FEZ Grodnoinvest in 2021: 4 new residents and an investor from Portugal
In 2021, 4 companies from the chemical, metalworking and logistics industries were registered as residents of FEZ Grodnoinvest. All projects will be implemented in Grodno and the Grodno region. 
The company UnisTrade is implementing a project to organize the production of metal structures in Grodno (land plot No. 1). Within the framework of the project, a production and warehouse complex will be built, modern equipment for the manufacture of various metal structures will be purchased. Production is planned to be launched by the end of 2022.
The OV-PlastSnab company organizes the production of a wide range of products from synthetic polymers at the industrial site of FEZ Grodnoinvest in Grodno (land plot No. 4, Auls district). The finished products will be used by other FEZ residents and other enterprises in the field of engineering, agriculture, production of containers and packaging, woodworking.
Another project of the chemical industry is being implemented by ServisPromPac Group. It will launch the production of a wide range of types of polyolefin packaging in cooperation with an existing FEZ resident. This is an innovative production, taking into account all environmental standards and requirements, which has no analogs in our region. The project will create 45 new workplaces, and the first batch of finished products will be exported in the second quarter of 2022.
Portela, with investments from Portugal, is implementing a project to build a transport and logistics center in the Grodno region, one of the key advantages of which is its favorable geographical position on the border of the European and Eurasian Economic Unions.
In 2021, a new project was announced by the Europlasteks Invest company, which is a current FEZ resident. In the industrial park in Smorgon, metal processing production will be organized with the production of steel pipes and profiles of various parameters and further export to the countries of Central Asia, Western Europe, the Middle East. The project will create 20 new workplaces.
Foreign and domestic investors are increasingly choosing Grodno and the Grodno region for business development. Today, negotiations are underway to launch new production facilities with potential investors from Germany, Canada, Belgium, Russia and other countries. This is facilitated by the region's attractive investment climate, advantageous geographical location, highly educated and hard-working population.
In 2022, FEZ Grodnoinvest celebrates 20 years since its foundation. Despite the status of the youngest FEZ in the republic, Grodnoinvest is the leader in terms of accumulated foreign investment, a number of key business parameters, including product profitability and net profit. Since the beginning of its activity, more than $990 million of foreign investments have been attracted to the creation of modern production facilities on the territory of FEZ Grodnoinvest. One third of this volume falls on the regional center.