The Alga Special Economic Zone, created in 2020 on the initiative of the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Five years ago, by the Decree of the Government of Russia, production sites were designated in the territories of the Sterlitamak and Ishimbay districts, where special conditions for doing business began to apply to residents. The Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan was appointed the managing company of the Alga SEZ.
– When we created our SEZ, our goal was to make it one of the best in Russia. And we achieved good results. During this time, Alga was twice recognized as the most dynamically developing, became seventh in the National Rating of Investment Attractiveness of Special Economic Zones of Russia, and won in the special nominations Import Substitution and Stable Growth for two years in a row, – noted the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov on his social networks.
Currently, 56.1% of the SEZ’s usable area is occupied by active residents. Six residents have launched their production in the Alga SEZ: the Arkada sewing company, the ZASPORT sportswear factory, the ZuR LED lamp manufacturer, the Amkodor-Agidel Bashkir-Belarusian enterprise for the production of equipment for post-harvest grain processing, the Azimut road marking paint plant, and the Ufimets Scientific and Production Association, which produces electrical equipment. To date, they have invested about 10 billion rubles in their projects and created 971 jobs for residents of the republic. Three more residents are building production facilities.
In 2023, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed a resolution on expanding the special economic zone by including the territory of the Ufimsky industrial park in it. Thus, the total area of the Alga SEZ now amounts to 763 hectares. However, due to the high demand of investors for industrial sites of the SEZ, the authorities of Bashkortostan are working on an additional increase in its territory.
All residents of the Alga SEZ are provided with the necessary engineering and transport infrastructure. The management company, the Development Corporation, is responsible for its construction in the preferential zone with the support of the regional government.