Industrial zone

Industrial zone

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Description

The industrial zone is located in the industrial zone of Aktobe, on the “Western Europe – Western China” highway, 5 km from the city, 97 km from the border with the Russian Federation (Orenburg region). The industrial zone covers 200 ha (of which 155 ha usable area).

Industrial Zone Management

The governing body of the industrial zone is UKIZ LLP (IZMC – Aktobe Industrial Zone Management Company), a subsidiary of JSC SEC Aktobe.

Advantages of the industrial zone:

Ready-made industrial infrastructure

Low energy tariff

Flexibility to investors

Convenient transport logistics

Project support on the principle of “Single Window”

An investment project must meet the following conditions:

  • Application of modern technologies and equipment providing high labor productivity and environmental requirements;

  • Competitiveness of products / services;

  • Export orientation or import substitution of products / services;

  • Lack of similar products in the region;

  • Good experience and reputation of the project company;

  • The availability of sources of financing for the project in full.

Priority activities in IZ:

  • oil and gas processing;

  • oil and gas engineering;

  • oil and gas service;

  • mining and metallurgical complex;

  • chemical industry;

  • production of building materials;

  • transport logistics;

  • services for enterprises of the IZ “Aktobe”.

Approval procedures and registration of the applicant as a participant in the industrial zone

  • the applicant submits to the management company of the IZ an application for his registration as a participant in this IZ;

  • consideration by the management company of the relevant documents on the subject of: priority of the project for placement in IZ, the validity of the requested land area for the needs of the investment project, the lack of production of similar products in the territory of the Aktobe region;

  • Submission of the issue for consideration by the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) to receive recommendations on the project;
    in case of a positive recommendation by the RCC, raising the issue of approving the project to the Board of Directors of JSC «SEC «Aktobe»

  • in the case of a positive decision of the Board of Directors of SEC, the management company sends an offer to the applicant, indicating the period during which the applicant and the management company must sign an agreement on the implementation of the investment project in the territory of IZ.

Requirements for a participant in an industrial zone and selection criteria for investment projects of participants for placement on the territory of IZ

  • individual entrepreneur, legal entity;

  • execution of the approved project implementation schedule (indicated in the project implementation agreement between the applicant and the management company IZ);

  • violation of the terms of the project gives the right to the management company FROM the termination of contractual obligations without returning the costs incurred by the applicant;

  • the use of advanced technologies, high added value, demand for products, level of redistribution of products, opportunities for export, economic, budgetary, social effects for the Republic of Kazakhstan;

  • the amount of the applicant’s own and attracted investments in fixed assets (CAPEX) of the investment project must be at least 120 million tenge per 1 hectare of the land area allocated to him.

Terms of participation in IZ

  • The state provides infrastructure (railway, highway, gas pipeline, power line, OVLS) to the external borders of the IZ and along the central axis of the IZ. Connecting to infrastructure is free;

  • Payment for consumed services – for metering devices;

  • Infrastructure maintenance costs under a separate agreement with the management company IZ;

  • Initially, the land plot is transferred to the IZ participant for rent up to 49 years;

  • An investment contract is signed indicating the schedule for the implementation of the investment project.

  • For the period of construction of the facilities – up to 4 years, the IZ participant leases land for free, pays only the land tax;

  • After fulfillment of obligations under the investment contract (putting the object into operation and the beginning of production output), the participant from IZ has the right to redeem the land or leave it in long-term lease;

  • In case of non-fulfillment of the project implementation schedule, the land is withdrawn.

Information for the investor-participant of the IZ

Participant IZ – creates infrastructure facilities on his (acquired / leased) land plot at his own expense.

Before putting the project into operation (no more than 4 years):

  • land lease – free of charge;

  • land tax –101 thousand KZT / 1 ha / year.

After putting the project into operation:

  • The rental price is determined by the formula 1/20 of the cadastral value of the land plus the land tax rate for the relevant year.

  • The rental price is determined by the formula 1/20 of the cadastral value of the land set at the date of conclusion of the sublease agreement plus the cost of land tax established for the corresponding year – about 965 thousand KZT / 1 ha / year.

  • The acquisition price of a land plot is set at the cadastral value of the land plot at the date of conclusion of the plot agreement – about 19.3 million tons / ha.

  • The minimum buyout / rental area is 1 ha.