community that provides quality to its citizens, living and working conditions, where everyone is welcome and is a popular business and tourist destination near Banja Luka . 4 Protection and use of the 1 The intensive development rich natural heritage in of small family businesses and accordance with ecological competitive agricultural, principles and the principles industrial and tourism of sustainable development products 3 Development of human resources and social 2 Build infrastructure and infrastructure which strongly regulated urban and rural contribute to economic areas growth and increasing quality of life for the whole community 6 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Priority fields Development priority areas:: •Finalizing the field of wood processing - Production of furniture •Development in the field of leather-processing, textile, footwear and mechanical production •Development of agricultural production - Production of healthy food •Development of Tourism Possibilities: -Greenfield investments by building plants in the free construction land (purchase or lease); -Brownfield investments through the organization of production in existing buildings (former industrial facilities and other leisure facilities in the state-owned); -Available and skilled workforce, build infrastructure, and the possibility of cooperation with existing producers; -About 700 hectares of available farmland for organic food production and agricultural development owned by the Municipality of Kotor Varos; -Free Facilities former cooperatives and schools to run a business; -Vrbanja river and its tributaries suitable for fish farming (especially brown and rainbow trout) and the construction of new hydro flow (in the area of planed 12); -Nature parks with exceptional hydrographic and landscape characteristics suitable for the development of excursion and spa tourism, hunting and fishing (fly-fishing). 7 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Traditions and natural beauty • Tradition in the primary processing of wood (manufacture of lumber); Existing production facilities: 15 companies, 326 employees, export-oriented 9 (Fagus, Arboreko, Silvatika, Primula, Brio, EFM, Go-Timber, Bubic, Edo); • Tradition in the processing of leather, textile and metal products (leather, footwear, leather goods, hosiery, machinery and equipment, metal structures, etc.). Existing manufacturing facilities: 6 companies, over 1500 employees, 4 export-oriented (Sportek, Dermal R, Mechanical design, Sim-technik); • Tradition in farming ("Vlasic cheese") • Over 96 hectares of arable agricultural land and building for the establishment of retail sale, • Registered farms: 620 households (growing fruits, vegetables, grains, livestock) with 1148 working-age members • 4 active associations of agricultural producers (growers, beekeepers, shepherds); • Scenery (Vrbanje River basin, the slopes of mount Vlasic, Uzlomca, Cemernica and Borja) • Natural and culture-historic heritage (parks, waterfalls, old city of Kotor fortress from XIV century). • Diversity and the preservation of flora and fauna-many types of wildlife (bears, roe deer, wild boar, wolf, fox, rabbit). 8 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Offer (Brownfield) Former factory building "FAST" Location: urban settlement, business zone PROLEKS Earlier purpose: Adhesive tape factory, with support facilities Area: 3.400 m2 RESERVED Investor from Italy 79,05 x 41,50 m (production facility) 20,00 x 10,00 m (I floor, offices) Substation: 2 x 630 kW The building was built in 1982 and fully renovated Ownership: Private Offer: Sell property Extra offer: A building plot - 10.528,00 m² 9 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Offer (Brownfield) Former factory building "BOSNA" Location: urban settlement, business zone PROLEKS Earlier purpose: Shoe factory Area: 1.040m², height 6 m Built: 1974 Renovated: 2008 Substation: 101 kW(common for neighborhood and Dermal R), new water and sewage installations, the plot goes underground transmission line. Building land: 4000 m², possibility and subsequent acquisition of land 1000 m² Ownership: private “DUROGEM" d.o.o. Celinac Offer: Sale or organizing production 10 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Offer (Brownfield) The old school Location: Maslovare - community center, 20 m from the main road M4 (Banja Luka - Doboj) The space used for the production of doors and safety equipment Area: 1180 m2 (two floors) Population of Maslovare: 5000 Ownership: Municipality of Kotor Varos Offer: Lease for organizing production with a minimum fee 11 MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR VAROS Offer (Brownfield) Facilities: old school, home and two objects agricultural cooperatives Location: The community center of Krusevo Brdo and the slopes of Mount Vlasic Earlier purpose Cooperative objects: buying centers of agricultural products Ownership: Municipality of Kotor Varos Offer: