Podlaski Industrial Park

Localisation

State Poland
Regional (NUTS III) hierarchical level Podlaskie
District level (LAU1) Białystok
Municipality (LAU2) Czarna Białostocka
Connection to traffic network - national road no 19 Białystok - Sokółka - Kuźnica Białostocka (35 km from the border with Belarus),
- national road no 8 Białystok - Suwałki - Ogrodniki (circa 140 km from the border with Lithuania) and
- the international train track Warsaw - Białystok - Grodno (Belarus) - Vilnius (Lithuania)

Main factors of successful redevelopment process

  • General localization (location within a country – belonging to a region) - in the Czarna Białostocka Municipality nearby the voivodship city will allows easy access to subcontractors and suppliers in the region
  • The size/extent of the brownfield area – 4890 ha
  • Availability of financial incentives (grants, subsidies, funds) - The Podlaski Industrial Park (PPP) is built in the Czarna Białostocka Municipality within the Operational Program for the Development of Eastern Poland 2007, the number one priority of this Program is Modern economy, Activity and Innovation support

Brief description of site and current use

Podlaski Industrial Park is built where the closed down Agricultural Machinery Factory BIAFAMAR was located. Location of the PPP was chosen because of the accessibility of the land for investments, its available bearings and long-term industrial tradition. This area is especially for large and medium size investors

The most important strengths of location of this zone are low labour costs and its high productivity.  The area of the Podlaski Industrial Park is surrounded by the Knyszyńska Puszcza forests, the investment land is flat, with very good geotechnical conditions. Very well prepared investment area, fully equipped with modern technical infrastructure, which thanks to its ideal location provides entrepreneurs with markets and cooperation possibilities. Development sectors in this area are metal and machinery industry, power engineering (production of ecological fuels pellets produced from straw and wood waste) food Industry, wood industry and furniture industry. Companies registered in this sector: BARTOSZ (Bujwicki-Sobiech Partnership), CYNKOMET Ltd., PROMOSTAL Ltd.

Original use – basic description

Original use Machinery Factory BIAFAMAR
Area 7,2 ha
Type of site Industrial

Current state – basic description

Current use Industrial development zone
% of built-up area about 20%
State of Environment partially decontaminated
New use from 2010
Total costs 15,000,000.00 PLN (3,340,956.45 EUR)
Owner of site Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)

Contact to stakeholders

Owner of site

1. Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP):
Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości
ul. Pańska 81/83, 00-834 Warszawa
Phone: (22) 432 80 80, 432 71 25
Fax: (22) 432 86 20

Agnieszka Ewa Tarkawian
Czarna Białostocka
Deputy Mayor of the City
Tel: +48 85 713-13-50, +48 695 917
atarkawian@czarnabialostocka.pl

2. Industrial Park:
Tel: +48 85 713-13-40
Fax: +48 85 713-13-49
ppp@czarnabialostocka.pl
Local public administration Tel.: +48 85 713-13-40
Fax +48 85 713-13-49
ppp@czarnabialostocka.pl
Investors participating at redevelopment Czarna Bialostocka:
Agnieszka Ewa Tarkawian
Czarna Białostocka
Deputy Mayor of the City
Tel: +48 85 713-13-50, +48 695 917
atarkawian@czarnabialostocka.pl
NGOs Not participating